Dr. Pain
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Originally posted by mmafiter
....... working from the inside?
Don't be so hard on her.....
.........both the athletes as well as the coaches.![]()
I've neen thinking about this.......
Interesting distinctions..... Athletes
When I did my first Triathlon.....the Coca Cola Short Course Sprint Nationals....I'm standing there when they announce over the speakers..
"Will the Athletes please come to the starting line?"
I look left, I look right, I look behind me, make a full circle as a matter of fact........I'm thinking "Shit, are they talking about me? I'm not an athlete! "
So I point to myself, "Me? They must mean the Elites that were all gathered?" but as everyone moved toward the lake...I realized....if you trained for something like this......YOU ARE AN ATHLETE!
So, over the years....I've defined "athlete" as someone who trains religiously, competition or not....as oppose to say weekend warrior (except those that "train"..I guess training is the key word!

AND...THE RULES ARE DIFFERENT FOR ATHLETES!

So now I'm reading Vince G last night......and it didn't hit me till just now......he is constantly saying....
" A Champion does this
A Champion does that
A CHAMPION does it this way"
Now he is not talking Big Time Champion...he is talking about the person "WHO RISES ABOVE"
So while the rules are different for ATHLETES...those RULES are way more STRINGENT for those who want to be, are on their way to be, are destined to be, CHAMPIONS!

Now....I'm not saying it rules your life, but what I am saying goes back the original committment.......once the conflict ended, WE ALL AGREED.....If you're gonna do it, invest the time, pay the dues......THEN DO IT RIGHT!

DP
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