The Grenadian star, Anderson Peters isn’t just a two-time world javelin champion—he’s a living example of what happens when talent meets trust.
Anderson, who captured global headlines with his gold-medal throws at the 2019 and 2022 World Athletics Championships, attributes much of his success not only to hard work and talent, but to one powerful principle: absolute trust in his coach.
”When I first met Coach Grant Holloway,” Peters recalls, “he said, look, we’re going to rob a bank, but I’m going to blindfold you. All you got to do is just listen. I’m going to tell you where the bag is—leave everything else up to me.”
It’s not your typical athlete-coach conversation. But for Peters, it hit home. The message was clear: focus only on the work, trust the plan, and let the coach handle the rest.
”Every day, I’m walking in blindfolded. As a professional athlete, we don’t write the workouts. All we do is show up and do what’s on the paper… We’re going to rob this town blind,” asserted Peters.
The metaphor might sound dramatic, but it reflects a mindset rooted in discipline and surrender. Peters believes that second-guessing or overanalyzing workouts is not his role. His job? To give 110% every single day.
“I put on my blindfold every day. The bag of money’s in the corner on the second floor. All you got to do is just go grab it,” he says.
“We literally just walk into the building, grab the bag, and walk out. All the thinking about why a muscle is tired—that’s not your job. Your job is to show up and work.”
It’s this laser-focused approach that has made Peters one of the few athletes to win back-to-back world titles in javelin. At just 20 years old, he turned professional and immediately began rewriting expectations. In Doha 2019, he took gold with a throw of 86.89m.
Three years later in Eugene, Oregon, he launched 90.54m to defend his title—a throw that echoed around the world.
His story is more than athletic greatness. It’s a masterclass in mindset. By trusting his coach’s vision, surrendering control, and committing to the grind, Peters has simplified the formula for success: show up, do the work, believe in the plan.
And if you do that, he says, “you’re going to go up to the second floor every single day, grab the money, and you’ll be like, oh—this is easy now.”
Blindfolded but Focused – Anderson Peters on Letting the Coach Lead the Way
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