Chariots of Fire – Clip 3

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By placing the outcome of the competition in God’s hands and by believing that all he could do and all God wants, is for him to do his best Erik is freed from the pressure associated with the feeling that all that matters is winning. With that pressure off, he can relax and enjoy the race.

Chariots of Fire – Clip 2

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The team manager approaches Eric and tells him the Duke of Wales, “his future king,” would like to meet him.

Chariots of Fire – Clip 1

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Eric shows up late for a Bible study and is being chastised by his sister who is afraid that her brother’s running has caused him to lose focus and become too worldly.

Rudyard Kipling\’s poem, 1910

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You can hear Roger Federer and Raphael Nadal recite Kipling’s poem.

of Derek Redmond’s 400-meter race in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics

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Somehow Derek’s father who is as invested in the race as his son, breaks through security and runs to his son’s side. At first he tries to tell Derek it’s okay, he doesn’t have to finish, but Derek says yes he does. So his father hugs his son and helps him put an arm around his shoulders.

Dana’s world record dive was captured by ABC-TV along with an interview

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Dana Kunze, the diver that won the world high diving championships by completing a reverse triple somersault from 172 feet in the air.

Changes in muscle tension

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Bracing also interferes with an athlete’s ability to sense or feel what is going on. Think of any sport situation where you need “soft hands,” in order to perform well.

World Cup final between France and Italy in 2006, Zidane head butted the Italian in the chest

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. In what seemed to the fans and the TV audience like a casual conversation between an Italian player and Zidane, the Italian made a disparaging remark about Zidane’s sister. In response to the remark, and to the horror of every French fan, Zidane head butted the Italian in the chest, knocking him to the ground, and knocking himself out of the competition. He was given a red card. Without Zidane in the shootout, the French lost the match and the world cup.

ABC-TV aired several segments about the psychological preparation of athletes

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“Athletes are so highly skilled physically, performing within fractions of inches and seconds of one another, that it is often their psychological toughness that creates that winning edge. Many top athlete’s report the competition can be as much as 80% mental.”