Property News · February 25, 2012

Duncan Goodhew: my greatest mistake


Gold medal-winning swimmer Duncan Goodhew on the mental toughness he needed to find after a big race disappointmentThe first Olympics I swam at was Montreal in 1976. I had a remote possibility of a medal but, in my mind, at 19, I was certain I would win. I was so confident I remember asking my mother if she’d got her tickets; I hadn’t even been selected at that point.When I got there the heats went fantastically well. I broke the 100m breaststroke Olympic record in front of the Queen and sailed through to the final. But there was a glitch; I’d always just swum heats and finals on one day, whereas here I had 24 hours to wait till the final. That wasn’t good. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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