I have been thoroughly enjoying the Olympics and love watching all the elite athletes compete in their respective sports.  Last night, the camera crews did an excellent job covering all the skiing and snowboarding events.  The competition was fantastic, but watching the athlete prepare for their event was just as fascinating to me. Lindsey Vonn’s mental preparation included visualization of the course.  With her eyes closed, she was visually seeing and feeling herself make her way down the slope to victory.  Other athletes were mentally preparing by letting go of all tension with music or inspirational lyrics. Scotty Lago had a great quote about feeling nervous before the competition, but trusting his body and mind to perform when it was time to compete.  Many athletes suffered through new and old injuries as they performed the best they could for that given day.