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Dara Torres broke all stereotypical thinking over the weekend. At 41, she has the world in awe as she beat her own record from only a couple of decades earlier. . . Both men and women look up to her and wonder: she was 17 in her first Olympics and she's ready for the next, 24 years later. Read More
Not much
Before this gets amplified into the latest tyrannical triumph of the human spirit, it should be noted that unlike so many other sports, swimming is remarkable for the relatively enormous lack of stress it puts on the joints and bones of the body.
I would also take issue with lesson #2. What about Torres' story suggests that we should apply our best abilities "consistently in everything [we] do"? It's the opposite lesson that I think we should take: wisely concentrate your best abilities towards what you can thereby most successfully accomplish.
Comparing yoruself to yourself
Inspiring article. I like the 3rd lesson--the idea to use ourselves as a measure to make progress from. To break our own personal records.
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