I want to ask questions about the life of a Champion.
If you are a World Record Holder, a National Record Holder, a State/Provincial record holder, a Club record holder, or even if you've recently gone a personal best; I want to know how you feel about being a Champion.
Masters win, regardless of place!
See, doing your best, no matter what level you achieve is a great experience. The feeling of improvement from consistent effort is something that anyone can attain. That joy is the same when you finish a race and you know it was your best, a great lifestyle, something worth striving for.
Since I've already started a discussion with Chris Stevenson, perhaps we can continue it here.
Chris, even though you may not have smiled at first (on camera anyways) how did the next few days feel? Are these your first WR titles? Do you plan on more in the future? You're a chemistry teacher, right? Do you realize you've inspired me, and countless others?
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Having the time of my life.
Ya, seeing improvement is very rewarding. I remember a good solid 10 years in my youth, from about the age of 10 to the age of 20, where I went best times pretty much every swim meet... That was a great experience, for sure...
See, I do envy people that are new to the sport, for that reason. You might not know what your absolute best may have been if you trained as an age-grouper, but yet you still have room to improve... You can still have adaptation, and you can still acquire a new skill, which reduces your times... Who knows when you'll stop improving? Maybe when you're 60?
From a pure mathematical point of view, I often think about what a graph of this sort might look like. An experienced athlete tries to reduce the decline over time, whereas a new athlete continues to improve... At what point do the graphs cross-over? Which is a greater accomplishment?
I'll save my opinions on this, for now...
Having the time of my life.
Ya, seeing improvement is very rewarding. I remember a good solid 10 years in my youth, from about the age of 10 to the age of 20, where I went best times pretty much every swim meet... That was a great experience, for sure...
See, I do envy people that are new to the sport, for that reason. You might not know what your absolute best may have been if you trained as an age-grouper, but yet you still have room to improve... You can still have adaptation, and you can still acquire a new skill, which reduces your times... Who knows when you'll stop improving? Maybe when you're 60?
From a pure mathematical point of view, I often think about what a graph of this sort might look like. An experienced athlete tries to reduce the decline over time, whereas a new athlete continues to improve... At what point do the graphs cross-over? Which is a greater accomplishment?
I'll save my opinions on this, for now...
