Steve Bird, a dominant Kayaker from Australia who competed in two Olympic games, discusses his dogged determination to recover from injuries and to earn a spot on the Australian Olympic team. He highlights the value of choosing to view injury as a powerful tool and using it to one’s advantage. Bird describes how injury was an invaluable experience for helping him address weaknesses in his body; the need to adopt alternative training methods to maintain health and fitness; and to retrain his paddling technique to improve efficiency and avoid future injury.   Bird also articulates the importance of taking ownership over one's recovery, having clarity on why one chooses to return, and using injury as chance to rekindle one's fire for their sport.  For further assistance dealing with the challenges of injury or for performance enhancement consulting visit: podlogconsulting.com