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Welcome to
Nüw
Theory
Ontario's newest triathlon team dedicated to fostering and sustaining
professionalism in the sport of triathlon.
Here is
a "Nüw
Theory" from Brad Kearns.
It is a blurb from his new book, How Lance Does It, and it articulates
one of the most important "theories" that each member of this team tries to
train, race, and live by:
"Athletes today are conditioned strongly to appreciate victory but not the
enjoyment of the experience and striving to get better. With the young
athletes I work with, it's surprising to observe the barrage of self-limiting
statements and beliefs that they harbor about competition. At a recent
practice session with high school high jumpers, one of the athletes announced to
his peers, 'I'm like the worst high jumper ever,' just before launching himself
at the bar. Second-grade children assembled for the distance race will
whine, 'Do I have to do it? I stink at running.' The passenger next to me on a
recent airplane flight told me she worked in a dental office but was 'just an
assistant,' implying that this was not as valuable or impressive as being a
dentist or certified hygienist. These self-deprecating comments that are
ubiquitous today are simply a protection mechanism against the way we measure
and judge everyone by their accomplishments. We worship money, victory,
and prestige, while ignoring the subtler traits of exhibiting good
sportsmanship, contributing goodwill to the community, or being a good listener,
a mentor to youth or workplace associates, or generally a kind, decent, and fair
person." (p. 32)
Nüw
Theory is a team that Nicole and
Wolfgang Guembel have put together to celebrate love of sport, sportsmanship, and contributing to one's
community. Race results and resumes define us less than the values we
live by and the virtues we strive for.
If
your computer does not display what looks like pretty cool fonts on this page
then you need the following files in your "Fonts" folder:
Weltron Urban,
Batik Regular,
Papyrus (copy them into "local disk
C/Windows/Fonts)
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