It's not Pain : Speakers & Interviews

I started reading Dr. Bell's books in the 80's. His love of the sport leaks from his pores beyond containment. Coaches-get the books or even better get to a Dr. Bell seminar for athletes, coaches, or parents. I don't know how much traveling he is doing nowadays but if you can get him to talk to your team it is a non-stop flow of watershed moments. Why only 5 minutes of the interview?

ARW-Dr. Bell has written a number of books in which this material can be found. I don't know about transcripts, though. His blog, which is often news or practice routines occasionally has pearls of wisdom like in this interview: http://drkeithbell.statesmanblogs.com/ But, I would recommend his books very highly.

Is it possible to get a transript of this interview?

When I was swimming 100 Breast races I would drift off mentally around the 50 and 75 because I was winning by like 6 seconds (not because I am really fast, i live in a slow district). Sometimes it would drift and the person would be right next to me but I didn't even notice (that he was next to me). The pain is hardest to ignore when you have a large lead. When your behind you push and push to win, but unless you have a specific time that you force yourself to hit you slow down because of the pain when you're ahead. (My experiances)

I've been lucky enough to swim with Keith for about 7 years now. While it has turned me from a complete non-swimmer to one who has swam a 5k in open water, that is a secondary accomplishment. It has been as much a life lesson as anything. Truly, I enjoy every stroke in the water, and those times that I am mentally battling fatigue are the most fun. But in fact, it's a lesson that throughout my life, if I am not enjoying what I am doing, then I need to do something different. Thanks Keith.

If you have not the opportunity to swim for Keith, make it happen. You will go faster. You will feel faster. He takes the same direct, clear thinking to the deck and makes it part of practice.

This guy is way cute, way kind, and way smart! Makes me wanna be a swimmer!

he's totally right. like, at the end of a 200 IM, that last 50 hurts like hell. But if there is someone next to you who you wanna beat, you don't really feel that pain(or fatigue), its almost that you have more energy to be able to beat him.

this guy is freakin smart