Olympic champions are NOT extraordinary
people. They are ordinary people who
have discovered the way to accomplish
extraordinary results in the area of
life that matters most to them!
John Phillips Naber
people. They are ordinary people who
have discovered the way to accomplish
extraordinary results in the area of
life that matters most to them!
John Phillips Naber
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Does anyone remember:
John Naber went around 59.5 in the 100 back in 1972.
He decided that he wanted to beat Roland Mathis, of East Germany, at the 1976 Olympics and predicted that he (Naber) would have to go under 56.0 to beat Mathis.
So, in 1972, Naber set a goal of 55.50 for the 100 back at the Montreal Olympics. He knew he had to drop 4.0 seconds in 4 years. He took 365 days times 4, for 1460 days until the Montreal Olympics. He then divided the 4.0 seconds by 1465 days to determine how much time he would have to improve EVERY day to meet his goal. .00273 seconds per day was his calculation. He proceeded to pursue his goal.
The end result was a 100 back swim at the Montreal Olympics of 55.49 by John Naber, winning the Olympic Gold Medal.
Now, that is an ordinary person, achieving an extraordinary result, by focusing in an extraordinary way on a specific goal.
Kevin Murphy
Head Swim Coach
Southlake Carroll HS
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