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What is the thing you are best at that nobody watching can see?

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Chris Hoy British track cyclist, 1994–2013
I just like to get to the start line knowing there was nothing else I could have done, that there wasn't a single session I didn't give 100 per cent. The physical certainty means you can relax mentally and let the performance come.
Recorded Cyclingnews, 1 January 2008 source ↗
Eliud Kipchoge Kenyan marathon runner
When I have a lot of pain, I try to confuse my mind to forget about the pain and think about the distance. I don't want pain to be in my mind, because I'd really lose focus on running. After winning, you won't have that pain, but it comes later. The marathon is hard; the second day, you don't go up or down stairs.
Recorded Address and Q&A at the Oxford Union Society, November 2017, Outside, 10 February 2018 source ↗

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