Stage entrance: The last seconds before a match begins – here, Eddie Cummings gets ready for another test on the stage at an EBI event, flanked by Garry Tonon, Ottavia Busia and myself. At this point all the physical work has been done and the there is nothing more than some last second mental reflections before the action begins. This photo captures well the spirit of those tense moments prior to stage time – the camaraderie, the intensity, the feeling of the unknown, of self doubt mixed with the desire to show the world what you have trained so hard to do. Though the crowd and even the cornermen/women are there, this moment belongs to the athlete
