Mick Doohan , one of my “personal” – favorite , Heroes .

Mick Doohan is a Legendary Australian Champion in the Motogp( in the past it called 500c.c) , it has 5 World Championships and i could NEVER be objective with him . He is one of my BIGGEST HERO and whenever i see some information from him , i cannot “tame” myself and i want to write for what he says .

And when the “Big” Mick speaks for the methods , the training , the techniques and the MOST importand his winning mentality , the information and the lessons for us , are way serious .

Mick had a very unique approach to the bike racing , and what you should do if you want to become a World Champion and maybe , win several Championships . This approach of his , made him a multi – winner , and back then “things” in the Motogp racing were “Wild” .

The 2 – stroke bikes , back then were very difficult to ride and the bikes haven’t had the electronics the Motogp bikes , have nowdays . Of course every time period , has its own difficulties and i don’t say this to underestimate the nowdays riders .

But the “old days” had another feeling for many . Anyway , Mick new that he should be very strong mentally , as physhically if he wanted to “dominate” the sport and do what he wanted to do , with his career .

His physical training was very “brutal” and he never had excuses in order to miss a training day , or something like that .

A couple of hours in the gym and 50 to 60 km with his bicycle was an “ordinary” day or Mick and he did that for many , many years with no “discounts” . He knew that if his “enemies” saw in him an “inch” of relaxation , they might have thought (!) , that they could beat him .

And that , WASN’T an option . I say it before , he didn’t want only to win , he wanted to “dominate” the entire “bike planet” for as long as he wanted . And he was unbeatable , till a serious injury( he had some serious in his career) made him stop his career , on the TOP .

Doohan’s “alien” focus , made him a Champion .

One of his characteristic mentality approach was , that he had the EXACT “alien” brain focus to his “job” , even if he raced alone in a track , or in front of 150.000 people . He didn’t care , for the “claping” of the audience .

He raced and competed firstly for his PERSONAL joy and then for the other “stuff” which comes when you are a Champion . He decided to had that approach , because in some races in which he was started in front of the other riders and nobody was “challenge” him , he reduced his focus from easiness and had some “silly” falls .

So after that , either he raced in front of his fans , or all alone in a race track , his focus was so INTENSE as Doohan wanted . That was a characteristic of Mick Doohan , and his opponenents knew that , so they didn’t unticipate a mistake from mind relaxation .

Second is the first of the Losers for Mick Doohan .

Another characteristic Mick Doohan had as a Champion ( and he has it of course as a person ) , was the approach that he RACED TO WIN !!!!!!

The second place , was just the first of the losers(!) . Yes this is maybe sounds extreme , but this is an approach many champions have .

This TINY detail in an Australian radio , Mick shared with the audience the previous day , wanted to explain his mindset while he was competing .

Mick didn’t care for the second or the third place and he thought that if you start to feel “comfortable” being second or third , isn’t the “correct” mindset for a wannabe Champion .

MIck also said that , you must always try to find this EXTRA LITTLE DETAIL , this extra little “thing” , which will make you stand in the higher place of the podium . This so TINY detail , is the one which makes the WHOLE difference and the “reward” from it , is way larger .

You know it is “easy” to rich the 6th place in a race ( of any kind : football , basketball , business , tennis , et.c ) , then to get closer to the 3 first places and start to take some of them . It is maybe “easy” to get some third , second places during your competinf period , but being in the first place and STAY in it , it’s a TOTALLY other situation .

This small detail , is the one which makes the astonishing difference and a sign of a multi championships winner human . And Mick Doohan has many , many times spoken for it . It’s maybe a difficult approach , but this is the one which can change your hole existance as a competitor and tranform you .

The mindset of the humans who are trying with their hole amount of powers to achieve their goals , are so many and so different . But the PRINCIPLES which are revealed from their strategies , can be used in all the fields of the human activities .

These Principles are the “lighthouses” for anyone who wants to make his dreams come true .