Introducing

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Introducing Shireen Bailey
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Shireen Bailey
From 14 yr old Croydon school girl
to successful Olympic athlete

• On the All time list of 1500m Olympic Games
  (Women) Performers

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In the beginning is the Goal

• The athlete that trains regularly and well will
  almost certainly improve
• Great performances, e.g. Olympic, need clearer
  and more precisely planned training.
• Preparing athletes is very much a management
  problem
• Olympics athletes do the right work in the right
  amount at the right time and seize the right
  opportunity when the right circumstances occur.
• Setting the right goal is the first step in every
  great achievement.

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Then there are Opportunities
Selected for the Seoul Olympics - best
competition in the World
Was strong and fast enough to be picked for a
very difficult double of 800 and 1500 metre
Warmed up in the Olympic Stadium , not phased by
the event or competition
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Great Challenges have Rewards
Shireen is still on the All time lists of 1500m
Olympic Games (Women) Performers
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Going up a level achieves great performances
One great performance was Shireens 1500m 7th
place in Olympic Finals
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My Journey Talk Key points
How I started   Training and commitment from 12 -
15   Training etc from 16 - 18   Restart training
at 19   Making Commonwealth Games at 22   Not
making Olympic Games at 24   Intervening
Years   Making Olympic Games at 28   The present
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Q A Successful Career

• What made a successful athlete?
• What sacrifices did you make to achieve what you
  did?
• What role did family and coaching play?

OPEN QUESTIONS FROM SURREY ATHLETES
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Thanks Shireen Bailey Athlete with Championship
Character
CHAMPIONSHIP CHARACTER INCLUDES DRIVE AGGRESSIVEN
ESS DETERMINATION ACCEPTS CRITICISM LEADERSHIP SEL
F CONFIDENCE EMOTIONAL CONTROL MENTAL
TOUGHNESS COACHABILITY CONCIENTIOUSNESS
Life style changes do make a difference in
achieving performance