To help you in your pursuit of excellence I will report my findings from this conference in next month's column. In the meantime you may want to think about what you know and start practicing. The achievement of that dream was not sufficient, for Jamie, as for many extraordinary athletes in other endeavours. His journey, set to begin January 1999, will be an epic adventure. Epic journeys, whether mountaineering or in athletics, are similar.
Extraordinary qualities are essential in striving to reach impossible goals.
Personal growth, satisfaction and success may result, not so much from the quest itself, but in HOW you pursue it. Beach volleyball has given rise to great examples of extraordinary accomplishments. Karch Kiraly won a gold medal in beach volleyball at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta and gold medals in indoor volleyball at the 1984 and 1988 Olympics. The quest many of you have begun, the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, requires three qualities that extraordinary people commonly possess. Extraordinary athletes have a tendency to reflect on and embrace the lessons that every practice, discussion or game situation provides.