Yesterday Sweden’s Armand Duplantis set a new world record of 6.25m after winning gold in the men’s pole vault. He improved his world best of 6.24m, that he set in April, by one centimetre at his third and final attempt, to the delight of the crowd in the Stade de France. The two-time world championContinue reading “Be Like Duplantis & Kendricks: Striving for Excellence and Supporting Each Other”
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Keep Trying
When four-time Olympic gold medal winner Sanya Richards-Ross said, “Failure I can live with; not trying is what I can’t handle”, she really meant it. Despite her extraordinary sporting accomplishments, the athletics star knows exactly what she is talking about, having gone through enough failure and heartache to sink all but the very strongest. “There are noContinue reading “Keep Trying”
Citius – Altius – Fortius
The original Olympic motto “Citius, Altius, Fortius” which means “Faster, Higher, Stronger” was adopted with the launch of the Olympic Movement in 1894 at the urging of founder Pierre de Coubertin, who wanted a slogan that expressed excellence in sport. These three words were meant to encourage athletes to give their best during competition. PierreContinue reading “Citius – Altius – Fortius”
Silver Linings
As we near the end of the Tokyo Olympics, this quote by Michelle Kwan got me thinking on the whole idea of winning and losing. Nobody participating at the highest level, strives to win the silver or bronze. Every single athlete prepares and yearns to win the gold. But at the end of the day,Continue reading “Silver Linings”
Kenrick Vaz 