BITESIZE #27 | Dina Asher-Smith: Work hard to be in the best position

We are loving the Olympics! And alongside our founding partner Lotus Cars, we’re delving into the rich archive for lessons from Olympic legends! This week’s comes from Dina Asher-Smith, one of GB’s medal hopes in the track and field. Dina’s episode on the podcast was bursting with enthusiasm, you just have to smile 😊 

Dina told Jake and Damian how a track and field championship will show any weakness you have. You have to work hard to be in the best position and leave everything out on the track 💪

Listen to the whole episode: https://pod.fo/e/2338d

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In this episode of the High Performance Podcast, Olympic athlete Dina Asher-Smith emphasizes the importance of hard work and dedication in achieving success. She highlights that track and field championships reveal any weaknesses an athlete may have, necessitating rigorous training and leaving everything on the track.

Dina stresses that putting in the effort is crucial for achieving desired outcomes. She acknowledges that some individuals may not see immediate results despite their hard work, but she believes that eventually, people reap the rewards of their labor. She encourages listeners to maintain faith and continue striving for their goals.

Dina and host Jake Humphrey discuss the significance of enjoying the journey and the process of working towards a goal. They emphasize that if someone genuinely enjoys the hard work and the path they are on, the outcome becomes less important. This perspective aligns with the idea that the journey is often more fulfilling than the destination.

The episode also features insights from entrepreneur Ben Francis, who shares his experiences in establishing businesses that did not succeed. Francis emphasizes that he enjoyed the process of starting and running these ventures, even though they did not yield the desired outcomes. This anecdote reinforces the notion that the journey and the learning experiences along the way can be valuable, regardless of the final result.

Dina's enthusiasm and passion for her sport are evident throughout the episode. She inspires listeners to embrace the challenges of pursuing their goals and to find joy in the journey. The episode concludes with a reminder to subscribe to the podcast for more inspiring content in the future.

