This Ain't No Flop

Until the Mexico Olympics of 1968 the customary way for a high jumper to cross the bar was with his body parallel to it, in a technique known as the western Roll. But that was about to change.

A little-known athlete approached the bar, which was set at a world record height of 2.24 m. He took off, but instead of turning his body towards the bar, he turned his back on it.

He brought his legs up and flipped over the bar backwards.

His name was Dick Fosbury, and his method of jumping become known as the Fosbury Flop. It is still used today.

He jumped higher than any man before, by thinking the opposite from everyone else.

This example is just a technique for thinking, but here the technique for technique for thinking become a technique for jumping, turning a flop in a success.

Source: Whatever You Think, Think The Opposite by Paul Arden

So till my next post ya, its bye from Ganz.

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