The greatest motivation is a premonition of achieving the goal, when after receiving the goal you say to yourself: «I’m worth something». The main thing in sports is the emotions of victory, which are also superimposed on the purely physiological process of the release of endorphins after stressful physical exertion.

The best rest is travel, the best morning is sleep, and the book, which had a great influence, is «Empire of Angels» by Bernard Verbier.