Very good interview with George Russell and Jake H
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It’s quite a long interview (90mins) but well worth watching he’s a seriously impressive character for his age.
https://youtu.be/PkLfAdo3vx4
https://youtu.be/PkLfAdo3vx4
His attitude and mindset are remarkable IMO.
Having understood the life he led as a teenager through karting and up the single seater ladder I’m not sure I’d want to swap places though.
It doesn’t sound like much of a life from the outside. Insane levels of pressure on young shoulders; huge expectations; personal sacrifice (your whole teenage life not spent doing teenage things); hard taskmasters, an unrelenting need to perform.
You’d need unreal levels of self belief to cope with all that and make it to F1. And then when you get there the media and fans are eagerly waiting for any sign of you being arrogant, entitled, cocksure, or any other way out of the “ordinary”.
Seems to have weathered it very well.
Having understood the life he led as a teenager through karting and up the single seater ladder I’m not sure I’d want to swap places though.
It doesn’t sound like much of a life from the outside. Insane levels of pressure on young shoulders; huge expectations; personal sacrifice (your whole teenage life not spent doing teenage things); hard taskmasters, an unrelenting need to perform.
You’d need unreal levels of self belief to cope with all that and make it to F1. And then when you get there the media and fans are eagerly waiting for any sign of you being arrogant, entitled, cocksure, or any other way out of the “ordinary”.
Seems to have weathered it very well.
FNG said:
His attitude and mindset are remarkable IMO.
It doesn’t sound like much of a life from the outside. Insane levels of pressure on young shoulders; huge expectations; personal sacrifice (your whole teenage life not spent doing teenage things); hard taskmasters, an unrelenting need to perform.
Par for the course in the pursuit of any professional sport I think.It doesn’t sound like much of a life from the outside. Insane levels of pressure on young shoulders; huge expectations; personal sacrifice (your whole teenage life not spent doing teenage things); hard taskmasters, an unrelenting need to perform.
When my lad was 14, he developed a liking for Badminton in which he became remarkably good. Was given an opportunity to play to county level and there were early mutterings about Olympic pathways and the like. We went to a couple of meets and met parents of other kids who'd started that journey. Even for Badminton, the level of commitment and cost was absurd. Thankfully, he discovered girls!
I guess the trade off is that by the time you're 30, if you're good enough, you'll have respect, fame and wealth to levels unobtainable in any other endeavour other than perhaps music and banking.
FNG said:
His attitude and mindset are remarkable IMO.
Having understood the life he led as a teenager through karting and up the single seater ladder I’m not sure I’d want to swap places though.
It doesn’t sound like much of a life from the outside. Insane levels of pressure on young shoulders; huge expectations; personal sacrifice (your whole teenage life not spent doing teenage things); hard taskmasters, an unrelenting need to perform.
You’d need unreal levels of self belief to cope with all that and make it to F1. And then when you get there the media and fans are eagerly waiting for any sign of you being arrogant, entitled, cocksure, or any other way out of the “ordinary”.
Seems to have weathered it very well.
Most karting careers end because of drink and woman. Missing out on parties and nights out and girls starts to take effect. But it's still alot of fun. Having understood the life he led as a teenager through karting and up the single seater ladder I’m not sure I’d want to swap places though.
It doesn’t sound like much of a life from the outside. Insane levels of pressure on young shoulders; huge expectations; personal sacrifice (your whole teenage life not spent doing teenage things); hard taskmasters, an unrelenting need to perform.
You’d need unreal levels of self belief to cope with all that and make it to F1. And then when you get there the media and fans are eagerly waiting for any sign of you being arrogant, entitled, cocksure, or any other way out of the “ordinary”.
Seems to have weathered it very well.
StevieBee said:
FNG said:
His attitude and mindset are remarkable IMO.
It doesn’t sound like much of a life from the outside. Insane levels of pressure on young shoulders; huge expectations; personal sacrifice (your whole teenage life not spent doing teenage things); hard taskmasters, an unrelenting need to perform.
Par for the course in the pursuit of any professional sport I think.It doesn’t sound like much of a life from the outside. Insane levels of pressure on young shoulders; huge expectations; personal sacrifice (your whole teenage life not spent doing teenage things); hard taskmasters, an unrelenting need to perform.
When my lad was 14, he developed a liking for Badminton in which he became remarkably good. Was given an opportunity to play to county level and there were early mutterings about Olympic pathways and the like. We went to a couple of meets and met parents of other kids who'd started that journey. Even for Badminton, the level of commitment and cost was absurd. Thankfully, he discovered girls!
I guess the trade off is that by the time you're 30, if you're good enough, you'll have respect, fame and wealth to levels unobtainable in any other endeavour other than perhaps music and banking.
My sister's eldest still holds a freestyle record in Oz that he set 20 plus years ago. He hates swimming now, but his son is gifted and a swimmer that is getting noticed too.
StevieBee said:
FNG said:
His attitude and mindset are remarkable IMO.
It doesn’t sound like much of a life from the outside. Insane levels of pressure on young shoulders; huge expectations; personal sacrifice (your whole teenage life not spent doing teenage things); hard taskmasters, an unrelenting need to perform.
Par for the course in the pursuit of any professional sport I think.It doesn’t sound like much of a life from the outside. Insane levels of pressure on young shoulders; huge expectations; personal sacrifice (your whole teenage life not spent doing teenage things); hard taskmasters, an unrelenting need to perform.
When my lad was 14, he developed a liking for Badminton in which he became remarkably good. Was given an opportunity to play to county level and there were early mutterings about Olympic pathways and the like. We went to a couple of meets and met parents of other kids who'd started that journey. Even for Badminton, the level of commitment and cost was absurd. Thankfully, he discovered girls!
I guess the trade off is that by the time you're 30, if you're good enough, you'll have respect, fame and wealth to levels unobtainable in any other endeavour other than perhaps music and banking.
I don't know any aspiring sportspeople, so I thought it was a decent insight into the life they lead and how single minded they need to be.
Would also argue that while the pressure is always going to be there - who'd want to let the parents down who've been getting up for 5am swims or spending every weekend at the tennis court etc etc - the stakes look that much higher when you're looking at tens or hundreds of thousands of pounds being invested in the hope of getting discovered.
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