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Speed is measurable
Stamina is measurable
Heart is intangible but can be defined sometimes by clichés
1) impose their will
2) refuse to lose
3) Who is willing to hurt more when muscles are strained and lungs are screaming for air
4) Intimidation (body language, eyes etc)
5) Alpha
6) Mind set of “eat or be eaten”
My daughter raced for a number of years and we spent many hundreds of hours discussing physiological warfare, positioning, when to apply pressure within a race, and when to take control of a race. At the time she left the sport she was ranked number 1 or 2 in the country………
There is always someone faster but the trick is how to beat faster opponents – it’s done all the time!
The great race horses of yester years all had those characteristics – it’s how they are wired!
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