Hi Everyone,
I'm writing an article about swimmers and career success, and I'm wondering what you all have to say on the topic.
Do you think swimmers achieve greater career success than other types of athletes?
If so, why?
I'm going to run a poll, but I also welcome responses here in this forum or privately.
Thanks in advance for your responses,
Bill
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Interesting question Bill. When I was in grad school a fellow student did her dissertation on Nobel Prize winners to see if she could discover what they had in common that made them a success. She actually interview these folks! Anyway, from what I remember, the common thread among them was that they fell in love with their field at a very early age. This passion for their field was what motivated them through their career and lead to accomplishments/successes.
So my guess would be that it isn't swimming that makes a person successful, but character traits that lead you to your passion. Those traits, intellectual curiosity, organizational skills, determination, to name a few, may also self select people to choose swimming as their form of physical exercise. Maybe not in so many words, but how many times have we heard on this forum that swimming is a person's passion? If there is any link between a successful career and swimming then it must be due to the passion one feels for both.
Interesting question Bill. When I was in grad school a fellow student did her dissertation on Nobel Prize winners to see if she could discover what they had in common that made them a success. She actually interview these folks! Anyway, from what I remember, the common thread among them was that they fell in love with their field at a very early age. This passion for their field was what motivated them through their career and lead to accomplishments/successes.
So my guess would be that it isn't swimming that makes a person successful, but character traits that lead you to your passion. Those traits, intellectual curiosity, organizational skills, determination, to name a few, may also self select people to choose swimming as their form of physical exercise. Maybe not in so many words, but how many times have we heard on this forum that swimming is a person's passion? If there is any link between a successful career and swimming then it must be due to the passion one feels for both.
