It was a cold July morning at the Swiss Alps.
It was a training camp.
I was tired. We were all tired. Tired was an understatement.
Nevertheless all our faces displayed a serene smile. Yes, serenity is a good word. Happiness also is.
Jochen comes in. Jochen is a funny guy. The kind of funny you do not find often. Stay a couple of minutes with this guy and you believe you are is friend for ages.
He sits, he yawns, he stares to all of us and shouts:
“ I Feel Olympic”
General laugh.
Few seconds after and I was reflecting on his words. Feel Olympic! What a fantastic expression. What an immense amount of power and meaning.
If there is a perfect purpose for everything, this is the one; feeling Olympic. In personal life, professional life, in sports, the quest for this fantastic feeling that walks hand in hand with victories and accomplishment, is indeed the objective to pursue.
The fantastic thing about feeling Olympic is its individuality. My small victory is someone greatest achievement. Somebody’s walk in the park is someone’s lifetime goal. This is the beauty of the concept. Winning a gold medal is exclusive of a very restrict club; to experience the felling is in anybody’s reach.
From that moment on I tried to steer my life towards the “Feel Olympic” goal. From that moment on I tried to spread this word.
My blog is a way to share the small victories and the great lessons (yes lessons, not failures) of my life.
Stay tuned.
Feel Olympic!
It was a training camp.
I was tired. We were all tired. Tired was an understatement.
Nevertheless all our faces displayed a serene smile. Yes, serenity is a good word. Happiness also is.
Jochen comes in. Jochen is a funny guy. The kind of funny you do not find often. Stay a couple of minutes with this guy and you believe you are is friend for ages.
He sits, he yawns, he stares to all of us and shouts:
“ I Feel Olympic”
General laugh.
Few seconds after and I was reflecting on his words. Feel Olympic! What a fantastic expression. What an immense amount of power and meaning.
If there is a perfect purpose for everything, this is the one; feeling Olympic. In personal life, professional life, in sports, the quest for this fantastic feeling that walks hand in hand with victories and accomplishment, is indeed the objective to pursue.
The fantastic thing about feeling Olympic is its individuality. My small victory is someone greatest achievement. Somebody’s walk in the park is someone’s lifetime goal. This is the beauty of the concept. Winning a gold medal is exclusive of a very restrict club; to experience the felling is in anybody’s reach.
From that moment on I tried to steer my life towards the “Feel Olympic” goal. From that moment on I tried to spread this word.
My blog is a way to share the small victories and the great lessons (yes lessons, not failures) of my life.
Stay tuned.
Feel Olympic!
2 comments:
Nice! I'll try it too! Feeling Olympic.
Olá Nuno
Encontrei uma msg tua em outro blog e vim visita-lo. Sei q fala português e assim vou escrever, pois é melhor q meu ingles. Sou um quarentão q tb descobriu nas corridas de rua uma 'vida'. Trabalho com jornalismo esportivo em TV, mas de um tempo pra cá venho descobrindo a mexer com as ferramentas da internet. Criei três blogs olimpicos (minha maior paixão profissional) e cuido como filhotes queridos... gostaria q fosse visita-los e deixasse suas 'pegadas' por lá. Um deles, inclusive, fala só sobre esportes de inverno e o caminho para Vancouver'2010.
Vamos trocar idéias. Continue com seu blog, esse tb é um ótimo exercício... pra alma!
Abraço
Everton Domingues
www.vancouverolimpica.blogspot.com
www.beijingolimpica.blogspot.com
www.londresolmpica.blogspot.com
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