Question: What do you do just before an event?

Carl Lewis: I go over every single aspect of the race or jump. Then I think of the mechanics of the start. After that, everything else is natural. Before the long jump, I bend over and get relaxed, and then attack the board. I paint a mental picture of what I want to do, and then I am able to carry it out.

From:Sri Chinmoy,Carl Lewis: the champion inner runner, Agni Press, 1991
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