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Despite his laid-back persona, Bolt's training regimen was brutal. He suffered from scoliosis and had to work twice as hard to keep his back strong. 'The competition is the easy part. The work is done behind the scenes. ' He famously vomited after workouts from exertion. He teaches that what looks effortless on stage is the result of agonizing discipline in the dark. 'Dreams are free. Goals have a cost. '
"Training is the hard part. The race is the easy part."
"The competition is the easy part. The work is behind the scenes."
"Easy is not an option. No days off. Never quit. Be fearless."
"For me, I'm focused on what I want to do. I know what I need to do to be a champion, so I'm working on it."
"To be a champion, you have to be willing to do the things that others aren't."
"The competition is always with myself, to be better than I was yesterday."
"I don’t care who you are, if you don’t train, you won’t win."
"I don't think about the records. I think about the gold medals and the process."
"I train six hours a day. I have to."
"I don't look at the person next to me. I look at the finish line."
"Nutrition is key. You can't run a Ferrari on cheap fuel."
"I try to lead by example through my work ethic and my attitude."
"I've learned to block out the noise and just stay in my own zone."
"When I was young, I didn't like training. But I learned that it was the only way."
"Passion is the thing that makes you get up at 5 am to train when your body says no."
"The only thing that matters is the finish line and how you get there."
"You have to put in the work to see the results. There are no shortcuts."
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