Its every athletes dream
To be in the olympics
A dream that is hard to achieve
Not impossible
But the chances are slim
Selection is only made every 4 years
And to get that selection
You ned to have determination
High work ethic, and hope
Passion always helps too
Because you need motivation
Something to push you
Even when the times get tough
Being an athlete isn’t easy
But no job is
That is just how it is
There is a lot of early mornings
A lot of blood sweat and tears
Comebacks and setbacks
You are going to have to learn
To bounce back and get back to it
As well and embracing your failures
Because that is how you grow
Failures help you become a better athlete
They make you stronger
You have to be okay to make mistakes
And you have to be okay to do it in front of the world
You have to be really comfortable with yourself
And forget about other peoples opinions
You have to create your own little bubble
To survive the criticism for your every mistake
But people have to remember
That athletes are human
We break down just the same
Not just physically but mentally
We are not bulit prof
We are not made of stone
We are flesh and skin
Just like everyones else
Yes some of us are goals medalist
And world champions
But that dosent change the fact
That we are just only human
Just like you
Please stop treating us like super human
Because it is not true
Because even though sport is our career
And our passion, sport is our job
There are days we are not motivated
There are moments when we fuck up
As well as moments where we break down
So forgive us for having emotions
And showing them on the world stage
Because we are only human
With like and interests outside of our job
There are a lot of expectations on athletes
We are expected to be he best models all the time
And the instant we make a mistake
Everyone is so quick to criticise
Everyone assumes that we will make the olympics
Or win the world championships
People expect us to be on form all the time
But that is simply not true
We have really good days and really shit days
Just like everyone else
Sometimes our emotions get the best of us
And sometimes we need time off
Being an athlete is harder than you think
You don’t realise everything that goes on
Especially behind closed doors
We play through injuries and illness all the time
We never play 100 percent fit
We put our body through a lot
But people don’t see that
They just see the performance
And not the effort that is made
Long before the match starts
About the Creator
Maria Kalafatis
I am a creative writer that loves to write poems and short stories, as well and the ocasonal review on stuff that I love and enjoy
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