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Former Olympics Connorfields knows the high and lowest prices to chase their dreams. We are approaching the goal and achieving it, and we are lacking. But his journey is different from others.
Fields is the only athlete in the history of Olympics, winning a gold medal and dying while competing.
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On Thursday, Fields shared his amazing story with Inman Connect New York viewers. He explored his sessions, “I can’t stop: Building a recovery force facing adversity” and “What is it now?”
Connor Fields
“You’ll hear that the unique fame, the moment you left me, and the moment I was able to answer and move forward every time,” Fields said Fields. “Please increase the resilience, enhance the grit, and ultimately leave four answers and four strategies to achieve your goals.”
In 1999, when he was only seven years old, Fields started a BMX race to lead his extra energy. From that moment, he wanted to dedicate his life to sports. Seeing the BMX debut in the Olympics in 2008, he further promoted his ambitions after the US competitors did not bring back gold medals.
Fields turned his parents’ garage into a gym, and turned his eyes to the BMX professional posters for motivation, deciding to reach the Olympics. The most memorable thing is on the garage wall, “I will get a world champion and someday become an Olympic champion.”
Setting a goal is, whether or not it is possible to achieve it, “It is necessary to surround the people who support the goal. [which] It is almost unusual. Fields emphasizes the appropriate situation that helps achieve that goal. “
Achieving your goals is not helped by DUL, such as eating cheeseburger or drinking drinks. All decisions affect performance, and those DULs affect energy.
So I will return to the big question “What is it now?” The field asked the audience.
Connor Fields (Photo: AJ Canaria Creative Services)
Fields has shaped his life in the 2012 London Olympics for four years. He participated in the Olympic final as the number one seed and became a favorite to win.
However, he shakes under the pressure and placed seventh of the eight. “I have completely blown it out. I have suffocated in front of millions of people,” Fields said. In the face of disappointment, he asked, “What is it now?”
Self -reflection is very important, and it may be difficult to stand in front of a mirror and recognize personal drawbacks, but it is essential for growth.
Fields hired a sports psychologist and mentally prepared for another shot at Olympic Gold for the next four years.
Fast forward to Rio 2016, Fields returned to the Olympic final. This time, he was ready.
“I started the best in my life, but another rider was beat in the first corner,” he said for the ICNY audience. “I realized who it was -other American, so I’m facing the absolute most difficult decision that you can face at this moment. I am What are you sitting in the position of a silver medal with your teammates, friends and roommate?
Fields said, “Even if the settlement means the silver medal of the Olympics, I haven’t made any decisions in my life for the past eight years to make this decision. I crossed the finish line as an Olympic champion.
Fields said that the modern Olympic gold medal has won over 90 % of silver medals with just 6 grams of gold coating. He believes that this symbolizes the invisible struggles behind the victory, that is, dedication, sacrifice, and patience.
After winning the gold medal, the question was “What is it now?”
The next five years have brought new tasks, such as pandemic, postponement of the first Olympics, and uncertainty. Nevertheless, the field appeared as a favorite on the race day at the Tokyo Olympics.
He won the semi -finals in the quarterfinals. Then the tragedy attacked. “I wake up alone in a hospital bed, scary and confused, and don’t know what’s going on,” Fields said.
On the stage behind the field, a news report was posted on the screen, and a catastrophic crash was announced. “Tonight is a bulletin from Tokyo. One of Las Vegas’s Olympic athletes is seriously injured by the BMX truck.
“I suffered from one of the worst accidents in the history of the Olympics: Rib bone broken, lung collapse, torn shoulder ligaments, worn biceps and large biceps, traumatic brain damage.
Fields’s concern was whether he survived. After he stabilized, the next concern was whether he remembered who he was. Just a few days ago, his biggest fear was in fourth place. Now he faced his life battle.
What now?
The 18 -month rehabilitation process began, and in the meantime, the field began to re -learn balance, audio, and driving. He had a miraculous recovery with an incredible support system.
“You should not have a near -death experience to return that type of perspective to your life,” he told the audience. It is important to set goals and achieve results … but if you are short, you will not lose your viewpoint if you notice that you are looking in a mirror or fall catastrophically. “
The field left four take -outs on the ICNY audience.
Once you set your goals, write them down. Watch the mirror strictly, identify your weaknesses, and force them to attack. Celebrate success. Previous success does not guarantee your future success, but don’t forget to keep things in mind if you fail.
“Then, after leaving INMAN, there is only one remaining questions with all of these new skills and tools you have learned and these new connections. 。
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