Kate Courtney Is Sending It: The Champion Mountain Biker On Redefining Elite Performance, Finding Joy In The Struggle & Seeing Sport As An Authentic Expression

My grandpa growing up, every time I did anything in my life, he would tell me, give him health. It's about being willing to meet yourself in every moment and give everything you've got in what you do. And I think for me now, the question I ask is like, what can I give? And How far am I willing to go to exhaust that potential and to give everything I have while I still have the opportunity to give it?

Are you fully committed? Are you willing to endure the risks? Are you willing to welcome the hardship and embrace all the fear and uncertainty required to play the game of life full out? What this means exactly might be much different than your knee-jerk assumptions.

It requires discipline, of course, hard work, an embrace of uncertainty, a high tolerance for discomfort, and the resilience to weather the many ups and downs life has a preference for serving up. But it also demands patience, a strong sense of values that define your why, and a sense of holistic life balance to always nurture and prioritize the things that matter most in the pursuit of a meaningful life. This is what Kate Courtney calls sending it, a concept she is here today to elaborate upon, along with many other nuggets of actionable wisdom hard earned over her decade spent at the highest tier of world class. athletic performance.

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