This is a screen grab taken just before David Storl enters the ring for his last, and gold medal winning, throw. To me, his slight smile shows the relaxation and confidence/ cockiness needed to throw a personal best at a championship meet.
Who else is a big meet competitor?
How does someone become a "gamer"?
I wonder if it has to do with the love of the game and skill. When I threw competitively I loved it! It gave me something that honestly I have not been able to replicate since.
Apparently it takes 10,000 hours of training to become a world expert in a given field. That plus expert preparation plus confidence resulting from past competitions.
Al Oerter was probably the best clutch performance thrower ever, having won 4 gold Olympic medals in diverse conditions.
More recently, at the youth level, I would say Jacko Gill. Winning a World Championship by a margin of 4 meters (24.35 m vs 20.35 m.) and with a new world record is pretty amazing, in my humble opinion. I can't wait to see what he will soon achieve with the 7.257 kg shot, having already thrown 20.38 m with the big shot about two years ago....!
This is a sweet article on the mentality of wrestlers, I really think it carries over to throwing. http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wre…-Preparing-As-An-Underdog
Al Oerter was probably the best clutch performance thrower ever, having won 4 gold Olympic medals in diverse conditions.
He was definitely something special!
More recently, at the youth level, I would say Jacko Gill. Winning a World Championship by a margin of 4 meters (24.35 m vs 20.35 m.) and with a new world record is pretty amazing, in my humble opinion. I can't wait to see what he will soon achieve with the 7.257 kg shot, having already thrown 20.38 m with the big shot about two years ago....!
I guess we are all curious of what he might be able to produce during his first comp....
You got a picture of him entering right before his WR ?
I wonder if it has to do with the love of the game and skill. When I threw competitively I loved it! It gave me something that honestly I have not been able to replicate since.
if you wouldnt love it... then you wouldnt train that hard and "sacrifice" so much
Tough to match Majewski of late. Back-to-back Olympic Gold.
As odd as is sounds; Orter's lack of dynamic technique may have allowed him a greater margin for error at the Games. Similar to the gliders, the simplicity breeds consistently under pressure.
Psychology: Under Pressure
How an athlete handles pressure is vital to a good performance, as Steve Mann explains
January 15, 2014 by Steven Roy Mann, BSc (Hons), MSc, PGCert, MBPsS
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