3 CHARACTERISTICS OF A CHAMPION
 Have
you ever wondered what really makes a champion? What are the
characteristics, what are the qualities that one must possess
to be a champion?
Our innate physiological abilities predetermine our position
in competitive sports, and for the most part not much can
be changed. But there are other qualities and abilities that
we can work on and experience great improvement.
The basic requirement to success in sports is of course technique,
technique and technique. But assuming that you got a handle
on that, this is what Dr. Romanov considers the next level
of development of a champion.
1 State of Mind. Your ability to focus on
a certain task and perform that task no matter what, under
any conditions with a deliberate attention, can make a huge
difference not just in your athletic performance, but your
daily life as well. Learn to focus and learn to stay focused
and your training and racing will step up higher.
2 High Level of Perception. Perception is
our ability to accept, absorb, recognize, identify, distinguish
and differentiate the information that comes to us from all
directions at high speed. Our perception is everything to
our successful survival, but unfortunately, this one single
aspect of utmost importance is virtually overlooked in today’s
athletic world. Developing your perception to the highest
levels will not just elevate you to the next level of performance
but it will open the doors to new possibilities by default.
A champion's perception allows him/her to compete on another
level, because their perception of movement and what needs
to happen is backed up by a state of mind that allows the
possibility of going beyond the perceived limits. And then
the acutely developed perception becomes a guide in swiftly
choosing and taking the next required step towards breaking
world records.
3 Ability to do the action. To produce the
triumphant results, the athlete must possess one more quality
that luckily for everyone, can be developed just like the
first two. The ability to do what needs to be done, when it
matters. In running it comes down to the action of falling
and the action of pulling. This last, but not least characteristic
brings it all together.
With a proper state of mind, a high level of awareness/perception
and the ability to pull it off under pressure, you can become
unstoppable! Forge ahead!
Article by Dr. Nicholas Romanov
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