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January 31, 2019
If you can spot greatness in someone else, then you already have some of that greatness within you, because only a person with similar traits can recognize those traits in others. Think, “If I can spot it, I’ve got it!”
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responses can also make others seem superior, but they’re not.
Sports are 90 percent mental, and the other half is physical.
The mental abilities of confidence, concentration, and
composure are crucial for being a champion in everything you undertake, be it work or sports or both.
you cannot trust your athletic performance to chance. Just as you can build physical strength through training, you can also build mental strength through training.
A winning mind-set unlocks your athletic aptitude in competition.
Compile a personal scouting report. As an athlete, compile your own scouting report about yourself by taking a hard, unblinking look at all aspects of your performance. To begin, think about the mentality, athleticism, technique, and strategy that go into your performance. How would you rate yourself in these four areas? How would others rate you?
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Attitude is a decision, and it is also a learned behavior, requiring discipline and energy to sustain.
Identify precisely what you do that hurts your own cause the most. Eliminate that action or viewpoint immediately. To perform at a champion’s level, you must break any bad habits, such as a tendency to arrive late to practice or just going through the motions when you get there. We are all champions until we lose to ourselves.
Will you continue to sacrifice what you most want to achieve in your game for what is comfortable in the moment?
“The vision of a champion is someone who is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion when no one else is watching.”
You are confident, focused, energized, and in charge.
It’s not every four years. It’s every day. —MOTTO OF THE UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
