Adelina Sotnikova
If you want to live as you planned, you need to constantly improve, go to new goals, overcome obstacles.
My way to success wasn’t easy. It has always been a 100% commitment and focus on only one thing. It has been endless workouts and only one day o . This is all about overcoming yourself and 100% work.
I had great mentors. My coach, my family, my team. Mom, dad, Elena Vodorezova, Irina Tagaeva, Peter Chernyshev - all those people who invested in me, who led me to the victory. For what I’m very thankful, because if not they support and work, this wouldn’t have happened.
And if I had the opportunity to live life anew, I wouldn’t have changed anything, because all that I went through is life, experience, development of character - all together. If all this hadn’t happened to me, I wouldn’t have understood or had much in this life. I have a character both in sport and life. I will achieve what I want, because I was taught to do this - never give up. If it’s hard, you need to overcome it.
When you want to quit everything, ask yourself the question: “You have spent so much energy, and because of one mistake, are you ready to give up everything that you worked on? Really?”. Here it is necessary to step over and move on, work to ensure that there is no such mistake, such failure. Both in sports and in life, when you want to quit everything, you need to ask the question, “why did I do all this? Why should I give it up now? ”And if you want to live as you planned, you need to constantly improve, go to new goals, overcome obstacles.
If you go to success, then you need to relax properly, wisely. When I went to my goal, I rested either with friends, or devoted all day to myself - I went to the spa, for a massage. I still do that. My favorite holiday is probably the New Year, because it is a family holiday. A large family is gathering - everyone is having fun, playing games. This is the best vacation.