“Everyone
has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth.”
-
Mike Tyson
Mike
Tyson was one of the most feared fighters in the history of boxing. Yet, there
were plenty of experts in the sport who spoke of his weaknesses and how to beat
him, as though it were not that hard. Many of his opponents trained and planned to beat him according to his
weaknesses. And much like the quote above from Tyson, those plans may have been
very well devised, but once the match started and they took those first few
punches, dealing with the adversity of the match, it became a challenge to stick
to the plan.
That’s
triathlon and racing. No matter how well you plan, when you get into the big
races, against the toughest competition, your resolve and steadfastness to that
plan will be tested greatly.
Your plan better not be good, it must be great. And it should have contingencies if the punch to mouth was more than you expected.
Coach Vance
