AMA about my experiences as a professional athlete

hi im naomi i’m an athlete and creator!

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in athletics as soon as you’re paid to compete you are pro

so i became pro in 2018 as that’s when i first earned from competing and was put on the olympic funding programme

When did you make the decision to go pro?

living in my era of unknowns, "world builder"

jumping 4 pbs and getting my first international medal infront of a home crowd at commonwealth games

and next year there is a home european champs and a new championships called world ultimate championships which i will b targeting!

What is your proudest athletic moment? And what’s next for you?

i prefer it to smaller comps cos you cant see peoples faces smaller comps are more awkward haha

1. hmmm no rituals really i would watch videos of really great jumps from other athletes tho
2. commonwealth games cos it was my first senior international medal https://manifold.gallery/base:0x376d2acc6ee28876f98ee00a23d1d9b75e3e0ffd/3?utm_source=collector_app&utm_campaign=serendipity&utm_medium=media_details

3. dont move next to national training centre cos u will get injured and it will mess with your mental health just keep doing what u were doing dont rush

4. spa, sauna , baths and watching youtube

My casts are immutable, but my opinions might get a soft fork… followed by @woj.eth 🎖️

1. How do you mentally prepare the night before a major competition? Any specific rituals or music?
2. What’s your all-time favorite jump regardless of distance and what made it special?
3. What advice would you give your younger self, just starting out in athletics?
4. How do you balance physical recovery with mental rest, especially after a tough meet?
5. What’s one thing you wish more people knew about the everyday life of a pro athlete?

I’ll like to ask more if you permit me

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prob at commonwealth games 

i was the only english athlete in my event and it was a home games with 30k in the crowd 

before the comp started when i would tie my shoelace the heads of everyone in the crowd would look down to watch 

and i walked to get my water all the heads would all turn to watch in unison it was such a strange feeling hahaha

Most memorable non competition-related thing that happened at an event?

Trying to understand the universe | Music lover

i think having a good coach with a good training programme

How do you manage consistency being a professional

micro goal setting and training diary

aiming to do one small thing better and tracking it to see improvement

sometimes u don’t notice small wins and that can keep motivation up if the large goal isnt happening yet

How do you stay motivated during slumps or tough seasons?

Med student with a love for learning programming

yeah my brother and husband are both athletes, my dad used to be one too 

and prob what im doing now! i have always loved tech and making videos since i was a kid

Do you come from an athletic family and what made you want to take athletics more seriously? 

And if you didn’t have athletics what would you be doing professionally?

🤠💃 
Optimist. Nerd Sniper. Gratitude Circle Starter.

sticking to my plan regardless of how motivated i feel or how hard things get

i bring it with my dedication to whatever i set my mind to do

i rarely do things half heartily its good cos i achieve personal goals but bad as i dont rest enough sometimes

what does dedication as an athlete look like to you? How do you bring that into your day to day life outside of your sport?

Art, Degen, Coding web3 https://web3.bio/zuuye.eth

i dont mind people being better than me i try and learn from them

i jusymt didnt like when people would treat me different or exclude me because i wasnt as good as them i always hate cliqueyness

Major challenges faced when meeting people that you knew were better than you or close to you

hmm making content is the best way cos you dont have to do anything physically you can sit down and make and edit a vid, i had a job as a teaching assistant on my feet all day and emotional so wasnt a good combo and i didnt jump well

I know there are sports being a pro doesn’t mean you can make the sport for a living (specially as woman fking patriarchy)

How do you manage being a pro athlete and doing a job?

Crypto Enthusiast! Studying every corner and crevence of Farcaster

yes because there are reports and targets and i have regular meetings with head coach and yes!

Do you feel like your work is a job? 

& do you get raises?

A good storyteller! Would you like to hear a story?

no only athletics i did other sports at school but wasnt very good at them

Have you tried to compete in other sports before the one you’re competing rn? If so how was the experience of changing?

indifferent! i want them to explore lots to find what they’re passionate about but i think doing sports is good for learning life lessons

Would you wish for your kids to do sports or you are just indifferent?

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for me its repetition + visualisation

doing things correctly so many times that it just becomes muscle memory then outside factors affect things less and less so i don’t feel nervous

also i know under pressure that i raise my game, i also have done a bunch of sports psychology!

whats your top advice on improving mental game? what do you do to perform at your best, no matter the circumstance?

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How old were you when you started training?

Motivated by Royal, Rizz, snacks, and doggos.

you hear everything the louder the better for me! i prefer a bigger crowd to a smaller one!

How does the experience differ when being in front of a crowd? Do you hear the cheers or tune things out to focus?

i was good at it and then i started to love it :) i neevr wanted to b an athlete growing up tho i wanted to make videos been editing and making videos since i was 8/9

What made you choose athlete?
Is it because you loved it or you just want to do it

You kinda look like Shacarri in this picture