@dauntlessmentality: The power of visualization 😮‍💨 Before the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Michael Phelps told his longtime coach Bob Bowman about a vivid dream he’d been having — one where he saw the number 3:07 in his mind as he visualized his race. Phelps didn’t know exactly what it meant, but Bowman, ever the meticulous strategist, suggested that it could represent his 300-meter split time in the 400-meter individual medley — the grueling event that opens with butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and finishes with freestyle. Bowman knew Phelps’ training and visualization habits were razor-sharp, so the two took it as a sign of how dialed in he was to both the mental and physical rhythm of his race. When the Olympic final arrived, Phelps delivered a performance that seemed almost prophetic. As he hit the 300-meter mark, the clock flashed 3:07, exactly as he had envisioned. With the crowd roaring, he powered through the final 100 meters to finish in 4:03.84 — shattering his own world record by nearly two seconds. That race not only earned him his first gold medal of the Beijing Games but also set the tone for one of the greatest athletic feats in history: eight gold medals in a single Olympics, breaking Mark Spitz’s 36-year-old record and solidifying Phelps’ place as the greatest swimmer the world had ever seen. Follow for more #michaelphelps #swimming #olympics #visualization #mindset

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