Interior Redesign: Going the Distance

Gold medalist, Mary Lou Retton, was the first American to score a perfect "10" in gymnastics vaulting at the Olympic games, this despite a serious injury just weeks before.

After she scored the perfect ten she could have stopped and won the competition. But she decided to take the second optional vault.

If she made a mistake, had a slip, had a slight distraction or any minor error, under the tough rules, she would lose her first ten and lose it all.

But she went for it anyway.

Champions don't operate by fear of failure.

They are willing to pay the price - the full price - for success.

You might not be old enough to have seen it. I was.

Mary Lou took the second vault and again scored a perfect 10.

Why the risk? If one has worked, and worked, and worked on their "game", it becomes second nature. Quitting is not an option. Failure is not an option.