DAYTON RAIDERS
Wright State University * Dayton Boys & Girls Club * Greene County Parks & Recreation
Vol. 2, No.2 posted 7-08-02

"Pre_Race Psych Up"
http://www.swimpsychology.com

There is no-one like you. You are unique. There is no-one to compete with, because you are different from the rest. No-one has your strokes, technique, mind or body - but you. This is where you have the advantage.

You are armed with the most powerful computer in the world - your mind, which runs your body to the instructions you give it. Others also have this, but you have an advantage because by reading these tips, you are one of the few people who knows how to use it!

You have the ability within you - right now - to swim the perfect race, feel no pain, and do it all effortlessly. Your body has the ability to create its own adrenaline, and power you along even faster than you have ever imagined. You have within your memory bank the know-how to swim the perfect race. Because every single race and lap you have every swum in your life is recorded there, just waiting to be used again - but this time you can join up all the best parts - putting your best dives, your fastest laps and your best turns all into one race!

There is virtually nothing you are not capable of when you put this amazing piece of machinery to work. You are a walking miracle, capable of unbelievable feats. Never doubt this, not even for a moment.

There is no point comparing yourself to others, because there is no-one in this world exactly like you, and there never will be. The mould was broken once you were born to this world, and you are here to do things which no-one else can do, quite the way you can. Everywhere you go, your uniqueness follows you.

You are capable at any time of swimming better, faster and stronger than ever before. You have the ability within you to make the absolute most of your strokes, talent and mental strength. You can even overcome physical problems if required, because remember, it's your mind that controls your body. Every day so-called 'miracles' are happening in sport, and the mind is the power behind them. You have this power also. You are powerful, unique and unlimited. There is nothing to stop you, this power is available to you at all times. So why not use it now?

It's time you showed the world what you can really do. It's time to let them know what you really are capable of (and you have been the only one who has really known all this time). Allow the strength and the passion burning inside your heart to explode into the greatest performance you possess deep within you; the time is now to show yourself and everyone else who you really are.

So go out there and just do it - don't think about it, just do it naturally. Every person has a time in their life which turns their life around forever, and this is that time. Your time is now. So go out there and do it. There is nothing to stop you, and nothing can get in your way.

GO FOR IT! "The Mind controls the body, and the mind is unlimited".

Craig Townsend
NSW Australia 2085

craig@swimpsychology.com