Think Like a Warrior: The Five Inner Beliefs That Make You Unstoppable (Sports for the Soul Book 1)

by Darrin Donnelly

“And the sad thing is, once you start backing down, it gets easier a...

When you quit the first time, it’s hard. The second time, it gets easier. The third time, you don’t even have to think about it. ...

“Because the boys that made it through that camp never, ever quit.

can handle losing as long as I know my boys didn’t quit. And those kids never quit. It was one of the greatest things I’ve ever seen.”

‘Winning isn’t imperative, but getting tougher in the fourth quarter is,’” Bear said. “That’s what mattered most to me.

“It all starts with the belief that you can handle whatever challenge you’re facing.

You can go further. You can withstand any trouble tha...

“If you believe that, if you believe that deep in your gut, then nothing can beat y...

If it’s all mental, what makes the difference between those who quit and those who stick it out?”

“Simple. It’s a choice each man makes.

Over the decades, I developed a pretty good eye for those who had the mental toughness to succeed and those who didn’t.

Those who were willing to choose perseverance and those who I could tell would be looking to quit as soon as the going got tough. I passed up on loads of much more talented recruits because I knew they didn’t have the mental toughness required to play on one of my teams.”

if I saw too much complacency or too much self-doubt, I knew I wouldn’t be able to get the best out of them

They had already developed a habit of quitting

knew they had been told over and over again that they didn’t have what it took, but they refused to believe it.

this: mental toughness is a choice you make.

Unfortunately, most people choose to get in the habit of quitting.”

recognize that setbacks are only temporary.

The pain of a hard day’s practice is temporary.

The disappointment of a loss i...

The problem that came out of nowhere ...

Tough times never last and champions r...

They know that adversity is temporary and limited in scope. They keep th...

“Quitters, on the other hand, see a setback as permanent,

This false belief discourages them and makes it easy to quit.

They also tend to blow up problems and make them much bigger t...

The mentally tough don’t do that.

“Another thing the mentally tough don’t do is make excuses or blame other people for their problems.

Instead, they accept full responsibility for where they are and where they’re going.

They don’t blame their co...

they don’t bl...

they don’t blame their parents, or their bosses, or their coworker...

They take charge and accept full responsibility for righting ...

Even if the cause of the problem was somebody else’s fault, the mentally tough still don’t waste time making excuses about what shoulda, coulda, or woulda...

No, they don’t waste time and energy on excuses and regrets. ...

problems. No excuses. No blaming others.”

I’ve struggled a lot with lately is anger,”

“Anger is good,” Bear said with a smile.

“The mentally tough learn how to take their anger and use it as fuel for accomplishing a goal.

use it to fuel your focus.

Instead, use that anger to keep yourself focused

Don’t try to ignore or bury that anger, use it as motivation.”

“Another thing you have to do if you want to be mentally tough is expect problems,”

it is important to have a positive attitude.

a positive attitude is about knowing problems will come up

and that you have what it takes to o...

That’s not positive thinking, that’s wishful thinking.

positive attitude will do is help you blast through those obstacles.

“Mental toughness isn’t about avoiding problems; it’s about fighting through them.

would tell his players that if they could survive four years in his program without quitting, they’d never quit anything in their life.