I came to realize in my late 20s that my velocity is not going to grow so I had to learn to utilize what I had.
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No, but it's not because I'm getting older that I'm trying to accelerate. But something very curious is happening: The older I get, the more ideas I'm getting.
You have to maintain the balance between fast growth and smooth growth. It's like driving a car and knowing when to balance the gas pedal and the brake.
I already have natural speed, which I don't need to work on, so in training I've been working more on my endurance.
If I was bigger I might not have had the same skill set as I do, the speed.
When I was young, I was too slow. I thought I must learn to run fast by practicing to run fast, so I ran 100 meters fast 20 times. Then I came back, slow, slow, slow.
When I was younger, I did not have the strength to jump well enough, but over the years I have gained that, worked on it. But the sensibility you simply have to have.
Everything I do is somehow connected to velocity.
I think, as you grow older, you have figure out the best way to utilize not only your body but your skill.
I got thrust into some great things when I was really young.
I have a tremendous desire to learn, and to grow, and to develop whatever I have that will make for any kind of improvement in me.
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