“Elite athletes know something that most people don’t—adversity is the best thing that can happen to you. The competitors here at the Games know that humans only improve through adversity by embracing short-term pain. Ensuring there is no struggle, no challenge, and staying in your wheelhouse is a recipe for spinning your wheels without improving. It’s the days when you have to do things that scare you, when you have to take risks, when you have to push against challenge and difficulty—those are the days that make you stronger, faster, and better overall.” PainStrongRiskDifficultyAdversityScareChallengeImprove Book:Chasing Excellence: A Story About Building the World’s Fittest Athletes Source: Chasing Excellence: A Story About Building the World’s Fittest Athletes
“Psychologists call this adversarial growth. “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” is not a cliché but a fact. It’s a classic example of the way successful people use adversity to grow and thrive.” StrongGrowthAdversityThriveKillGrow Book:Chasing Excellence: A Story About Building the World’s Fittest Athletes Source: Chasing Excellence: A Story About Building the World’s Fittest Athletes