The Six W's:

Work will win when wishing won't.

It isnt hard to be good from time to time in sports. What is tough, is being good at it every day. A feat I was stupidly trying to achieve. But at the end of the day it all boils down to one hour and fifty minutes of my life. My heat and final in 33 days time. Who cares if you have an off day? who cares if you lose one meaningless race in the lead up. How many races have you seen the favorite falter and lose. Pressure is doubled even tripled when people are expecting things from you. But at the end of the day, the only race that counts is the one that your running.

A fatal flaw in Athletics is we are so busy looking at the short term goal. we never think about the long term. Nobody cares if you win your interclub. your state title. the grand prix. unless you can back it up at nationals, having your name at the top of the national rankings in meaningless. The last 2 years of my life have been a lead up to that very moment. 365 days of training, 365 days of lead up, excitement, dedication and motivation, a life time of training for one hour and fifty minutes of my life. with two intense 13 second periods in between.

When you stand there on that line. What you have done means nothing.
The only race that counts is that one.
and if you havent worked the hardest.
you'll lose.
even if you've beaten them before, if you havent done the work.
You'll lose.

So shut up, smarten up and hit the track.

Work will win when wishing won't.