THE BOTTOM LINE
The will to win is important, but the will to prepare to win is vital.
—JOE PATERNO
Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.
—WAYNE GRETZKY
Sylvie Bernier had a history of caving in during pressure situations. But now she stood on the top step of the platform, beaming. As the French-Canadian springboard diver turned her eyes to her country’s flag and sang the national anthem, the only thing that kept her from rising off the medal stand and floating away like a party balloon was the anchoring weight of the gold medal around her neck.
The experience was everything Sylvie had hoped it would be. From the moment she arrived at the pool, her day went exactly as she had imagined and rehearsed over and over in her mind.
“I knew I was ...
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