The knack of developing this self-confidence, which is not to be confused with egotism, often employs psychology and little superstitions. Using Johnny Wilson, ace high jumper, as an example, Cromwell points out that Johnny jumps without a shoe on his kicking off foot. The reason for this is that Johnny thinks that the slight additional weight of the shoe is the difference between clea: ing the ber and knocking it off. Jumping minus the one shoe gives him additional confidence which may be the difference between just another ehsmoionship and perhaps a world's record.
Many spectators and runners often marvel at some athlete moking a statement to the effect that he is going to win a race and then going out and doing it. Little do the admirers of such a man realize how runs best out in front; most runners prefer letting the other, man set the pace but there are exceptions such as Funk; therefore when Jack Service returned from. Vacationing he mapped out a plan whereby he believed. that he could beat Funk. His plan was to undermine Funk's mental attitude by keeping out in front. What finally happened was that Jack won because he forced the iron-man to exert great quantities of needless energy in passing the crafty veteran from the American Consulate.
Jack incidentally is a good example of how seriously one should take running. In order to bea good track or field man you have to eat, sleep, and drink nothing but. track.
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