What’s the difference between champions like Djokovic/Nadal/Federer and winners like Andy Roddick? What life lesson can we learn from this?
In a landmark study done in the late 1980s, Sports Illustrated identified the biggest factor that separates champions from winners as “the sense for the historic”.
No one can be at their best all the time. Nor is every match equally important. Some contests are more important than others - grand slams, superbowl finals, olympics.
Champions are the ones who turn up at their best in these “sense for the historic moments”. They don’t think they’ll try their best. They think this is it - I cannot fail. This may not happen again. I have to win. There is no Plan B.
In life - all of us have sense for the historic moments. The critical interview which gets us our dream job, the time when our child needs our support, the sales presentation that can step-change our business and so on.
By recognising these sense of the historic life moments and being perfect, nailing it, having no Plan B champions in life can distinguish themselves from winners.
James Michael Lafferty and I discuss this and other life lessons from sports in the latest episode.
James, currently CEO With Fine Hygiene Holdings in Dubai, has worked with world class companies - P&G, Coca Cola, BAT, across the globe - North Africa, Central and Eastern Europe, Western Europe and Asia.
He’s been awarded the CEO of the year award by Burj CEO and GCC awards. Forbes magazine has named James among the top 50 CEOs in the middle east.
Alongside his illustrious career, Jim has coached national level athletes in the United States, Nigeria and recently the Philippines Olympic Athletics Team for the 2016 and 2021 Olympic Games.
Jim’s always maintained a healthy lifestyle having run over 30 full marathons. In 2017, he became the Philippines national champion in Powerlifting.
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