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Goals, Gold and Crashing!

Posted 02-17-2010 at 10:04 PM by Sandra Bostwick
Updated 02-18-2010 at 09:00 PM by Sandra Bostwick
A person should set his goals as early as he can and devote all his energy and talent to getting there. With enough effort, he may achieve it. Or he may find something that is even more rewarding. But in the end, no matter what the outcome, he will know he has been alive.

Walt Disney

I love the emphasis Walt Disney puts on knowing that you are alive in this quote.

As I watch the Olympics it seems as if I've witnessed an endless string of snowboarders missing a landing, speed skaters sliding into walls, figure skaters falling on the ice and at the moment, the most terrifying examples of women skiiers wiping out on an icy course. There was even a death before the opening ceremonies!

I wonder if, after seeing the athlete before you wipe out, do they wonder, even for a second, if they should maybe just walk away?

But I guess that's why I'm just not Olympic material!

I just saw another wipeout where the commentator said the woman flew 190 feet before crashing!

OK, back to blogging!

With alot of goals, there will be that point where you stand at the beginning of a challenge that seems way above you, and you have to make the choice. Actually, I guess there are any number of possible choices at the turning point of a goal.

But these athletes and, particularly, these women are going right in there. I am just It is scary to watch, but it makes me wish I could have that same spirit! I wish I could be like Lindsay Vaughn and push through, even with an injury, to win the gold but I think I'll just enjoy watching her have her moment.

I can tell you now that I am not heading to Whistler with my skis any time soon, BUT tomorrow, I think I'm going to try to wrap my head around that spirit, courage, and drive of all the athletes I saw today, ESPECIALLY the ones who crashed.

It's great to grab the gold, but sometimes knowing how to keep from breaking your neck while crashing is just as important. Luckily, at least for tomorrow, I don't anticipate a whole lot of crashing! (Or at least I hope!)

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    These athletes have great spirit, endurance, dedication .... and they are willing to give it all up for their sport; even when severe injury and death are real chances they take! They are truly amazing...
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    I have always questioned why I am where I am. Or where I am not... I believe I strive for goals so large and grand that if there is a glimpse of possibility, there is a sense of panic, "what if I can't do it?" "What if I look stupid?".
    I am about to take a plunge this morning, one that woke me up around 5:30 this to make sure I was extra prepared... "extra prepared?"
    Like many of the athletes, I am sure they are blaming themselves for a fall, maybe too hard on themselves because they didn't prepare hard enough or weren't focused enough... but all in all, no matter how much they prepared physically, they just couldn't prepare enough for a Canadian Winter... no one can be THAT prepared for something they have no control over... so with that said, I am just going to enjoy the process, the fact that I am taking the big step. I may not get the gold, silver, or bronze... but I will be thankful I got invited. (and veryy special friends cheering me on)
    If that makes any sense
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    That makes perfect sense, Angie. I especially liked this part of what you said:


    I have always questioned why I am where I am. Or where I am not... I believe I strive for goals so large and grand that if there is a glimpse of possibility, there is a sense of panic, "what if I can't do it?"

    (Me again) I think sometimes when you get close to a goal, you have this sudden awareness, and it can be a shocker! It is as if everything that has come before (preparation, suffering, waiting, planning) crashes into everything that might be ahead of you (taking action, winning, losing, falling, injury.) because you are right there, aware and awake in the moment.

    I don't know if that makes any sense, either!
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    Me being a snowboarder, i do pay close attation to the part snowboarding part. Seeing all those failures does not really effect me in my expreince when i go snowboarding because, you are going to fall, it happens to everyone from people like Shaun White and Torah Bright or a nobody casual snowboarder like myself.

    The people that participate in the Olympics know their are risks to take. If you really want that gold, you have to be willing to risk EVERYTHING and putting down everything on the table.
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    Good point, Timmy, about Shaun White and the other athletes. Sometimes I forget to give myself a break, but everyone slips and falls sometimes, even when it counts!
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    I like what Angie said... Just because you don't "medal" does not in the least mean that you still did not do a spectacular job!!!
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    Posted 02-19-2010 at 06:14 AM by orionchika orionchika is offline
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    So true, but BOY OH BOY I wish I could experience what the athletes who won experienced. I loved Shaun White's playful air guitar on the podium. Evan Lysacek is describing his experience on the podium right now on the news! WOW! I wish there was a virtual reality program to just feel that once!
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