1. Push Your Limits
Ask yourself what you're most afraid of, then go do it.
To an outsider, anyone who can bust out a full-twisting front flip--and land it on a four-inch-wide beam hovering four feet off the ground--seemingly has pushed to their absolute max. But the skills Nastia Liukin fearlessly tackled with grace and ease in Beijing won't necessarily earn her a return trip to the Games. [Editor's note: Nastia Liukin didn't end up making it to the 2012 Olympics. See why.] Young up-and-comers have been reaching for (and even surpassing) the extremely high bar she set, so she can't afford to stay comfortable. "You have to keep moving forward," she says. "Even if it's just a half step--that can still be huge. Ultimately, you will get so much stronger and better."
