In the below YouTube clip Will Greenwood recalls how Jonny Wilkinson stood out from the crowd on fitness tests.
How the majority of players would find out how much fitness they had to do and then manage their efforts through it.
So if they got tired halfway through they would ease up to ensure they made it through the entire fitness session.
But not Jonny. Jonny refused to manage his efforts. He gave 100% every time. He held nothing back.
He knew the benefits of giving your all as much possible. He knew that holding back would only limit one’s progress.
The short term gain of a moments rest meant a long term sacrifice of potential.
Thomas Duggan 