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December 6, 2020 - March 17, 2021
If you lose control to the energy, your opponent will win.”
Sometimes no words are required, only eye contact. With that alone one is marked out as predator, the other as prey: one the assassin, the other the mark.
Whatever is going on inside your head has everything to do with how well you end up performing.
Once you reach a certain level of skill, it’s your mental skills that start making all the difference.
“A bad attitude can cost you everything, Daniel-san; it affects not only how you feel, but also how you perform. This you must remember, for when you teach,”
did you know that I know when you know that you think you know what I’m doing?”
Warrior/Champion learns how to control his internal mental climate.
having a good attitude helps him to achieve that control by creating an expectation of success.
a good attitude, a positive attitude, creates optimism, positive energy.
Warriors with negative attitudes become victims of their own negative outlook; they lose because their own negativity drains them.
“A champion teaches himself the skill of turning things around inside his head,”
“Never beat yourself up after a loss—there’s always something positive to be gained, something to be learned, even from a negative situation.”
Mental control starts with a decision.
Pelé explained how he began to watch a film in his mind’s eye: a film of himself as a kid playing soccer on the beach in Brazil. He let this “movie” bring back glorious memories of the sand, the warm sun on his back, the ocean breeze feathering his temples. He would vividly recall the thrill of the game, the joy that it brought to him; he would immerse himself in his love of the game, allowing himself to relive those glowing memories. Allowing himself to feel them.
before every single game he played, Pelé made sure to put himself in touch with his pure love of his sport.
He imagined everything before it ever happened: the crowd, the atmosphere, the field, his own team, his opponents, he saw himself playing irresistibly like a champion—as a force that could not be stopped.
two essential keys to winning: Enthusiasm and a Mental Edge.
It’s also important to practice seeing yourself overcoming adversity and staying in control whatever might arise.
The rule is: don’t rush when the pressure’s on—smooth is fast. Breathe, pause, and learn to gather yourself—but never, ever, allow yourself to rush your game.”
I noticed them by saying to myself — cancel/cancel, and then immediately replacing the negativity by firing off positive self-talk.
You have to cancel the negativity and feed your self-belief instead.
The past does not equal the future!
Don’t sabotage your next performance by feeding your brain negative feelings about an event that is still out in the future.
Stay task-focused. Interrupt negative self-talk and images the moment they arise, shut them down on the spot. Replace them with positive self-talk and positive images. Concentrate on showing your brain exactly what it is that you want to achieve, never dwell on what you do not want to happen.
Champions use Imagineering prior to their events.
Master your breath, and you can master your mind.
“in order to become a Mental Warrior, you must learn to recognize the Mental Warrior;
“Mental Warriors cannot be intimidated. Their self-confidence is too deeply rooted to be shakeable.
They repel negative thoughts; they control their internal environment.
They know how to remain focused under even the most challenging conditions.”
They refuse to lose, they’ll never quit, and they will patiently work to find a solution and to find a way to win.
Mental Warriors never lose their composure and self-control in the heat of battle.”
They understand the power of imagination, concentration, and consistency.”
One must practice in order to become.
“They ask themselves, ‘Who is in charge here? —Me? Or this fury inside myself?’ By that simple act, the warrior spirit begins to regain control.
Use internal self-talk with suggestions like: Stay Cool, Relax, Be Calm—to help you stay in control.
If anger arises, make the decision to not let it control you.
You must choose to control anger through a decision. For if you lose control to anger—then the anger will surely control you.
even though we can’t always control the way things unfold, at least we can always control the way we respond to the event.
Champions focus on what they can control.
Within every setback lies the hidden opportunity for a great comeback.
Being afraid to fail actually helps create the conditions that make failure more likely!
fear of failure is nothing more than a perceived psychological threat to your ego and self-esteem.
on the path to greatness, some failures are inevitable.
Fear of failure is caused by not knowing how to fail constructively.
If you have a fear of failing, it’s more than just a bad thing. It can actually cripple your chances of success.
Fear can ruin our potential to perform.”
“Controlling fear involves two things: a choice and a strategy.
Fear can turn a competitor from someone trying to win, into someone trying not to lose.
You must bring your breathing under control in order to ground yourself in the present.”
