Olympics lessons: teaching for gold

I have Olympicitis. I am waving a flag and screaming at the TV, tears running down my cheeks, mesmerised by world record breaking cyclists riding in close formation at 60 km hr ^-1, legs spinning in unison like magnificent machines; transfixed by rowers flexing their biceps to pull oars 35 times per minute to send a boat down a lake faster than any beefy Aussie. I watch late, revelling in fantastic results achieved by people I have never heard of in sports I know nothing about. These medal winners are firmly on the ladder of success. I envy them. I've only ever made it to the trampoline - bouncing up and down. What makes them succeed?