Rebecca has a truly great story to tell. It is a story of chasing dreams, soul searching and a quest to be the best. She reveals she was no child athlete prodigy, had no sporting influence and no ambition to be an Olympic athlete until a chance flick through the recreational section of the Yellow Pages opened up a fascinating journey to become one of the most successful and unique athletes this country has ever had.

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In an emotional and passionate account she tells why her Olympic silver medal in Athens was a disappointment and how during the last two weeks before the Olympic final in Beijing, everything began to fall apart. Rebecca uncovers her frustrations, her struggles with the stress and pressure which she piled upon herself and how the desire for an Olympic Gold medal at times became all-consuming.

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At the core of her story she unveils how she made the remarkable transition from rowing to cycling, explains how change was a necessity in order to improve and demonstrates the importance of having the right culture and environment for success. Rebecca presents a winning character so driven, committed, determined and focused and a winning mind so psychologically astute, that success was inevitable. Even Rebecca herself admits she ended up exceeding even her own expectations.

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For the corporate world Rebecca’s story highlights the many parallels between business performance and sporting excellence by outlining her framework for high performance and how her no compromise approach and can-do-will-do-attitude were critical to her success. She emphasises how we can all be winners and what we need to do, and she challenges and motivates the audience to make themselves the best that they can be.

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