Lindsey Von(terage)

Lindsey Von and Women's Downhill
Current mood: impressed
Watching the Olympics has been amazing this year and not just for the action. Lindsey Von has had her share of intrigue and suspense and she earned an incredible gold medal two nights ago. Her performance was absolutely stunning!

It is also worth noting that there were several women, the Swiss and German in particular who had wipe outs that were unbelievable, but they came back the next day to ski the slalom course and they were awesome...these women are TOUGH!

Anyway, back to Lindsey...She had an excellent downhill run last night and was in first place before the slalom run...she was hanging in there and then she caught a tip and just like that, her race was over...It was clear that she was disappointed as she sat on the mountain, but she composed herself very quickly.

All of that can be seen and it is what it is...but the interview after the fact is what most impressed me. Asked if she was disappointed, she said "No, I came out here and did my best." WOW! That speaks volumes about who she is and what her mindset is. What she referred to is one of the four agreements...the one that says, "Always do your best."

The truth is that when you do your best, there is nothing to regret and that is clearly how Lindsey felt...If you give your best all the time, then you shouldn't feel bad about what you did or did not accomplish...as long as you did your best, and that is exactly what she did!

Congratulations Lindsey on having a great attitude, tremendous effort and that gold medal of yours!

You embody the Suck it up, Buttercup! spirit!

Rob