Jennings on adversity

"I feel the earth and the wind and the trees. I feel its spirit. It puts me in the moment. I feel the rhythm of the race. It's like music. When the rhythm gets dissonant and chaotic, it is either a jazzy driving force behind me or demons inside me."

Gabriel Harmony Jennings, talking about winning the 1,500 meter

I am uncertain if Gabriel knew the implications of this comment. Many athletes that succeed in their sport, and life, can turn any situation into a positive force to drive them through a race.
When everything is right, and in balance, there is a rhythm to your effort. You can feel it, and you know it's going to be a good day.

When there is imbalance, and the rhythm becomes chaotic, the effort and stress seems to become unbearable. Successful athletes learn to use this situation also as a driving force to succeed. This is not inherent. This is learned by placing yourself in difficult situations in workouts. Learned by submitting yourself to the insidious suffering in workouts, so you learn to deal with adversity, and use the negative toward's the will to succeed.