Jorge Lorenzo

Is a young Spanish motorcycle road racer

He is also the reigning 250cc World Champion

He moved up to the Premier class this year and amazed everyone with his speed and ability in the big class

He won his first race at the third race of the year having finished third and second in the previous two races

After the third race he went to hospital and had an operation to reduce the pain in his right arm which had been swelling up during the races

He then flew to Shanghai for the fourth race of the year and in early practice had what is called a "high side" accident

This happens when the bike spits you off in his case at around one hundred miles an hour in what everyone agreed was one of the most vicious high side accidents any one had ever seen

He was thrown into the air landed hard on his feet, fracturing his left ankle and sustaining severe trauma and bruising to parts of his right ankle and foot.

Lorenzo came back to the circuit the next day, was lifted onto his bike and finished practice in fourth position, a remarkable feat itself considering his pain

He raced and amazingly came in fourth in spite of not being able to move around comfortably on his bike, 800cc racing bikes require a lot of foot movement to help steer them

Jorge Lorenzo showed will power of a high order

He showed courage to get back on his biike and go quickly after such an appalling accident

The world of motorbike racing is one where everybody gets hurt from time to time

Riders know this, they accept that it goes with the job

Will power however separates them

Some never really come back after accidents others come back, seemingly more determined than ever

Will power is not something easily understood by those who have never been to the limit

It is however something that lies dormant in all of us

Have you used yours?

Do you use yours consciously?

The need for will power can manifest in many of our activities

It is important to understand our will power because one day or another for sure we are going to need it

Our mental attitude to adversity is key

Our will power is an extension of our mental approach to life

This mental approach is indeed something we can toughen up

Take time to improve your mental hardness

Our will power can prove critical in many situations

Jorge Lorenzo is learning a lot about his

The race in Shanghai was on his 21st Birthday.