Ms. Namita Nayyar: Advice and motivational words to our inspiring and budding professional swimming girls who all are your fans, what they should do for their climb to ladder of success in the field of swimming?
Ms. Amanda Beard: There’s no quick way to climb the ladder. You have to practice patience. The best thing you can do for yourself is practice smart. The last thing you want to do is jump into a pool and practice awful strokes or become lazy. The ones that focus on perfecting the details usually end up having successful careers in the pool.
Ms. Namita Nayyar: How did you feel after your memorable win of gold medal in 200m breaststroke swimming at 2004 Athens Olympic Games?
Ms. Amanda Beard: Awesome! You can’t describe in words how great it was to enjoy that moment. There were so many people who sacrificed so much to allow me to train and get to that point in my career. It was so fun to be able to share that moment with them.
Ms. Namita Nayyar: It is known that you had fought back in competitions with sheer determination against all odds and returned to win. How you were able to overcome mental block when you are trailing and then reversed the final outcome of the race in your favor and what advice you can give to fellow swimmer person in a similar situation?
Ms. Amanda Beard: I’m not as strong as some of my competitors so to me it always came down to strategizing my race and how to approach it. I can’t dive in the pool and go all out from the beginning that’s not how I race. I have to stick to my own game plan and swim the race the way I was built to do it.
Ms. Namita Nayyar: You struggled with bulimia nervosa and won. Elaborate on your fight with bulimia nervosa and what was your fitness regime for recovery after such a nightmare in the life of a sportsperson?
Ms. Amanda Beard: I’m very lucky that I had great people to support me. You can’t do it alone and I think that’s the hardest part for an athlete you just want to figure out how to fix it and move on. It wasn’t a weakness and I had to learn that. Take a step back and reflect on what’s really important in your life.
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