“Stop thinking. Start doing”
“Stop thinking. Start doing” Nothing is going to happen until you start. Sometimes we overthink things to the point where it prevents us from ever starting. Stop thinking. Start doing. Just skate.
Tag Archives: training
“When I’m on the ice I’m home”
“When I’m on the ice I’m home” The ice is a second home. It’s a place of comfort where nothing else matters. You can escape life, the stresses of work, school, drama, etc. It’s a place where you can be yourself and not have to worry or think about anything else.
Injuries Are a Bump not a Road Closed
You have been training hard and you are at your peak! Your jumps are solid, spins are fast, and every movement you make feels natural. And then BAM, an injury takes you out. Unfortunately in life there are unpredictable injuries. There are countless exercises and percautions that can be taken to avoid getting hurt, but that […]
School + Skating = Sacrifice
“Most people who don’t want to sacrifice will find excuses. The people willing to make sacrifices find solutions.” It pains me to say that summer has ended, and with that school begins. 9 1/2 more months will pass before we can experience endless hours spent at the rink and full days of training. It may […]
What Great Skaters Don’t Realize In Competitions
What Great Skaters Don’t Realize Sometimes intimidation gets the best of us and we don’t realize our own strengths and abilities. Before a competition, I have seen so many skaters lose their mental focus (including myself). They start thinking about other skaters and how good they are instead of focusing on themselves. Talented skaters seem […]
#13 Stress of the Test
Why is it that whenever it comes to a test or a competition, the week of the, the day before, or even during warm up everything seems to fall apart? Training for months, and everything is solid until the test approaches. All of the sudden there is an added stress, a time restraint to be […]
#12 Great Skaters are Made by Their Passion
“Great skaters are not made up of their technique, but be their passion” Once again, I have been listening to more podcasts, and this week I listened to an episode of the Solopreneurhour where they said, “You cant teach hustle.” Oh how true! Growing up skating I didn’t exactly have one of the best coaches […]
#11 Goals Need Time Limits
I have started reading the 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferris trying to improve on my entrepreneurial skills. During my read I came across a chapter, one line in particular, that made a lightbulb go off. Parkinsons Law! Its not exactly something you would first think of when it comes to skating, but it’s so important! Parkinson’s […]
#9 Caring about Choreography
When you see a skater skate, what do you remember most about that skater? Is it their amazing presentation, beautiful spiral, or triple jumps? So many historic and memorable skaters are remembered for their grace and elegance. I can’t understand why so many skaters training are PRIMARILY focused on jumps and jumps only. I see […]
#7 Figure Skaters are Insane
“Insanity: doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” -Albert Einstein Figure skaters are insane. I’m not talking about the Tanya Hardings, cut someone with your skate kind of insane (although in the skating world I’m sure we can all agree there are those kind of insanes). The inane I’m talking about […]
Skating Inspirations 