The pursuable prime | Adam van Koeverden | TEDxToronto

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Olympic athletes spend much of their youth training to become world champions. But what happens once suddenly you’ve achieved those goals, and after twenty years of pursuing your sport you no longer have the same stamina you once did? In this TEDxTalk, Olympic gold medalist and world champion sprint kayaker Adam van Koeverden discusses the key factors that motivated him to succeed from a young age, and reflects on the impact that those lessons have had on his more recent years in kayaking. How can athletes continue to participate in their sport beyond their physical prime and what can we learn from them?
Champion kayaker Adam van Koeverden first captured the world’s attention at the 2004 Olympic Games, where he was a double medalist with gold and bronze victories. Since then, he has continued to dominate the sport, taking silver at both the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games, earning two World Championship titles in 2007 and 2011, and being named “Canada’s Athlete of the Year” in 2012. He is also a 73-time Canadian kayaking champion, and holds the Guinness World Record for paddling the fastest-ever 500 metre in a canoe or kayak.
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[@kofriend]

A true fighter in a kayak.

[@aircanuck]

This fellow is the real deal. I've done a lot of things in my life because of his example.

[@ajparr5585]

I'm normally conservative but I'll tell you , if he brings these attitudes to his politics ....I would rather see a person like him running the liberal party

[@DSP_2.0]

You have no idea what this nut job promotes.

[@aircanuck]

This fellow is the real deal. I've done a lot of things in my life because of his example.