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203: Michael Puplampu - How Athletes Train Their Inner Voice For Life After Sport
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Michael Puplampu was 12 when he lined up for his first athletics race. He sprinted all the way to the finish line thinking he'd won, only to discover there had been a false start and the crowd was laughing. His team manager walked him back to the start and told him to do it again. This time, he won for real.
That experience became an early lesson in something Michael would encounter repeatedly throughout his career: what you say to yourself when things don't go the way you expected.
Michael went on to become an international triple jumper and two-time British champion…
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