Retired Olympic swimmer Ariarne Titmus says she's leaving behind the all-or-nothing mindset that made her successful

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Retired Olympic swimmer Ariarne Titmus says she's leaving behind the all-or-nothing mindset that made her successful

Four-time Olympic gold medalist Ariarne Titmus says retirement led her to rethink the mindset that powered her swimming career.

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Australian swimmer Ariarne Titmus is a four-time Olympic gold medallist.Quinn Rooney/Getty ImagesOlympic swimmer Ariarne Titmus says she was used to seeing life in terms of winning or losing.She retired at 25 after winning eight Olympic medals across two Games, including four golds.In retirement, Titmus said she had to unlearn the mindset that once made her successful in sport.Ariarne Titmus, 26, says she had to unlearn the mindset that made her an Olympic gold medalist after retiring from swimming."I look at a lot of things in my life pretty black and white, which is probably not a good way to be sometimes," the Australian swimmer told The Guardian in an interview published Sunday. "In my swimming career, I was all or nothing. I was win or lose. I was achieve it, or fail. And I guess that's not a great way to be in life."Titmus is one of Australia's most decorated swimmers, with four Olympic gold medals, three silver medals, and one bronze. She announced her retirement from…

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