00:01[Music] Dying, I think a lot of people just see you run, and they say, "Oh, it looks so easy

00:11You really look effortless." But before it gets to that point, it's hard

00:16It's like hard work, staying there, out, sacrificing day in, day out, just dying

00:20This time when you're running, you just want to stop

00:23You just want to give up, like, "To hell with this, I just want to go home." The day when you get up and you know what? You have training today, you know it's going to be intense, like, "Oh God, I don't want to go today," but you got to go

00:36It's so hard, and a lot of people don't know: listen, the work is behind the scenes; competition is the easy part

00:45Behind the scenes is where the work is done

00:48Everything is done to get to that one race that you need to run

00:54[Music] You know, there were Saturdays or Fridays where I'd give up going to a dance or hanging out with my friends because I had a workout the next day

01:05But those things that I gave up, you know, were things that I wanted to help me get to my goal

01:10And there were times where I put, you know, I've been put in uncomfortable situations, but I've used my mental power, my mental strength to push through it

01:20I think that's how you, you know, you can look at any of the athletes in the world, some of the best athletes, the greatest

01:27Athletes in the world do things when they're uncomfortable, you know

01:31Everybody can compete when they're feeling good, happy, excited, or rested, but it's the best people who can overcome when they're tired, sore, not in the great mind, you know, not in the best mindset

01:46I think the mental power that the greatest athletes have can push all the pain aside, you know

01:52And I mean, like, when I was doing that Navy Seals thing, was it easy for me to do it? No, it wasn't easy for me to climb over a 45-foot wall and look down, not at all, and I'm afraid of heights

02:03But, you know, I said to myself, "I'm gonna do this and no one's gonna stop me." I think that's the biggest thing: how strong you can be mentally

02:12I think that really shows who the person is

02:15So, I think that's one thing that separates the good from the greatest

02:19[Music] I have to tell each and every one of you that it doesn't matter how old you are or how young you are, your age; you can achieve anything that you set your mind to

02:35I always say, "If I can do it, anyone can do it," and the reason that I always say that is because I didn't grow up with things being handed to me

02:42I had to work hard, I had to dedicate myself, and I had to be determined

02:47And I was, even outside of sport

02:49It could be education, it could be business..

02:50Could be anything

02:52Um, it requires discipline, hard work, and determination

02:57Most importantly, it requires self-belief

02:59Because, like me, some people might not believe in you, but you have to believe in you

03:07Sometimes, you're going to be your own cheerleader, and you have to be your biggest and best cheerleader

03:10So, to all you young athletes, take that to heart and never stop believing in yourself

03:16Really, always support who you are

03:19[Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] You can use my words; you can use, you know, the inspiration that I try to give, but any way you can be great

04:43I mean, doing what you love to do, you’ve got to commit to it

04:48You can't want something but not put in the work

04:49You know, it doesn't matter what you're doing in life, no matter what it is

04:53It could be a professional athlete, or it could be an artist, it could be a doctor, it could be anything in the world, a president of the United States

05:01But you've got to put the work in, and I think if you put the work in, the results will happen organically

05:06Most importantly, you've got to find happiness too

05:08You know, if you're having fun enjoying what you're doing, then it just makes it so much easier

05:13It makes it so much easier to just want to do it every day

05:17Because it's something that you really enjoy doing, and you don't look at it as work

05:23[Music] Hi there! If you like this video, subscribe to the Simplilearn YouTube channel and click here to watch similar videos

05:40Turn it up and get certified; click here.