‘Think about what you want to be remembered for on and off the track: who do you want to be when the nerves kick in and the pressure ramps up, when luck falls with or against you, when your teammates call on you to step up? The answer doesn’t need to be some all‑conquering hero, simply the best version of you drawing on your incredible strengths, ready to write the next chapter of your own journey that’s led to this point.’
Cath Bishop, author of The Long Win 2nd ed, wrote the article ‘How do athletes peak for the Paris Olympics? Well, here are my tips’ in The Guardian.
How do athletes peak for the Paris Olympics? Well, here are my tips | Cath Bishop
Sports science is challenging traditional approaches but perspective and staying in the present can make a difference