> Optimizing the environment around the competitions, including everything up to bringing their own pillows on tour for sleeping is not uncommon at this level o

> Optimizing the environment around the competitions, including everything up to bringing their own pillows on tour for sleeping is not uncommon at this level of performance and has been shown to make a difference. The cycling team from UK have done more or less that in their campaign for the London/12 olympic games[1]. [1] - https://hbr.org/2015/10/how-1-performance-improvements-led-to-olympic-gold https://hbr.org/2015/10/how-1-performance-improvements-led-t...