Judge Yourself
From the excellent 2019 book The Passion Paradox.
competition
Surfing perpetual pursuit
World Surf League Champion 11 times, Kelly Slater clearly didn’t stop learning when he reached the top. And as someone who is 50, I can tell you, getting better at flying is also a lifelong journey.
Mikaela Shiffrin on winning formula
“I still don’t think there is a winning formula. It’s really just working your butt off.” Mikaela Shiffrin She is the youngest slalom champion in Olympic alpine skiing history. She is also the current world champion in slalom. There is no magic formula for success. The winning formula involves hard work. And sounds a lot like the seven P’s: Proper Prior Planning Prevents Poor Piloting Performance! Both quotes from great article in this month’s The Red Bulletin.
You must always believe
Juan Manuel Fangio was F1 World Drivers’ Champion five times. And clearly someone who understood the perpetual pursuit of perfection.
Your only competition
The most insightful part of this super cool article (and video) is at the end: “Ultimately, your only competition is yourself.” Jason Stephens, owner of Arizona Soaring Five-time national US glider aerobatics champion, who is described here as the “most accomplished American competition aerobatic glider pilot of his generation.” Quote in AOPA Pilot magazine, Zen Masters, July 2016. “The motivation is to get better. And learn more. And be more precise. And just enjoy it too.“ Lukas von Atzigen Unlimited glider aerobatics pilot