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[02:08.680 -> 02:11.160] Hi there, welcome along to another bite-sized episode
[02:11.160 -> 02:12.760] of the High Performance Podcast.
[02:12.760 -> 02:15.440] Just a short burst of inspiration from one
[02:15.440 -> 02:17.680] of our amazing guests that we've spoken to
[02:17.680 -> 02:19.600] over the last 18 months or so.
[02:19.600 -> 02:22.520] Just to lift you up, give you a bit of inspiration,
[02:22.520 -> 02:24.640] maybe equip you with some new knowledge
[02:24.640 -> 02:26.760] that you can take into the rest of your day.
[02:26.760 -> 02:29.480] And today we hear from a young lady
[02:29.480 -> 02:32.320] who is looking to have a very special summer indeed,
[02:32.320 -> 02:35.720] Olympian Dina Asher-Smith.
[02:35.720 -> 02:36.780] She comes next.
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[03:01.280 -> 03:03.760] But it's literally what happens in that 10 seconds
[03:03.760 -> 03:06.120] and it depends on so many things. It depends on
[03:06.120 -> 03:10.720] how you handle it. It depends on what your prep's been like, whether you've been completely
[03:10.720 -> 03:14.000] honest with yourself and whether you have left every stone unturned and worked really
[03:14.000 -> 03:19.480] hard because ultimately, everybody will see every weakness, whether that's physical or
[03:19.480 -> 03:22.360] mental when the gun goes and you've got to race.
[03:22.360 -> 03:28.880] Quite frankly, sometimes you don't, but you've just got to work really hard within yourself to that you're in the best
[03:28.880 -> 03:32.040] position possible. And then you just go and do it.
[03:32.040 -> 03:35.920] You know, it's very similar Damien to the conversation that Ben Ainslie shared with
[03:35.920 -> 03:42.800] us when he said that luck is preparation waiting for opportunity. And let's not mess about
[03:42.800 -> 04:06.080] here. Okay, let's be absolutely frank with people listening to this. There are lots of ymladd. Ac nid ydym ni'n gweithio ymlaen yma, iawn, dwi'n gwneud y gwir i gyd yn ddiogel â phobl sy'n clywed yma. Mae llawer o themeau o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r ffordd o'r f%, ie, rwy'n credu bod yna ddweud gwych y bydd yr hyn rydych chi'n ei wneud
[04:06.080 -> 04:10.320] yn y ffyrdd yn y llun yn y llun, ac rwy'n credu yr hyn rydyn ni'n ei wneud yw ein bod ni'n gweld y llun
[04:10.320 -> 04:15.360] o'r dynion hwnnw ar ddiweddarau y Games o'r Olympiad neu lle bynnag y byddant yn gweithio,
[04:15.360 -> 04:20.320] ond mae'r gwaith yn y ffyrdd, y cymryd agor pan ddim eisiau cymryd agor ar y
[04:20.320 -> 04:25.920] mornion hir a'r llun, mae'r cymryrechu ar eich hun pan yw eich bywyd yn cwrio
[04:25.920 -> 04:27.880] nad ydych chi'n byw am wneud mwy.
[04:27.880 -> 04:32.000] Mae'n mynd a chwyno'r bwyd
[04:32.000 -> 04:34.240] er mwyn i chi gael rhywbeth yn sylfaenol
[04:34.240 -> 04:36.760] a chadw'n ôl a gweld rhywbeth ar y telyfysg.
[04:36.760 -> 04:38.960] Mae'r holl beth yma yn y ffyrdd
[04:38.960 -> 04:40.840] sy'n cael ei ddangos yn y llun
[04:40.840 -> 04:42.960] ac mae hynny'n gwaith hawr.
[04:42.960 -> 04:44.440] Felly mae dau dynion o bobl
[04:44.440 -> 04:50.440] rydw i eisiau siarad â nhw ar y ffyrdd. the light and that is hard work. So there's two sets of people I want to talk to right now. The first one is the people who deep down know they haven't
[04:50.440 -> 04:54.200] really put the effort in and there's a great quote that Damien shared on his
[04:54.200 -> 04:57.640] Instagram you can follow him at liquid thinker and it was don't be annoyed
[04:57.640 -> 05:02.080] about the results you didn't get for the work you didn't do. So that's the first
[05:02.080 -> 05:05.400] thing if you're not putting the work in don't expect the results and don't be annoyed when the results don't come but let's also talk to those people Damien i'r gwaith y gafodd eich bod chi ddim. Felly dyna'r peth cyntaf. Os nad ydych chi'n rhoi'r gwaith, ddim yn gobeithio'r cyfraniadau ac ddim yn cael yr oed
[05:05.400 -> 05:06.560] pan nad y cyfraniadau ddim yn dod.
[05:06.560 -> 05:07.360] Ond dwi'n siarad hefyd
[05:07.360 -> 05:08.640] gyda'r bobl hynny, Damien,
[05:08.640 -> 05:09.680] sy'n gwneud y gwaith,
[05:09.680 -> 05:10.640] sy'n rhoi'r gwaith,
[05:10.640 -> 05:11.280] sy'n meddwl
[05:11.280 -> 05:12.880] y byddant yn mynd i'r gwirioneddau
[05:12.880 -> 05:13.800] ar gael
[05:13.800 -> 05:15.240] ac nad yw'n dod.
[05:15.240 -> 05:17.320] Beth allwn ni ddweud i'r bobl hynny
[05:17.320 -> 05:18.800] i gyrraedd iddyn nhw i ddod?
[05:18.800 -> 05:20.080] Wel, eto,
[05:20.080 -> 05:21.760] rwy'n credu bod hynny'n aml
[05:21.760 -> 05:23.120] yn rhan fwyaf o bywyd
[05:23.120 -> 05:23.880] mewn nifer o ffyrdd.
[05:23.880 -> 05:27.000] Yn rhan o bobl sydd wedi rhoi popeth ac nid yw'n cael y canlyniadau.
[05:27.000 -> 05:29.840] Ond rwy'n credu bod y cyfraniad yn y ffordd.
