Mental Toughness
In the past, I’ve discussed the importance of mental toughness.
Train The Body, The Mind Will Follow
We can look back to the 1996 Olympics for a perfect example of physical and mental toughness. Kerri Strug put on a mental toughness clinic, as she battled through an injury to ensure victory for her Olympic team.
As mentioned on her website:
“She captured America’s spirit at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. As the team competition neared its end, Kerri was up last on vault. After shocking spectators by falling and injuring her ankle on her first vault, she managed to stick the landing on her second vault before collapsing in pain, helping to secure gold for the American team. It was a moment that landed Kerri on the front page of newspapers around the world and catapulted her into the spotlight. She was only eighteen years old.”
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Here is a video of the performance:
As you can see, if you really want something, nothing can stand in your way. The body and mind are much more powerful than most will ever understand or appreciate. If you refuse to give up and believe in yourself, the sky is the limit.
Kerri Strug is a perfect example.
Ross
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Great work of perseverance.
Full respect, Miss Kerri.
Still an unbelievable performance. Great post Ross.
I remember that happening. She’s my age, so I try to put myself in that position. Cut from a different cloth than the rest of us..
Just amazing! I feel like whimp compared…
I remember being 11 years old watching this with my parents in our livingroom; we couldn’t believe it. An excellent post on the body’s unknown and quite frequently untapped abilities. Between this post and the one on the tribes that chase down their prey till exhaustion, one really has to wonder the limits, if any to human anatomy
that gurl is amazing
inspiring.