“I'd just like to thank you so much for putting my life in a new perspective and inspiring me to become a more positive person.

In the last couple of weeks, I've turned my life around, and I had no idea it would be so easy. People have been complimenting me so much, which has made me even more confident, and my self-esteem is so high, that my mum said I'm just glowing all the time, which is even more attractive, which makes me even more confident.

So, it's just an awesome vicious circle which is just getting stronger and stronger, and I would like to thank you so much for teaching me to get to this point in my life, where I'm so happy and confident.”

“When I started working with Kurek I was able to learn how to focus my positive energies into everyday. I have endured some seriously chronic knee problems, but with his help I was, and still am, able to focus towards success and positive measures, rather than focusing on the negatives. Teaming up with Natalie again, in July 1999, we all knew that we had the ability to win a Gold Medal… but…. there were doubts that we could do it on the day.

This is where I believe that Kurek’s expertise lies. He helped us imprint in our minds the picture that we were already Gold Medalists. He encouraged us to “live the lives” of Gold Medalists in the lead up to the Games. To do everything, everyday, with Gold Medal Excellence.

We experimented with all kinds of visualisation and positive reinforcement during training, using small targets, and within a few weeks my serving had improved out of sight! With this came more belief and confidence and with that came more aces. I then went on to again clock the fastest serve at the 2000 Olympics, 85km per hour, and again serve the most aces.

I believe this was the difference between the Gold and the Silver!!”

“Kurek, I extend to you my deepest and most sincere appreciation for the way in which you have profoundly touched my life. When I first met with you seven weeks ago I felt my life was no longer going anywhere. The circumstances of life seemed to be dictating to me which path I should go and it certainly was not taking me where I wanted to be.

In that meeting it did not take long before I sensed your genuineness as a person and the passion you have to help people. The morning and evening exercises you asked me to do seemed so simple. I soon found out they were not quite as easy as I thought. It took three weeks for me to feel comfortable with committing myself to implementing these strategies diligently into my daily routine. The change in my thinking and response patterns was amazing. I was now experiencing a confidence I could not recall ever having done before, until one day I reasoned I was too busy to do my morning exercises and then that night I convinced myself I was too tired.

The next day I awoke feeling rather despondent and the power packed confidence I was experiencing was now replaced by the old negativity. As the day progressed I could very easily justify not doing my exercises because how could I possibly do something so positive when I was feeling so depressed. The next morning I definitely knew what my priority was for that day. I was amazed at how quickly the depressive thinking lifted and I then experienced the most incredible day. I am now so very aware that my successes and happiness just do not happen, it is totally dependent on how I make it all happen.

Thank you Kurek for your generosity with your time to help me. It is an honour to have you coach me in the most important game of all, the game of life, and also know you as a true friend.”