1. THE ACCIDENTAL ATHLETE
Peter Liljedahl

2. IN THE BEGINNING …
July 1985

3. IN THE BEGINNING …
July 1985
September 6, 1985

4. IN THE BEGINNING …
May 1986

5. IN THE BEGINNING …
April 1986
May 1986

6. IN THE BEGINNING …
May 1986

7. IN THE BEGINNING …
July 1986

8. IN THE BEGINNING … Junior C1 1000m Junior C2 1000m Junior C1 500m
August 1986

9. IN THE BEGINNING …
September 1986

10. IN THE BEGINNING …

11. IN THE BEGINNING …
October 1986

12. 1987
Szeged, Hungary

13. 1988
Nottingham, UK

14.
THE PINES RESORT
Melbourne, Florida

15. 1990
ICF World Championships
Poznan, Poland

16. 1991
DEFENDER STATUS

17. 1991

18. 1992
Mechelen, Belgium

19. BARCELONA 1992

20. BARCELONA 1992

21. BARCELONA 1992

22. BARCELONA 1992

23. BARCELONA 1992

24. POST-OLYMPICS

25. POST-OLYMPICS

26. POST-OLYMPICS

27. TAKE AWAYS
Never live anywhere where you have to cross a bridge to get to work.
Early diversity, late specialization.
Nature AND Nurture.
Don’t plow your field with a Ferrari.
Excellence is a transferable skill.
Decompression is hard.
Canadians need to improve at he way they support their Olympic athletes.
Say YES to opportunities.

28. THANK YOU