In 1989 Colin Jackson approached coach Malcolm Arnold with what seemed like a foolhardy idea of inviting one of his biggest rivals, Canadian Mark McCoy, to become part of Arnold's coaching stable.
“It was highly unusual,” Arnold is quoted as saying,“and I wasn’t keen to begin with. But Colin said he thought he had a lot to gain from Mark because he was a very good starter. Ultimately, they worked very well together. They had a very strong bond and I think they both became better athletes for it.” Such co-operation in sport is not unprecedented. Bob Rotella, the renowned sports psychologist, tells a story about an incident some months after he started working with Tom Kite in 1984. Tom had started recommending Bob to other golfers on the tour. One of these other golfers got to wond...
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