http://www.euronews.com/2012/07/19/what-does-it-take-to-win-an-olympic-medal/
Today I entered in the google search, "What does it take to be part in the Olympics?" Many answered came up from this but I focused in on one article which is the link above. If you find interest in reading the article you will see what an individual has to go through to find success in the Olympics. This article focuses in on the factors it takes to get far such as wealth and raw talent. A quote from the article states, "That individual’s talent must first be recognized, then it must be nurtured, harnessed and channeled to result in a technique that will be competitive at the very highest level. The raw talent needs a coach, infrastructure, equipment and facilities." This gives us a better understanding that even once you get the raw talent, there is a lot more to have. You need to train in facilities and become competitive. This would leave a mental effect on the individual training for the Olympics because you need endurance.
Hi Anna, I really like your blog. I think that you should show us more picture of people training for the Olympics to show us what it looks. An Idea for the Genius Fair would be showing us some training workouts.
ReplyDeleteOverall I really enjoy your blog posts, what your Genius Hour is about really has true meaning that people don't realize when entering a sport/ Olympics. I also like how you actually go and read about people that were in the Olympics and showed how they struggled and what effects them from entering/ leaving the Olympics and how it all started for them, & showed what these people went through which showed us that you actually take this serious and are researching what you need know. I believe you made process since you started your Genius Hour it looks great!
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