August 10, 2008 by John Ericson

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An Olympic Thought


Part of what draws people to watching the Olympics on TV is seeing people do things that they can’t do themselves. For me, seeing people swim several laps all out in a pool is sort of mind blowing, as a couple laps dog paddled across our play pool is about all that I can manage. An élite athlete can do it, we can’t. Could we learn how to do it? Maybe; certainly we could come close if we put a lot of effort into it.

By the same token, what really is impressive in horn playing is hearing people do things that you can’t do on a horn. Listen to those players, put in your mind to it that type of performance is what you want achieve, and go for it. Most of it any player can work out given enough time and effort and good training. You just have to devote yourself to the goal.

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An Olympic Thought
Published on August 10, 2008 by John Ericson

Archived under: Deep thoughts   |   Inner game
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