INSPIRATIONAL How to Awaken the Champion Within USAIN BOLT - THE FASTEST MAN IN THE WORLD

In 1996 when Usain Bolt watched the Atlanta Olympics 100-meter finals, he decided to be the fastest man in the world someday. After his decision, he has spent all his time and energy training and competing.

            In his twenties, he was diagnosed with severe scoliosis. The doctor said that he could probably never compete again. He didn’t give up and found a way to keep his back in good condition.

In 2015 Bolt raced against Justin Gatlin in Peking Olympic Games 100m finals. The starting point was this: Gatlin was in his best ever physical condition. He had won all the competitions during the season. Bolt was not in a very good condition. He had had lots of back problems. The expectation was that Gatlin would conquer Bolt.

            In the semifinals, Gatlin was clearly the fastest. Bolt was close to ruining his semifinal run by almost falling in the start. He was still able to make it to the finals. Finals started well for both Gatlin and Bolt. Gatling was leading the race until 90 meters when his running broke down and Bolt got ahead of him. Bolt kept his position till the end and won the race by one-hundredth of a second! His winning time was worse than Gatlin’s semifinal time but still just good enough for the victory.

            What can we learn from Usain Bolt about winning?

1. Desire to win

If you want to win, you need to develop a stronger will to win than any of your competitors have. If you have a strong enough will to achieve something, you’ll usually find a way to reach it.

2. Positive mental attitude

Top sprinters are competing mentally already before the race. The person who is mentally the strongest usually wins. Bolt has a great ability to control his mind, and it's really hard for anybody to beat him mentally.

3. Huge amount of work

Bolt has always been a hardcore practicer. He believes that the ability to train really hard is one of the core keys to success in sports.

4. Strong personal reason for winning

The ability to win usually requires a strong personal reason for wanting to win. For someone, it could be close friends or the ability to finance something important or anything. Whenever there is a strong personal reason to win or succeed, one finds a great amount of unused resources to use.