"Life is going to have ebbs and flows. When we start to get doubtful, we start to make rash decisions. If you can see the path clearly, stick to it. If you can't, figure out the unclear parts. Chances are if you're a developmental athlete, you're pretty low on your developmental path. It takes a lot work to be far along on that path. So if you are low, there's a lot of things you can pick at to get better. If you just think that it's going to take care of itself or you're falling back on the place that you're at, it's kind of being lazy. If you want to be as good as these other people, you can't assume it was handed to them. You're better off assuming they trusted the process, they were analytical – that's how they got to that place. Their path could've started years earlier than you but it's better to assume everybody is working hard and you need to be working hard too. Trust in that hard work."
Two-time Olympic triple jumper and training partner Chris Benard kicks back to share a bit about his career path from Riverside City College to Arizona State to two Olympic Games. Benard also dives into the mindfulness practice that has helped him stay focused in some of the biggest national and global stages. 
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