That is an important part of my success. Another big part of my success is that I hated not to finish a race.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I've lost a lot more races than I've ever won... it's all part of the journey, really.
I have never won a race, and that is my main disappointment - but you have to be positive.
I couldn't disappoint people. I did not want to fail and exhaust myself, because I was the kind of runner who trained so little that I couldn't race again within another 10 days.
This is a business, and no one enters a race not to finish first. I wouldn't say I'm in it for the competition, but I'm certainly not just in it to coast along. I want to be the best I possibly can be.
I was really happy with my race, though. I beat my personal best by 1.2 seconds.
Every race is not perfect; there are obviously a lot of things I can improve on at the end of the race.
Very rarely do you have a perfect race, and it's about overcoming your mistakes in the race and remaining composed.
Finishing races is important, but racing is more important.
I lost races because I wanted too much to win them in beating my rivals.
For myself, losing is not coming second. It's getting out of the water knowing you could have done better. For myself, I have won every race I've been in.