Everyone has their own goals. And for them you give everything. But behind every goal there is also a way of preparation. This way is not always easy and maybe it is not always fun, but you know what you are doing it for. The daily efforts unite with your unbending will. Your hard training lets you grow. You give everything, fair and honest. #Whatareyoufightingfor?

Lisa and Felix give us an insight into their unbending will to give everything. They fight: for their passion, for their sport, for their goals, #forcleanperformance. Together with us and the National Paralympic Committee Germany (NPC), the two stand up #forcleansport within the framework of the Wheelchair Basketball World Championships and the World Para Athletics European Championships 2018.

(August 15, 2018). Has Lisa met her Sportidol already? And what values does she associate with her sport? We asked her, read her answers to the questions below.

If you had the chance to meet one of your sports idols (dead or alive), who would that be and why?

"There is no such thing as a sports idol, but there are extremely talented wheelchair basketball players, such as Patrick Anderson. He is even called the wheelchair basketball player at all. However, I already had the chance this year at the Continental Clash in Sheffield and will certainly meet him again in Hamburg".

What was the best decision you made in your sporting career?

"Nevertheless, to continue my professional life in order to always have a firm foothold and enough security".

Which moments in your sport do you not want to miss?

"To sing your own anthem for the first time in 2015 in Beijing in your German jersey."

What values do you associate with your sport?

"Wheelchair basketball and sporting activity, but also the skills you acquire over time, give you self-confidence and confidence. In a way, you distinguish yourself with it. But it is certainly also a balance to work and university life."

Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

"I will be extremely satisfied with my vocation."

What does Felix enjoy most about his sport and what is his motto in life? He told us about it.

What do you enjoy most about your sport?

"Even as a little boy it was hard for me to keep my legs still and even today I still look forward to my training every day, to move and new challenges always motivate me! I also love the competitions, especially the sprints over 100m: When all athletes wait in their starting blocks at the starting line for the shot and then it starts. This moment simply shows how much energy there is in sport and brings pure thrills every time."

What values do you associate with your sport?

"Particularly in athletics, where people with and without disabilities meet, mutual respect and appreciation are very important. Courage, willpower and stamina are also values that are strongly represented in Paralympic athletics, because we don't always have to deal with the simplest conditions."

Why do you do the sport you do?

"The feeling of getting everything out of yourself every day anew, of giving everything and growing beyond what is possible in competitions are the challenges of sport that appeal to me."

Do you have a life motto that motivates you even in bad times?

"I try to keep the big picture in mind. Even if there are days or weeks that are anything but good, there are times when all the work pays off."

(September 27, 2018). Alhassane is committed to fair and honest competition - #forcleanperformance. We asked him a few questions, which he answers in this blog post.

Alhassane, what would you recommend to your younger self today?

"More patience and calmness - your time will come.?"

How do you deal with stress and failure?

"In such moments it is important to have a backup and find strategies to motivate yourself. My backup is my great family and my friends. I can count on their advice and support. I also try to recharge my batteries and refocus myself by consciously taking a break".

What do your friends and family say about your sport?

"My family and friends support and motivate me tremendously. They see me as a competitive athlete who tries to show what is possible whether disabled or not".

?Picture by Dennis Wilhems / Instagram @denniswilhelmsphotography

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(October 1, 2018). "The joy of sport and training" are important pillars for Birgit, who won gold at the 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships in Berlin with a world record in shot put. Here she answers further questions:

What do you like about shot put?

"Shot put is a very technical sport and I think it's great that I can tinker so much with the individual movement sections. It's fun to gradually put them back together again and see how the work on a small scale affects the big picture. Shot put teaches me a lot of humility to myself and it's fantastic to see the ball really fly when you hit it perfectly".

How do you motivate yourself to continue in bad times?

"Actually, I don't have to motivate myself much. Sport has given me a second life. Sport helps me to overcome limits that I never thought possible. Sport somehow frees me. I don't do it just to win, I do it to move forward personally".

What advice would you give younger junior athletes?

"I think everyone has to find their own way, e.g. also in the preparation for competitions, there is not THE patent recipe for me. One thing I know for sure is that for me there are different pillars on which everything stands: one is definitely "the joy of sport or training". I think, why I am a little more relaxed in competition is, because I go into this competition with an uncanny joy. Don't build up pressure (any pressure) that you can't withstand for any reason. All that matters is you, your performance and that you have a good time. Then comes the looseness and what is in you becomes free in competition.

A basic pillar: Don't set yourself too high goals at the beginning! Start realistically, but also not too low and then increase it slowly. Nothing is worse than to fail at your own goals.

A further pillar is: Always integrate practicing "the emergency case competition" in your training sessions. If you are at the end of a training, then try (every now and then) to bring out the best. Because in competition nobody asks, you have to be able to do that. And for me an extremely important pillar: "Apply good concentration strategies."

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(16 October 2018). We have asked the 2018 World Cup third ? questions about her sport and her motivation, which she answers in this blog #forcleanperformance.

Catharina, what was the best decision in your sporting career?

"The best decision in my sporting career was that I generally decided for this sport and that I took the step to Heidelberg (SGK Heidelberg) for the 2015/2016 season to play in the 2nd Bundesliga there.

What motivates you not to give up even when there are setbacks?

"I'm motivated by the will to develop myself further and to do better next time".

What advice would you give young athletes?

"I would tell them never to lose the fun of the sport."
 

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?Pictures by Werner Schorp

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