Two Examples: Lewis Hamilton and Novak Djokovic.

Belief. Lewis set the record for winning F1 Sport Car Racing 7 years in a row. Djokovic set the record for most number of weeks as world number 1. Both of them talk about their belief in themselves to do it.

I think the following two interviews really show the secret to their success. The belief that they have in their minds that they can have it. The belief tempered with the acceptance and the understanding that it isn’t within their control. They are looking for the outcome that they believe in and want, and they are also just looking for a positive outcome. They are opportunity seeking at all times.

Here are quotes from their interviews:

“So many challenges, so many obstacles. 

As I started getting nearer in those last few laps. I had no idea what was gonna happen. Tires could blow up, car engine could fail. Who knows. And I just had to keep believing that I would get there. 

It wasn’t unimaginable, but it was seen as impossible. However, I still dreamt of it.  I dream of going to space, I still may go to space. Haha. I believe in things.  You know when you dream you often come up with these crazy ideas and you often think well that’s just crazy but I think there’s something there. And I think it’s our duty as human beings to investigate what that is not to neglect it. And figure how hard it’s gonna be to get there and what it’s gonna get there and go for it if that’s what you really want. 

I think about my family and I know a lot of people out there it’s not easy to go after your dreams always. My mom loved dancing and as soon as she had kids she couldn’t do dancing. My dad had things he wanted to do and he had me and that all changed. Heh. So I understand that.  My dad had a dream of us both being here and we worked together to it. So. If one thing drops something else comes up, another opportunity. There’s always doors.  ” – Lewis Hamilton

“[What do I do when I hear the crowd rooting for my opponent?]. I like to transmute it in some way. So when the crowd shouts Roger, I convince myself it’s Novak. [I believe myself it’s me they’re shouting for.]“ – Novak Djokovic

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