With the Rio Olympics in full swing and daily examples of amazing achievement, this picture has been doing the rounds on the internet.
It shows one of Michael Phelps’ competitors looking over at him mid-race to check on his progress and is accompanied by the quote, ‘Winners focus on winning. Losers focus on winners.’ These are poignant words and although we may not all be vying for an Olympic gold medal, I think there is something to be learned from them. Champions like Michael Phelps work every single day. They are fuelled by an internal motivation from which they are not easily distracted or swayed by others. Whatever we may be doing, whether it be in class, on the tennis court or football pitch, we need to set and strive for our own personal goals. We are all capable of different things and becoming a champion means setting, reaching and smashing your goals, whatever they may be.
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