Injury and Inspiration

By

Invictus Games 2016 Athlete

Caroline Buckle

• Joined the Army in March 1997• Served in UK, Germany, Cyprus

and Kenya• Deployed on Active Operations

to: Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan• Role: Human Resources Combat

Specialist• Trained in weapons, personnel

search, detention services and teaching first aid.

• Service Ended on 31st May 2014

Sport and the Army

How Does Sports Recovery Work?

Team Work

Friendship

Self Belief

Commitment

Hard Work

Pride

2015

Challenges:•Walking with the Wounded 20KM Challenge•Cotswolds' 113 Middle Distance Triathlon•100 Mile Hero Ride across the South Downs•5mile Swimathon individual effort•Cotswolds' Classic Middle Distance Triathlon•Arch to Arch Endurance Triathlon 300Miles

The Invictus Games 2016

• Application• Trials• Training• Selection• The Games• Returning• The future

What Have I Learnt?

I have realised that winning doesn’t always mean getting first place;

It means getting the best out of yourself.

Standing tall and proud, Making new friends.

Taking the values and standards expected in sport through with you into your everyday life and most of all enjoying yourself.

The Man In The Mirror When you get what you want in your struggle for self

And the world makes you king for a dayJust go to the mirror and look at yourself

And see what that man has to say.

For it isn’t your father, or mother, or wife Whose judgment upon you must pass

The fellow whose verdict counts most in your lifeIs the one staring back from the glass.

He’s the fellow to please – never mind all the restFor he’s with you, clear to the end

And you’ve passed your most difficult, dangerous testIf the man in the glass is your friend.

You may fool the whole world down the pathway of yearsAnd get pats on the back as you pass

But your final reward will be heartache and tearsIf you’ve cheated the man in the glass.

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