HowtoBeaWinnerSirStevenRedgraveWinnerof5OlympicGoldMedals“In1997Iwasfoundtohavedevelopeddiabetes(糖尿病).BelievingmycareerwasoverIfeltextremelylow.Thenoneofthespecialistssaidt
HowtoBeaWinner
SirStevenRedgrave
Winnerof5OlympicGoldMedals
“In1997Iwasfoundtohavedevelopeddiabetes(糖尿病).BelievingmycareerwasoverIfeltextremelylow.ThenoneofthespecialistssaidtherewasnoreasonwhyIshouldstoptrainingandcompeting.Thatwasit–theencouragementIneeded.IcouldstillbeawinnerifIbelievedinmyself.Iamnotsayingthatitisn’tdifficultsometimes.ButIwantedtoprovetomyselfthatIwasn’tfinishedyet.Nothingistostandinmyway.”
KarenPickering
SwimmingWorldChampion
“Iswim4hoursaday6daysaweek.Imanagethatsortofworkloadbyputtingitontopofmydiary.Thisisthekeytosuccess–youcan’tfollowacareerinanyfieldwithoutbeingwell-organized.Listwhatyoubelieveyoucanachieve.Trustyourselfwritedownyourgoalsforthedayhoweversmalltheyareandyou’llbeastepclosertoachievingthem.”
KirstenBest
Poet&Writer
“WhenthingsaregettinghardavoiceinsidemyheadtellsmethatIcan’tachievesomething.Thenthereareotherdistractionssuchasfamilyorhobbies.Thekeyistoconcentrate.WhenIfeeltenseithelpsalottorepeatwordssuchas‘calm’‘peace’or‘focus’eitheroutloudorsilentlyinmymind.Itmakesmefeelmoreincontrolandincreasesmyconfidence.Thisisahabitthatcanbecomesecondnaturequiteeasilyandisapowerfulpsychological(心理的)tool.”
1.WhatdoesSirStevenRedgravemainlytalkabout?
A.Difficultiesinfluencedhiscareer. B.Specialistsofferedhimmedicaladvice.
Traininghelpedhimdefeathisdisease. D.Heovercametheshadowofillnesstowin.
2.WhatdoesKarenPickeringputontopofherdiary?
A.Hertrainingschedule. B.Herdailyhappenings.
Herachievements. D.Hersportscareer.
3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“distractions”probablyreferto?
A.Waysthathelponetofocus. B.Wordsthathelponetofeellesstense.
Activitiesthatturnone’sattentionaway. D.Habitsthatmakeithardforonetorelax.
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