I have supervisory meeting tomorrow whereby I'd have to do a mock presentation for PATAT08 conference. Powerpoints slides are ready, but still, I need to rehearse it infront of the mirror for quite some times. But the Olympics fever is on and I found myself hard to concentrate! Adding up to it, this morning Rebecca Adlington from Mansfield won the gold medal in women's 400m freestyle. It's a glory day for people in Nottingham, and of course I'm also excited about it as swimming is my favourite pastime. Back home I used to do it as the university has a good indoor swimming pool and before going home after work, I'd certainly dive in when I have free time.
Back to Rebecca, she deserves the gold as the preparation for it was so intense. She practised 30 hours per week and even swam since early in the morning at 5 am when lots of people are in the comfort of their own beds.
The moral of the story, when we really work hard, the success is in our hands. I wish I had her courage and gain the gold medal; not in the olympics but my PhD of course...
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