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The Dark Side of Grit Perseverance and Passion | Alison Tetrick #grit #grace #shortsfeed

2 Jun 2025 · 0 min

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Alison Tetrick talks about the cost of relentless perseverance and why grit alone isn't enough. She's a biochemist, athlete, daughter, and wife who learned that grace matters as much as grinding, and that knowing when to pull back is part of the equation.

I don't quit. I will crash and get back up and people will tell me I am so strong because I'm bloody and broken, figuratively. And inside the tube.
In life and in sport and at work, we live in this self sovereign world of I control everything. And the reality is we control so little. Right. All we control is our actions. But the outcomes. There are so many other elements.
At play. My identity was so wrapped up in just the bike and my performance and that gold medal like visualization. And I had to realize I was more like I am a daughter, a wife, a granddaughter, a friend and a biochemist. Yes. I was like, oh, there's more than just bikes. A grit versus grace. I don't think you can have one without the other. But I think you said this earlier, is just like that. Sometimes pushing means pulling back.