Sunday, February 21, 2010

Athletics: Winning the mind games

(Nick Willis, New Zealand) The US-based athlete was encouraged by the middle-distance performances at last year's world championships in Berlin by athletes from the English-speaking nations. African runners have dominated the events for some time.

But the likes of Great Britain's Lisa Dobriskey and American Shannon Rowbury took the minor medals in the women's 1500m final and this has fuelled an even greater belief in Willis.

"These people really did fantastic [in Berlin]. It really gave me a greater sense of appreciation as to the mental approach to the sport. If they can do it, there is no reason why I can't."
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10627499

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