World and Olympic coach Robert Tebby tells a short story about Steven Cousins, a British figure skater in the 1990’s who trained at Mariposa in Barrie, ON (Canada). Steven was an 8-time British national champion, and a 3-time Olympian, earning 6th at the 1998 Olympics. Rather than summarize the story here, simply listen to Robert tell the story of how Steven was able to persevere and overcome adversity. Robert says, “The lesson of this story is that there will always be challenges that are presented to you. It’s not so much the (specific) challenge that happens. It’s how you react to it. Overcoming adversity is something high level athletes need to do all the time.”
If you spend enough time around elite coaches, you hear literally dozens and dozens of these kinds of stories. Big thanks to Robert for sharing this and inspiring younger skaters and coaches to rise to circumstances beyond their control.
Sorry, this content is for members only.Click here to get access.
Already a member? Login below… |
Add to "My Favorites" (Beta testing)
