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and talking about what you need to do, not about what you did wrong. Now, if you are not responsible for the disappointment then do not take the blame! Forgive the perpetrator and move on with your life. Second, protect your attitude. Successful contented people are a rare breed. I know many people who are not contented with their lives and it matters little if they are successful if they are miserable. A rarer breed by far is the unsuccessful contented person because contentment tends to make a person successful before long. So, you ask, how can I feel contentment if I am disappointed? You can’t… but you can shorten the time that you stay discontented. You can’t keep a good man down because he gets up quickly and moves on toward his goal. Protect your self-image by thinking and talking about what you need to do, not about what you did wrong. Finally, see if you can find any benefit in the situation before you determine that your life is no longer worth living. Remember, people value things in direct proportion to the price paid for them so maybe you will value success much more if you fail a bit in the process. I am reminded of the famous Olympic middle-distance runner Lasse Verin’s story. I had the great honor of witnessing his bid for the gold medal in the 5,000m race at the Munich games in 1972. Verin was in the final and not expected to medal. Three of the people in the field had semifinal times faster than Verin’s and all had beaten him in pre-Olympic races. Verin had even told a friend of mine that he doubted he had what it took to medal in the 5000m and was looking forward to the 10,000m to do better. As the race progressed one of the runners inadvertently stepped on Verin’s foot and he fell down. Verin recovered and began to run after the pack as the crowd cheered him on. Verin had used much of his reserves in a sprint to catch the pack of runners and I doubted that he would even finish the race. The 5,000m requires the runners to traverse the quarter-mile track many times and each time as he came into my view I could see he was in great pain from the look on his face. At the bell that signaled the final lap the three favorite runners bolted ahead of the pack. I looked once more at Verin as he came into my view. The crowd had begun to shout Verin’s name: Lasse, Lasse, Lasse. Then I witnessed something incredible. Verin began to smile. Soon he caught the leaders and pulled ahead of them at the finish. The stadium went ballistic with applause and all were on their feet as Verin’s time revealed he had set an Olympic record. Verin had run the fastest time in Olympic history after being knocked down during the race. Today Lasse Verin is revered as one of the greatest middle-distance runners of all time, having won gold medals in both the 5,000m and 10,000m races in the 1972 and 1976 Olympic Games. I wonder whether he would have won any of those titles if he had not been stepped on in the race I witnessed. There was no doubt that Lasse Verin was disappointed when he was knocked down. The important thing is that he got right up and finished the race. D Lanny Bassham is an Olympic Coach and an Olympic Gold Medalist. He is a member of the Olympic Shooting Hall of Fame, ranks third among all shooters in total international medal count for the USA, and is one of the most respected mental trainers in the world. His book With Winning in Mind and his Mental Management® concepts are used and endorsed by Olympic and World Champions. Contact him at (800) 879-5079 or at www.mentalmanagement.com December 07 | Clean Run 83
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Clean Run Magazine - December 2007

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Clean Run Magazine - December 2007

Clean Run Magazine - December 2007
Contents
Editorializing: Are We Driving the Common Sense Out of Our Dogs?
Tip of the Month
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Agility…
Backyard Dogs
How Rude! The Ins and Outs of Trial Etiquette
On Course with Webb and Leslie Anderson
Games for Thinking Dogs
Help! I Can’t Keep Up: Jumping Odds and Ends
In Cider
City Dogs
Trainer's Forum
Being Black and White, Part 3: The Contacts
Converging Lines: Pushing Your Dog Toward the Correct Obstacle
In a Blink: Visual Thinking in Dog Agility
Evaluating Structure in the Performance Dog
Power Paws Patterns: Number Two
Spy Kids: Planning for the Future
Case Study: Teeter Trouble
Distance Challenge
No Not That One!
The Judge’s Debriefing
Mental Management®: Handling Disappointment
Master Plan
Agility Organization Update
Course Diagram Keys
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - Clean Run Magazine - December 2007
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 2
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - Contents
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 4
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - Editorializing: Are We Driving the Common Sense Out of Our Dogs?
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - Tip of the Month
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Agility…
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - Backyard Dogs
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 9
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 10
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 11
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 12
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - How Rude! The Ins and Outs of Trial Etiquette
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 14
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 15
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - On Course with Webb and Leslie Anderson
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 17
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 18
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 19
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - Games for Thinking Dogs
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 21
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 22
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - Help! I Can’t Keep Up: Jumping Odds and Ends
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 24
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 25
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 26
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - In Cider
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 28
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 29
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - City Dogs
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 31
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 32
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 33
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - Trainer's Forum
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 35
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 36
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 37
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - Being Black and White, Part 3: The Contacts
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 39
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 40
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - Converging Lines: Pushing Your Dog Toward the Correct Obstacle
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 42
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 43
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 44
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 45
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - In a Blink: Visual Thinking in Dog Agility
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 47
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Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 49
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 50
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 51
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - Evaluating Structure in the Performance Dog
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 53
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 54
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - Power Paws Patterns: Number Two
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 56
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 57
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 58
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - Spy Kids: Planning for the Future
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 60
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 61
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 62
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - Case Study: Teeter Trouble
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 64
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 65
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Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 67
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 68
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - Distance Challenge
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 70
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 71
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 72
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - No Not That One!
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 74
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 75
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - The Judge’s Debriefing
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 77
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 78
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 79
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 80
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - Mental Management®: Handling Disappointment
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 82
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 83
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - Master Plan
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 85
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 86
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - Agility Organization Update
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 88
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 89
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - Course Diagram Keys
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 91
Clean Run Magazine - December 2007 - 92
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