There are hurdles to overcome in sport and in life. Sport is a very valuable learning ground for how to live your life in the best possible way.

Sport and life is about losing. It's about understanding how to lose.

It's about somebody initially knowing more about it than you do but eventually you learn a lot about it yourself and practise the skills and techniques that you've been taught.

It's about lessons for life. It's not just about winning either.

If you have a coach helping you, developing your skills alongside you, that's when you're on your way to becoming not just a participant but achieving.

It's perseverance that's the key. It's persevering for long enough to achieve your potential.

You've got to be a disciplined person if you want to succeed both in sport and in life.