Three days before Josia Thugwane won the Olympic marathon in Atlanta, I was speaking to him and one of the other South African competitors. I asked whom they were concerned about in the race . . . . I do not know who is in the race, and it does not matter. The runners I must race against will be at my shoulder when the real racing begins.
Courage is defined as the ability to face difficulty with firmness.
Intuition is a direct perception of truth or fact, independent of any reasoning process. Sometimes we worry too much and neglect our ability to act by intuition. Bobby McGee advises that one get into the habit of questioning an interpretation and make new choices. The mental aspect of running is in interpreting one s action in a positive fashion and then translating that view into effective action. A good school provides teenagers with teachers and coaches who believe in them and their potential for creative, productive lives.