[05:29.840 -> 05:32.840] Mae nifer o'n perfformiwr wedi dweud i ni fod hynny'n y ffordd.
[05:32.840 -> 05:35.760] Mae'n ymwneud â'r hyn y ddysgwyddant yn y ffyrdd
[05:35.760 -> 05:38.640] pan oedd yn gweithio'n fawr ac yn gwybod amdanynt
[05:38.640 -> 05:40.080] a'r bobl o'r rhan o'n.
[05:40.080 -> 05:41.680] Roedd hynny'n y cyfraniad gwirioneddol.
[05:41.680 -> 05:44.160] Rydyn ni'n siarad gyda Johnny Wilkinson
[05:44.160 -> 05:45.080] sy'n dweud i ni bod y cyfle gwirioneddol. Rydyn ni'n siarad â Johnny Wilkinson sy'n dweud wrthym
[05:45.080 -> 05:48.640] y bydau ar ôl cael y Cymdeithas Fyddig yn 2003
[05:48.640 -> 05:51.640] roedd yn debyg fel ystyried o'r cyfnod o'r cyfnod.
[05:51.640 -> 05:53.280] Doedd dim cael y Cymdeithas Fyddig
[05:53.280 -> 05:55.440] oedd y peth, roedd y ffordd, y stryd,
[05:55.440 -> 05:58.000] y ffyrdd y gwneud i fynd yno
[05:58.000 -> 05:58.680] a oedd yn bwysig.
[05:58.680 -> 06:00.280] Roeddwn i'n hyrwyddo pobl
[06:00.280 -> 06:01.960] na i gael eu gwneud o'r cyfnod
[06:01.960 -> 06:03.560] ond meddwl am y ffordd
[06:03.560 -> 06:05.840] a'r hyn y maen nhw'n dysgu ar y ffyrdd. Ac hefyd, gael yr hyrwyddo o ddim gwybod beth sydd o'r rhan o'r cwrn. not to get fixated on the outcome, but think about that journey and what they're learning along the way.
[06:05.840 -> 06:07.880] And also keep the excitement
[06:07.880 -> 06:10.000] of not knowing what's around the corner.
[06:10.000 -> 06:12.040] You know, as long as you keep putting in the hard work,
[06:12.040 -> 06:13.280] as long as you're living in a place
[06:13.280 -> 06:16.420] where passion is at the center of what you're doing,
[06:16.420 -> 06:17.920] I honestly think it will come.
[06:17.920 -> 06:19.520] Partly because I don't see the benefit
[06:19.520 -> 06:21.080] in thinking anything else,
[06:21.080 -> 06:24.000] but also I do believe that people get the rewards
[06:24.000 -> 06:25.000] for the work they put
[06:25.000 -> 06:29.120] in eventually and sometimes you might have to take a different path.
[06:29.120 -> 06:33.720] Sometimes what you think is hard work isn't actually and you need to put in some smart
[06:33.720 -> 06:37.480] work as well, but just keep the faith, just keep going.
[06:37.480 -> 06:40.600] But as Damien says, and it is probably the most important element to this whole thing
[06:40.600 -> 06:44.800] actually Damien, don't do it if it doesn't fulfill you.
[06:44.800 -> 06:46.000] Like if you enjoy the hard work, if you enjoy Damien, neidio'i wneud os nad yw'n eich cyflawni. Os ydych chi'n mwynhau'r gwaith anodd,
[06:46.000 -> 06:48.000] os ydych chi'n mwynhau'r ffordd, os ydych chi'n mwynhau'r
[06:48.000 -> 06:50.000] beth sydd ar y cwrdd, yna,
[06:50.000 -> 06:52.000] yn llawer o ffyrdd, nid oes mae'n bwysig a yw'n arwain
[06:52.000 -> 06:54.000] neu ddim, oherwydd dydych chi'n unig yn iawn.
[06:54.000 -> 06:56.000] Mae'n byth i unig ferson wedi dod ar y podcast hon
[06:56.000 -> 06:58.000] a dweud, y gwagor o
[06:58.000 -> 07:00.000] llwybr mewn bywyd yw bod y dyddiadur
[07:00.000 -> 07:02.000] ddim yn yr hyfryd oedd eu meddwl oedd yn mynd
[07:02.000 -> 07:04.000] i fod. Felly, os yw'r ffordd yn dda,
[07:04.000 -> 07:05.600] yna dyna'n iwn, dydyn ni ddim?
[07:05.600 -> 07:06.520] Ie, yn amlwg.
[07:06.520 -> 07:09.360] Rwy'n credu, eto, roedd yna ddangos cyffredin
[07:09.360 -> 07:11.240] yn ddiweddar pan ysgrifennoddom Ben Francis
[07:11.240 -> 07:12.880] ac roedd yn penodol i ddangos
[07:12.880 -> 07:15.640] bod pawb yn dweud bod ei busnes Gym Shark
[07:15.640 -> 07:17.640] yn gyflog ar y gwaith,
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[07:42.000 -> 07:44.000] Mae'n gyfansodd iawn gyda Deena,
[07:44.000 -> 07:47.560] ac os ydych chi eisiau clywed y rest o hyn hynny, ysgrifennwch ar ei gafod ar y podcast High Performance.
[07:47.560 -> 07:51.520] Yn ffyrdd, os ydych chi wedi clywed mwyaf o'r rhain, neu'n unig i gyd,
[07:51.520 -> 07:54.320] byddwn i'n ymdrechu i fynd yn ôl a dechrau ar y dechrau arall,
[07:54.320 -> 07:56.400] a mynd ymlaen, oherwydd mae'n anhygoel, Damien, yw'n i,
[07:56.400 -> 07:58.160] nid unig i ni, ac rydyn ni wedi'r cyfrifiadau,
[07:58.160 -> 08:00.160] rydyn ni'n dechrau clywed pethau a'u cymryd ar bethau
[08:00.160 -> 08:03.040] na ddim yn eithaf'n ddwylo.
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[08:26.460 -> 08:30.780] episode coming your way on Monday so make sure that you subscribe and you'll
[08:30.780 -> 08:34.020] be the first to hear it. We've got some amazing stuff actually coming your way
[08:34.020 -> 08:40.020] for the rest of summer 2021. So stick with us and just see what inspiration
[08:40.020 -> 08:43.780] crops up. Thanks to Damien, thanks to the whole team, thanks to Finn Ryan at
[08:43.780 -> 08:49.480] Rethink Audio, but most of all, thanks to you for being involved in the High Performance Podcast.
[08:49.480 -> 08:50.480] See you soon.
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