“You’re always battling that inner mindset clock and you’re always battling those negative thoughts. I suppose I was, I shouldn’t say people are or that anybody else does but that inner dialog was always my biggest competition. It’s quiet down a little bit recently and it’s looking for that next purpose, that next real sense of urgency in my life, that’s been the most pressing challenge over the last couple months.
I don’t know if I’m on the right path, I don’t know maybe 2 or 3 years into kayaking I may not have even realized that it was it, that I was going to be doing that for the next 21 years so it’s hard to know. I’m just applying pressure where I can, just like I would in a boat and focusing on my day to day challenges. Every single day is a new one and trying to be the best I can whether it’s being a dog owner or friend or kayaker or whatever, I just want to be the best I can.” – Adam Van Koeverden, Olympic and World Champion, 4x Olympic Medalist, Multiple World Championship Medalist. (4/4)
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