Why Is Donald Thomas Successful

Both Stefan Holm and Donald Thomas are very amazing athletes. Donald Thomas with his big mouth showed how good of a high jumper is when he cleared 6'8.25. Stefan Holm showed why he is one of the best jumpers by being the reigning Olympic Champion. Both of them worked very hard to be where they are at.

There are many reasons why Donald Thomas is very successful in high jumping. His Achilles Tendon and his height plays a big part in his jumping ,but his confidence and determination is one of the main reasons why he is very successful. “In August 2007, with a total of eight months of legitimate high-jump training to his name, Thomas donned his pole vault shoes and the gold and aquamarine of his native Bahamas and traveled to Osaka for the World Championships. In non-Olympic years, the World Championships are the Super Bowl of track and field.” His never stop trying to improve in his high jumping. He kept on practicing and practicing for eight months straight and now all his hard work pays off. He started off just trying to show that he can actually high jump to the high jumping team at his college and now almost a year later he is in the high jumping world championships.
Like Donald Thomas, Holm’s Achilles Tendon and height play a very big part in his jumping. What really drives Holm’s success is how confident and how determined he is to become the best high jumper in the world. “Meanwhile, Holm was cruising, passing over 7’3”, 7’5”, 7’6.5, and 7’7.73” without a single miss, as his father watched through a video camera and pumped his fist in the stands.” He passed all those heights by being determined and