I stumbled across this breakdown of Cristiano Ronaldo’s records in sport https://www.ronaldo7.net/news/2025/08/2401-goals-ronaldo-has-broken-and-remaining-records.html and it really stuck. The guy is in his late 30s, and instead of slowing down he’s smashing records because he’s obsessed with training, recovery, even diet. I had a similar experience in my own life with running. I was never the fastest, but once I got hooked on structured training, logging every run, I suddenly made way more progress than guys who were just “naturally quick.”
I stumbled across this breakdown of Cristiano Ronaldo’s records in sport https://www.ronaldo7.net/news/2025/08/2401-goals-ronaldo-has-broken-and-remaining-records.html and it really stuck. The guy is in his late 30s, and instead of slowing down he’s smashing records because he’s obsessed with training, recovery, even diet. I had a similar experience in my own life with running. I was never the fastest, but once I got hooked on structured training, logging every run, I suddenly made way more progress than guys who were just “naturally quick.”