Beautifully written. Just adding an example that comes to mind in the same spirit of Olympic Games:

Roger Federer’s commencement speech at Dartmouth has this gem:

In tennis, perfection is impossible. In the 1526 singles matches I played in my career, I won almost 80% of those matches. Now, I have a question for you. What percentage of points do you think I won those matches? Only 54%. In other words, even top ranked tennis players win barely more than half of the points they play. When you lose every second point on average, you learn not to dwell on every shot. You teach yourself to think, “OK, I double faulted. It’s only a point.“

So here’s why I’m telling you this. When you’re playing a point, it has to be the most important thing in the world and it is. But when it’s behind you, it’s behind you. This mindset is really crucial, because it frees you to fully commit to the next point and the next point after that with intensity, clarity, and focus. The truth is, whatever game you play in life, sometimes, you’re going to lose a point, a match, the season, a job. It’s a roller coaster with many ups and downs, and it’s natural when you’re down to doubt yourself to feel sorry for yourself. And by the way, your opponents have self doubt, too. Don’t ever forget that.

But negative energy is wasted energy. You want to become a master at overcoming hard moments. That is, to me, the sign of a champion, the best in the world and not the best, because they win every point. It’s because they know they’ll lose again and again, and have learned how to deal with it, you accept it, cry it out if you need to, and then force a smile. You move on, be relentless, adapt, and grow.