But in the hours before the 500 final, there was some concern he wouldn't be in top form for the big race; he suffered a crushing defeat on Friday, finishing eighth in a field of nine paddlers in the 1000.
Van Koeverden admitted to being plagued by self-doubt after Friday's disappointment.
"I didn’t really sleep last night. I felt like everything was getting turned upside down, and I didn’t know why. I was searching but also trying to ignore it, because it wasn’t really the time [to look for] answers.
How often do man succumb to this weight of pressure. When the cards are all stacked in your favour, circumstances tweaked in your direction and the hope of the people on your backs, what man can truly say that they feel no apprehension and fear within the deepest recesses of their hearts? Perhaps only Phelps...
With the exams drawing nearer, the pressure cooker that is life seems to have once again sprung to life. Once the timer starts, it is a question of who can take it and who can't. Every year the timer starts earlier. This year, that mad rush for time to study seems to have begun even earlier than usual... 6 weeks. And still no movement on my part.
It is time to kick that butt into high gear, lest one falls into the pothole that so many often do. The lingering thought that: hey i can do all of this in like one week. How woefully wrong you are... Here is a breakdown of how to study with 5 weeks left to the exams...
Week 5: Start doing your overdue homework
Week 4: Look for your notes
Week 3: Convince yourself that it is time to start studying
Week 2: Deny that there are even exams
Week 1: Psychological Breakdown
Week 0: Oh my...
Just so you know, that isn't the way to score...(afraid that some imbecile will take that advice) As Kobe Bryant said before the Olympic Basketball Finals against Spain: It's time to turn our game on.
Indeed it is.
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