Coaches, athletes and fans continually throw around the term “mental toughness.” This player is described as mentally strong. That one is considered to be mentally weak, a “head [...]
Ever been totally psyched out or intimidated before? Have you ever been filled with such powerful, last minute self-doubts pre-performance that you could barely move, never mind play to your [...]
As a group, athletes tend to get too caught up in their thoughts before and during their performances. Before hand, they worry about messing up, not coming through in the clutch, what others [...]
Winning doesn’t make you a winner or something special, Anymore than losing makes you a loser or something lesser, It’s all in WHO you are and HOW you play the game… Cutting [...]
I struck out with the bases loaded and we lost the game… I dropped a touchdown pass in the game’s closing minutes and we needed that score… I missed both my free throws in [...]
Coach…. I’ve had a dream, ever since I was small, To play this game at the highest level, to make it to pro ball I love this game, it’s who I am, it makes me happy, it’s [...]
Together Everyone Achieves More has never been more poignant than in this amazing story from ESPN about two friends who have taken the curveballs of life and hit them out of the park! Definitely [...]
Probably the biggest reason for this is because of what you focus on during the performance! When you play your best, your focus is always OUTWARD, on the action as it unfolds in front of you, [...]
A baby learns to walk by falling ENOUGH Without doing it wrong enough times, The infant could NEVER learn to get it right! The baby’s mastery comes BECAUSE of innumerable failures, And a [...]