Frustration Is the Gatekeeper to Greatness
- Gary Linge
- May 2
- 2 min read

There’s something I need to say—and it’s been building for a long time.
We are living in an era where motocross riders have more access to elite-level coaching, technical insight, mindset training, recovery tools, nutrition guidance—you name it. Everything is right there at their fingertips.
But most don’t even realise how lucky they are.
Worse—they don’t take full advantage of it.
They want results…
But they don’t want responsibility.
They coast between training sessions.
They ride but don’t study the game.
They scroll through surface level reels and clips hoping for breakthroughs.
They half-commit, skip between coaches then blame the coach or the process when things don’t instantly click.
Let me tell you something:
I didn’t have that luxury.
There wasn’t a coach spoon-feeding me every step.
There wasn’t a curated path laid out for me to follow.
When I was coming up, I had to hunt this down.
I studied the sport. I watched races like a student, not a fan.
Even when I had a coach, I went beyond his drills—I asked questions, searched deeper, found other experts and angles from different sports that no one was teaching at the time.
Why?
Because I had to.
If I wanted to improve, I had to build the system myself. Put the pieces of the puzzle together.
I became the system I needed.
And now, that’s the system I teach.
The Moto Mind System!
That hunger is what shaped me into a coach.
Not to babysit.
Not to repeat the same sessions.
But to hand over everything I wish someone had given me.
Now here’s the frustrating part:
Even when I hand over the keys—when I lay it all out—most riders only apply a fraction of it.
They treat the knowledge as optional, not vital.
They think buying a few sessions means they’ve “invested.”
They think effort is just showing up.
And when they don’t improve, they act confused.
But here’s what I’ve learned over the years:
The biggest transformations never come from the riders who coast.
They come from the ones who hit the wall.
The ones who’ve had enough.
The ones who reach that point of raw frustration where they finally say:
“I can’t keep doing this. Something has to change.”
That’s when the teachings finally land.
That’s when they listen.
That’s when they become dangerous.
Frustration is a gift—if you’re ready to receive it.
It strips away the noise and exposes what needs fixing.
It creates a choice: give up or rise up.
So ask yourself:
Are you applying what you’ve been given—or just skimming?
Are you showing up hungry—or waiting to be fed?
Are you building your future—or hoping it gets handed to you?
I’ll keep creating for the riders who are ready.
But I’m not chasing anyone anymore.
If you’re not hungry, you won’t last.
If you are—then let’s get to work.
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