When you reach that elite level, 90 percent is mental and 10 percent is physical. You are competing against yourself. Not against the other athlete.
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Birth: | 6th March, 1947 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Athlete |
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Richard Douglas "Dick" Fosbury was born in Portland, Oregon. He is a retired American athlete who competed in the high jump, and is considered one of the most influential athletes in the history of track and field. Besides winning a gold medal at the 1968 Olympics, he revolutionized the high jump event, inventing a unique "back-first" technique, now known as the Fosbury Flop, adopted by almost all high jumpers today.
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