seven to eight hours, six days a weekcompleting 20km in the pool, running 5kmand spending 30 minutes in the gym eachday to achieve his goals. For Justin havingstrong motivation and discipline helpedin his success. These qualities have alsoaided him in life after swimming. Justinis the owner of six aquatic, sports andfitness centres in the greater Ips-wich area inspiring others to reachfor sporting success.

Sporting gloryWHAT IT TAKES

Athletes, whether they areprofessionals or amateurs andwhatever their field of sport, all striveto be the best they possibly can. Thosethat excel are a great inspiration to usall and can motivate and encourageus in their pursuit of excellence.The ultimate aim is to be number one,but to do that sports people must havea number of qualities. To be awardedthe title of being the best in a sportthey must:◗ Be confident◗ Be prepared◗ Practise◗ Be committed◗ Be focused and be able toconcentrate◗ Be relaxed◗ Show self-control◗ Deal with pressure◗ Deal with distractions◗ Cope with success and failure◗ Be persistent◗ Know their strengths and weaknesses

AUSSIE BREAKS RECORDA MASSIVE two minutes and 50seconds has been shaved off therecord for an unassisted solo crossingof the English Channel by AustralianTrent Grimsey. The Queenslanderbegan his 34km marathon at Dover insouthern England and arrived atCap-Gris-Nez, France six hours 55minutes later.

BOOK of the WEEKIN THIS month’s release, Ethics 101Conversations to have with your Kids(Jane Curry Publishing $24.95), authorMichael Parker prompts discussion byposing 101 ethical questions and theirlogical progressions. The questions areperfectly pitched to the world of the 10to 15-year-old: from friendships, sport,parties and bullying, through to animalrights and climate change.

A GREAT EIGHTJACQUELINE Freney (pictured below)became Australia’s most successfulParalympian at a single Games,securing eight gold medals during astunning week in the pool at theLondon Paralympics. The 20-year-oldswimmer from the NSW north coastemerged as an outstanding talent ofthe present and the future, winning alleight races she took part in, makingher the most successful athlete of anynation at London.

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GOING FOR GLORYTo be the best at anything in lifethere are a number of things youneed to consider. Learn more aboutwhat it takes to reach the top bydoing this week’s tasks.

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Who won the men’s andwomen’s singles titles at

this year’s US Tennis Open?

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QUIZ TIMEEach week we willtest your knowledgeon what’s beenhappening in thenews. For theanswers visit NiE

online.

QUIZ TIMEEach week we willtest your knowledgeon what’s beenhappening in thenews. For theanswers visit NiE

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In which country is the ICCWorld Twenty20 cricket

championship being playedover the next three weeks?

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Which AFL football club didJohn McCarthy, who

tragically died last week in LasVegas, play for?

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Today we blow the whistle on what it takes to reach thetop of your sport and to achieve success on and off the fieldTHIS year we have already seen manygreat sporting feats in both the SummerOlympic and Paralympic Games. Haveyou ever dreamt of competing at a ma-jor sports event or pulling on the greenand gold to represent Australia in asporting arena? Perhaps you haveplayed in a grand final for your localsporting club, crossed the line first in arace or have watched your favouriteteam lift the winner’s trophy. We all likethe feeling we get when we as indivi-duals or our team achieves somethingon the sporting field. In Australia, weare very passionate about sport becauseit has played an important role in shap-ing our national identity.

GOOD SPORTEveryone likes to win. No one reallyenjoys losing, but when you’re playingsports, there is always going to be awinner or a loser (unless the game endsin a draw). An important part of playingsports is good sportsmanship. How youand your team act before, during andafter a game says as much about you asa sportsperson as does the skills youuse while competing. No one likes toplay with a ‘bad loser’.

THE TROPHYThe culmination of most sporting eventsis the presentation of trophies, medalsor prizes to the winner and runners-upof the contest. Trophies have markedvictories since ancient times and havecontinued to serve as proof of anachievement. The word trophy is de-rived from words meaning “a spoil,prize of war or monument to victory”.

SPORTING SUCCESSHaving won an individual bronze medalat the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics at theage of 17, swimmer Justin Lembergknows what it takes to achieve sportingglory. Inspired by his coach Laurie

Lawrence, Justin would train

EARLY START: Justin Lemberg teacheschildren in the water early.

MARATHONEFFORT: Trent Grimseyswam the English Channel inrecord time. PHOTO: AAP

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