By: Jack Sasseville

What is success? To many it is the person who wins the gold medal or the
big race. To John Wooden, the greatest basketball coach of all time, success
is “the peace of mind which is a direct result of knowing that you did the
best you can to become the best that you are capable of becoming”.

Each of us has been given a certain amount of talent and ability in all of
the aspects of our lives. It is our challenge to make the most of these talents
and abilities. The average person uses a small fraction of their talent and
ability during their lives.

The first step in this process is interval motivation. The best xc skiers are
the ones who love to train and to race. When they wake up in the morning they are
thinking about what they are going to do for training that day to be better. At
the end of the day they evaluate the day and plan the next day. The next morning
they wake up excited and motivated to train. For the top skiers this happens nearly
every day. They are disappointed and upset when they cannot train for any reason.
They do not let other things get in the way and stop them from training. They fit
their training around their other commitments or eliminate from their lives the
things that are not as important. They find the time to do their play - to train.

At the end of your career as a skier will you be able to say that you did everything
that you could do to be the best that you could be? If you can, regardless of the
medals or races that you win you will be a success.

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