Chasing Excellence: A Story About Building the World’s Fittest Athletes

by Ben Bergeron

because he believes that better people make better athletes.

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. —Thomas Edison

Never whine. Never complain. Never make excuses.

One can have no smaller or greater mastery than mastery of oneself. —Leonardo da Vinci

For my athletes, there are five things completely within our control—training, nutrition, sleep, recovery, and mindset.

It’s easy to compete with excellence when things are going your way; maintaining your composure when everything seems to be working against you is far more impressive,

You will become clever through your mistakes. —German proverb

Mindfulness is the study of your own mind, and how to train your mind.

Excellence is the gradual result of always wanting to do better. —Pat Riley

Success is a decision,

not a gift.