Richard Colman AM

What an amazing night racing the 100m at the @athsvic State champs with these amazing athletes. Huge thanks to @athsvic for giving the brand new athletes the opportunity to compete along side some of the best @AUSParalympics @ParaAthletics

How good is it to see former squad athlete "pony" Matty Brumby achieving his success of competing at a @Paralympics for @AUSParalympics in cross country skiing after a few years training with me in the race chair.

@SloCan68 Just need $AGE @AlligatorEnergy to hit ALL time highs now and I will be happy

NEW HIGH ALERT #Uranium Equities are going to be posting NEW ALL TIME HIGHS!

Now this is one of the most amazing things you will ever see! Nunners doing incredible things around the world. Use the force nunners haha one of the most amazing people always enjoying life

Their teammate Johnny Gaudreau was killed by a drunk driver So they went and brought his kids on the ice for the gold medal picture. I’m not crying, yall. OK I’m totally crying. 😭💜🇺🇸

Alysa Liu just won Olympic gold. She retired at 16. Was traumatized by the sport. Wouldn't go near an ice rink. And just delivered a career-best on the biggest stage on earth. It's the most compelling comeback story in sports right now. At 13, Liu was the youngest US national champion ever. At 16, she finished 6th at the Olympics. She was a prodigy being told what to eat, what to wear, what music to skate to, and when to train. She lived in a dorm alone at the Olympic Training Center. And she was miserable. "The rink was my home for far too long... And I didn't have a choice," So she quit. She'd lost something essential: the feeling that any of it was hers. She had no autonomy. So she went the other direction. She went to Nepal. Trekked to Everest Base Camp. Got her driver's license. Dyed her hair. Attended college. She lived life. As Liu put it: “Quitting was definitely, and still to this day, one of my best decisions ever.” She built an identity that wasn't tied solely to the ice. She figured out who she was as a human being. Then in early 2024, she went skiing and felt something she hadn't felt in two years: an adrenaline rush. If skiing feels like this, what would skating feel like? She went to a public session. Landed a double axel and triple salchow on the spot. Two weeks later, she was back, but this time on her own terms. She came back because she wanted to. "I choose to be here. I loved that I was able to come back and choose my own destiny." That shift from external obligation to internal choice is the point. A mountain of research tells us autonomy is one of the most powerful driver of sustained motivation. Self-Determination Theory is one of the most established theories in psychology. When people feel ownership over their pursuits, performance goes up, burnout goes down, and creativity skyrockets. Her coach, Phillip DiGuglielmo, nailed it: "For many years she was dropped off at the rink. She was told what to do. Now she comes in, and it is all collaborative." She picks her own music. Designs her own costumes. Controls her training load. "No one's gonna starve me or tell me what I can and can't eat." We often get performance wrong. We think the path to greatness is more control, more structure, more sacrifice. We push young phenoms to "grind", to be disciplined... Not realizing we're often extinguishing the flame that makes them great. It's what psychologist Ellen Winner found when studying prodigies. They have the "rage to master," but over controlling environments suck the passion and joy out of them, snugging out that rage. Those who make it to adult staff have support, but their drive is more intrinsic than extrinsic. Liu's career-best came AFTER she walked away, lived her life, and came back with agency. Tonight she skated to Donna Summer's MacArthur Park with platinum blonde streaks, a lip piercing, and the biggest smile in the building. Career-best 226.79. First American woman to win Olympic gold in figure skating in 24 years. It was pure joy. Her message to the camera: "That's what I'm f---ing talking about." Everyone wants to know the secret to elite performance. It's not complicated. Give people ownership. Let them bring themselves to the performance, instead of squashing the joy and authenticity out of them. Alysa Liu retired at 16 because skating wasn't hers anymore. She won Olympic gold at 20 because it finally was. Be yourself. Go all the way.

🚨 POLICE TICKET WOMAN FOR USING HER RIGHT HAND - SHE DOESN’T HAVE ONE A woman records herself getting pulled over - then films the entire exchange. The officer writes her a citation for holding a phone in her right hand while driving. She doesn’t argue. She doesn’t correct him. She doesn’t explain anything. He repeats what he “saw.” Writes the ticket. Tells her to take it to court. She accepts it. Drives away. All of it on video. What happens when this gets read out loud in court?

How good is #AFLOrigin ? So good to see the Big V the mighty Vic's having a huge crack. @AFL

Sometimes the community impact is far greater than any training. Love seeing the squad develop both on and off the track. Join these amazing people today!

Poor @UnitedStrands never getting a hair cut

What happened to the silver 10% drop circuit breaker?

Now this is what it is all about!. Junior squad member watching senior squad members live on TV racing the Ozday 10km wheelchair road race. Now this is the future of Para Sport @AUSParalympics @ParaAthletics @Paralympics

Very much feeling the burn during the ozday 10km wheelchair race in Sydney.

.@MrSamMac always a joy to have you involved in Para sport and catch up.

Great to have @sunriseon7 at the 2026 Summer Down under ozday 10km road race in Sydney and a great opportunity for some of the squad athletes to be interviewed.

Amazing results from these distance squad athletes at the Ozday 10km wheelchair road race in Sydney with Ali finishing in 3rd place in open men's, David top 10 in open men, Sharni winning master women and I finished 3rd in masters men.

A huge three days of racing at the Summer Down under series in Canberra with so many amazing results including multiple Pbs by these junior squad athletes.

Day two of the Summer Down under series saw super strong results from all squad athletes with lots of Pbs recorded including Maria world records. Pic is of Ali in full flight during his 400m. #Coach #Fitness #Athletics #Race

Some of the squad taking part in the 100m on day 1 of the summer down under series. Abel on the inside in his first ever race doing a crazy amazing race. PBs for the other two athletes as well. Good start to the series.

Squad track athletes ready for the Summer Down under series in Canberra great mix of world champions and very first race athletes.