Annie Martin, 2004 Athens Olympian 5th Place Finish, Team Canada, Beach Volleyball
Name: Annie Martin Age: 26 Sport: Beach Volleyball
Sport Performance History:
5th: Olympic Games 2004 – Athens
9th: FIVB World Tour August 2007 - Norway
4th : FIVB World Tour July 2004 –Norway
5th : FIVB World Tour August 2003 – China
9th : World Championship 2003 - Brazil
Gold : Canada Games 2001 – London
4 times senior Canadian champion
3 times junior Canadian champion
What gives you the greatest meaning in life?
Live my life with passion and love.
What do you stand for as a person?
Changing the world from the inside out. When I want a change in my life or in the world, I believe that I have to be that change instead of looking outside of me, instead of waiting that the change comes from others. As an example, I think that peace in the world starts with a feeling of peace inside me. When I feel my inner peace, I release an energy of peace around me and by the same way the energy is shared. People feel the peace in themselves when they enter into contact with a person who is at peace.
When it is all over what do you what people to say about your life?
That I was a person who emanated joy and love.
Can you give an example of when you triumphed over adversity?
I feel I triumph every time I use a tough situation in my life for my transformation. As an example, in sport and in the world of competition, it’s easy to think that the only thing that matters is winning. I don’t think that there’s anything wrong with goals and trying to fulfill them as long as the main focal point of my attention remains the present moment. The one step I am doing in the moment is the primary. The destination is secondary. Success for me means doing at my best, the action I am doing now (doing it with quality). So, when I stay connected with the moment, I feel I triumph over adversity.
