# @lala_the_diver on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CmsLAocjYXP
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/72579246-lala-the-diver-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2022-12-27T23:42:21.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Laura Wilkinson🥇Athlete Mindset & Performance Coach (@lala_the_diver) — https://gondola.cc/lala_the_diver

## Caption

You wouldn’t believe how many people tried to talk me into retiring after winning the Olympics.

They all said the same: “You should go out on top.”

But I felt like I had only just started the sport. I had bigger goals, bigger dreams, and I knew I was capable of doing so much more.

After having foot surgery and just two months back in the water, my very first competition after winning the Olympics was Nationals… and I got 5th.

From Olympic Champion to 5th at Nationals. I was mortified and embarrassed.

But my people still loved me. My people were happy to see me on the pool deck. My people were 100% with me.

And that was the moment I realized I was free to fail.

Failing didn’t change who I was or what I was capable of. It just showed me what wasn’t working right or what I needed to change or do better or differently.

That was a new beginning.

And although I never won the Olympics again, I won two other World Titles, pushed the limits in my sport and did more than I ever thought possible back in that moment of humiliation.

In this video you see me winning the Olympics in 2000 and then doing a dive at the 2008 Olympic Trials that had an extra somersault from the 2000 Games, and I received straight 10’s.

On January 2nd I’m hosting a Take Action Workshop where I will help you separate goals from expectations, teach you how to set high quality goals that push you out of your comfort zone, and show you how to map out and create a plan of action so that your goals don’t just stay a dream forever.

Hit the link in my bio to learn more and grab your seat.

#takeaction #actionplan #newbeginning #failureispartofsuccess #dreambigger #worksmarter #mindsetcoaching #performancecoach #mentalgame #mentalgamestrong #athletelife #athletemotivation #athletetraining #workshop

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mindsetcoaching, mentalgame, performancecoach, athletetraining, athletemotivation, newbeginning, failureispartofsuccess, dreambigger, worksmarter, mentalgamestrong, takeaction, actionplan, athletelife, workshop

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