# @lala_the_diver on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CQek-WRtscz
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/72580452-lala-the-diver-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2021-06-23T21:28:05.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Laura Wilkinson🥇Athlete Mindset & Performance Coach (@lala_the_diver) — https://gondola.cc/lala_the_diver

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Happy #olympicday !!!

At the Olympics, I have tasted the sweetest, most underdog victory possible.

I’ve also experienced the sting of defeat, missing the podium by just a handful of points.

That’s sports. Some attempts are like a dream and others feel like a nightmare.

But much like life, in sports we can’t control the outcomes.

We CAN control what we do to prepare and how we choose to respond.

I’m a huge quote fan and there’s one that struck me when I was young that has always stuck with me:

“When you win, some of your character shows. When you lose, all of it shows.”

I decided then, that I would be the one who would always fight to win, but if I lost, I would stand by and cheer on the winners.

Although I’ve won every major World & National competition, I’ve racked up far more losses and failures.

But a single loss or failure does not define me- or you. How we respond to it though, well, that is defining.

So be a champion in character whether or not you stand on top of the podium. Life is much more rewarding that way.

#happyolympicday #olympian #olympicgold #champion #character #quoteoftheday #womeninsports #femaleathlete #worldchampion #championinlife #thepursuit

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olympicgold, worldchampion, olympicday, character, quoteoftheday, womeninsports, happyolympicday, olympian, thepursuit, championinlife, champion, femaleathlete

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