I was at work yesterday and got asked an unusual question: How do I stay motivated to swim hours a day, every day, year after year?
I told the person that I would get back to them while I mulled over the answer. I thought back to this forum and suspect that most of the folks here compete and the competition motivates them. Me, I don’t compete, in fact, I only know how to swim one stroke, at one speed, never stopping. I guess that I just like to swim and be alone for a couple of hours every day with my own thoughts. While that works for me, I doubt it will prove useful for many others. So, how about the rest of you: What motivates you to keep swimming?
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It's all about setting a goal. When I was five years old, my goal was to beat a kid named Clay. He was faster, more popular, and funnier than me. Everyone like him, as nobody liked me. He had T16 times and AAAA's when he was 10. But when I started to work my ass off, doing 100 pushups a night, I got stronger when i was 13. I finally beat him. Everyone was stunned by the fact that I beat "the great clay". I wasn't suprised, however. I knew that since i worked hard and had a good attitude everyday to swim practice, I would eventually become extremely fast and would eventually beat clay.
In conclusion, using a person is a good way to motivate yourself. It has definitely helped me and I hope it will help you. Good luck
P.S. Im new to this site...I was wondering whether anyone could tell me how to post a new thread. thanks.
It's all about setting a goal. When I was five years old, my goal was to beat a kid named Clay. He was faster, more popular, and funnier than me. Everyone like him, as nobody liked me. He had T16 times and AAAA's when he was 10. But when I started to work my ass off, doing 100 pushups a night, I got stronger when i was 13. I finally beat him. Everyone was stunned by the fact that I beat "the great clay". I wasn't suprised, however. I knew that since i worked hard and had a good attitude everyday to swim practice, I would eventually become extremely fast and would eventually beat clay.
In conclusion, using a person is a good way to motivate yourself. It has definitely helped me and I hope it will help you. Good luck
P.S. Im new to this site...I was wondering whether anyone could tell me how to post a new thread. thanks.
