Paralympic wheelchair racer Tatyana McFadden shares five ways she has avoided burnout throughout her 20-year athletic career.
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Tatyana McFaddenis a household name at the Paralympics.
After all, shes qualified for and competed at seven of themsix summer Paralympics and one winter Paralympics.
They wanted me to play sports and join in with the neighborhood kids.
My parents did lots of research to find a local parasports program.
And we didI did many sports through them, the first actually being learning to swim.
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So, its a good thing that this years Games will be so competitive.
Im really looking forward to the Games this year, McFadden says.
Each event [that I compete in] is going to be really, really tough.
So, its a good thing that this years Games will be so competitive.
She shares five of her top tips for avoiding burnout in sport and in life with us below.
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(Ya sama means I can do it in Russian.)
Balance looks different at different points in my life, McFadden says.
But finding things outside of sport that are fun is key for me.
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She maintains a young soul
I definitely have what I would call a young soul, McFadden says.
I love to make an adventure out of events like the Paralympics, McFadden says.
Even if the adventure is just going out to dinner with friends.
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McFadden is still based in Maryland and doesnt live far from her sisters and parents.
Whether its movies or games, having a night of fun with my family means a lot.
We all travel so much that it can be hard to get together, McFadden says.
But that quality time together is amazing.
Some people said that Rising Phoenix glamorized people with disabilities, McFadden says.
I say, thats the point.
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