Most of us have had that experience - at around puberty - of realising that, despite whatever efforts we put into our chosen sports, we will become at best competent.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
When a team outgrows individual performance and learns team confidence, excellence becomes a reality.
I was lucky enough when it came to sports and work ethic to be taught some basics that continue to be important.
I always had to keep improving my skills in order to remain competitive and keep winning.
Sport fosters many things that are good; teamwork and leadership.
You've got to be a disciplined person if you want to succeed both in sport and in life.
As athletes, we're defined by what we've accomplished. Those are what most people remember and what you get paid for. But I learned more from my failures than from all of my successes put together - failures as an athlete and as a person.
I would say that one of the hardest things for an athlete, and really anybody of any profession, is that we create our identity in what we do.
Athletic skills are acquired over a long period of time and after countless hours of practice.
First of all, what happens is, when you're good at something, you spend a lot of time with it. People identify you with that sport, so it becomes part of your identity.
I grew up playing sports. There is a clear line between success and failure.