Despite 88 World Cups Mikaela Shiffrin Admits She Can’t Focus on Winning

When it comes to alpine skiing, Mikaela Shiffrin is a force to be reckoned with. From winning 88 world cup championships to framing a multitude of accolades to her name, Shiffrin has covered it all. Interestingly, crediting to her already impressive resume, the skier shared various nooks and crannies of her successful vocation and how she managed to ace the slaloms. But that’s not all!

Recently, the 28-year-old graced the “School of Greatness” podcast, run by the former pro athlete, Lewis Howes. While talking with the host, she shared her powerful words on success, failure, and revealed her winning approach.

Did Mikaela Shiffrin really never focus on “Winning”?

On 18th July 2023, entrepreneur Lewis Howes dropped his recent talk with Shiffrin on his official website. In the 60 min talk, the alpine skier has spoken on multiple topics and inspired her fans. Interestingly, Shiffrin admitted that she struggles when her primary focus is “winning“.

She confesses, “And when I think I wanna win, I never win? Never ever, if I am thinking about winning, I will not win the race.” Surprising as it may seem, she further elaborated “Like it has happened almost 100 per cent of the time, so what do you need to think about? I have to think about the intensity of my skiing or racing the course rather than winning. It always has to be what’s happening between the start and the finish line, not what’s gonna happen after the finish.”

Shiffrin’s revelation highlights the significance of shifting one’s focus from the end goal to the journey itself. She always concentrates on her next turn, the present moment becomes the catalyst for success. “The next turn, like the process of getting to the finish, is what allows you to win the race,” she asserts. But apart from all the things she said, there is one another pivotal section of her words on the Olympic world and goals, which is making the waves.

What does she think about the Olympics world?

Shiffrin thinks that the current sports world is somewhat focused only on “winning”. She shares, “I think in sports, people really really wanna hear about your goals, the Greatest of all time like the Michael Jordan story like you’re the NBA champion, the hype and the pressure are built and he does it and it’s like greater than all!”. Following this she shares what she feels about her game,“I have always in my mind, that I don’t think  I am going to do any of this  I really just wanna be a very good skier and maybe someday I can be the best in the world.”

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She has always been clear about what all she wants, as it is clearly visible in her incredible journey.  She clinched 88 world cups, achieved a historic feat, and broke decades old record of Ingemar Stenmark. Now, her fans are all girded up to witness the 28-year-old clinch more crystal globes in the upcoming slalom races. 

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