Tuesday, July 12, 2005
To: Hwa Chong Canoeing Girls 2005
Hey hey juniors...
didnt have much of any chance to get to know you girls better, and i hardly know most of you, but i hope you girls can achieve what you all set out to do this nationals. I know training's been tough, all the sweat and blood and cuts and blisters, now that its leading up to the comp, hope you all can hang in there together. No matter the outcome, i'm sure this bunch of crazy ppl you got to know over the last 1.5 years will certainly remain one of your closest friends down the road. Some of you may have the pre-comp jitters, nightmares even; some may feel unprepared and feel that there's so much more you need to do before the comp, and you are running out of time, and some might already have a certain level of confidence and have expectations of themseleves to meet. No matter what, just stay calm and composed. Focus on what YOU have to do, like pre=race preps, carbo loading, drinking enough water, things you need to bring etc. And visualise! Keep visualising till your race is like second nature to you. Your comp set is just like another training set. It's nothing special, you just do what you usually do during trainings, what you have done many many times before. Of course, there will be alot of speculation about how other teams/opponents seem much faster, how they have such fast timings. But such things are not within your control. Instead of bothering unnecessarily about them, just focus on what's within your control, your race plan, your own mentality. Go into the race with a certain level of confidence, knowing that you have improved over the past months, and have faith in yourself and your partners, and in haoxia and junjie. I dont' think anyone will forget what they have experienced being a canoeist, and only other canoeists can understand what you girls have gone thru, the sacrifices you made, the hard work you put in. There's certainly something "special" being a hwa chong canoeist, and for me i never regretted being part of the team, and i wish i can paddle for the team again! Ha. Now it's your comp, your nationals, go out there and enjoy your races! Good luck! and Believe!
Shin
120705
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