BEYOND FOCUS 1, 4, Inner Journey Onto the Olympic Stage, Adam Ondra

There was a conflict inside me. I love rock climbing, but I love challenges. How much will I be able to sacrifice for the challenge How will I convince myself to do a discipline I do not enjoy doing Enjoyment plays a massive role in climbing, in my opinion. Often, if I am asked what my most significant gift for climbing is, I answer the fact that I enjoy climbing as much as I do. Initially, I hadn t thought I would be able to sacrifice that much, no matter how much I was attracted by the idea of competing at the Olympics. Is it still going to be me if I spend most of my time training in the gym and keep training speed And if I won t be myself, will I still be a good climber Those are difficult questions I am not really able to answer, not even today. If there wasn t the Olympics Probably, I wouldn t be competing But the Olympics, for the first time ever, was a huge source of motivation. Adam Ondra What do competitions mean to Adam Is it ego Show Or, to a certain extent, a journey to hi