10-Minute Toughness Quotes

“Being a giant in any field is not supposed to be easy, but the status is available if you want it. You can choose to be permanently successful by maintaining the relentless solution focus.”
― Jason Selk, 10-Minute Toughness: The Mental Training Program for Winning Before the Game Begins

“Believe in yourself and your ability to make gradual improvements, and the results will follow.”
― Jason Selk, 10-Minute Toughness: The Mental Training Program for Winning Before the Game Begins

“When we think about problems, our problems grow. When we think about solutions, our solutions grow. Thinking about solutions makes life much more enjoyable and allows us to become much more successful.”
― Jason Selk, 10-Minute Toughness: The Mental Training Program for Winning Before the Game Begins

“An Olympic gold medal wrestling coach once told me that there are two principal types of athletes, those with talent and those with work ethic, and the greatest possess both.”
― Jason Selk, 10-Minute Toughness: The Mental Training Program for Winning Before the Game Begins

“In my opinion, the essence of mental toughness is the ability to replace negative thinking with thoughts that are centered on performance cues or that contribute to improved self-confidence.”
― Jason Selk, 10-Minute Toughness: The Mental Training Program for Winning Before the Game Begins

“From a mental standpoint, the most tried-and-true way to increase performance is to improve confidence. Self-talk is one of the most influential agents for honing self-confidence. Extensive research in the sport psychology world confirms that an athlete’s internal dialogue significantly influences performance.”
― Jason Selk, 10-Minute Toughness: The Mental Training Program for Winning Before the Game Begins

“Remember that when you are in a pressure situation, you will feel like rushing the breath. This is when you truly need it the most. If you can’t maintain the full fifteen seconds, that is a sure indication you need to take another one.”
― Jason Selk, 10-Minute Toughness: The Mental Training Program for Winning Before the Game Begins

“golfer Ben Hogan wrote, "I stopped trying to do a great many difficult things perfectly because it had become clear in my mind that this ambitious over-thoroughness was neither possible nor advisable, or even necessary."3”
― Jason Selk, 10-Minute Toughness: The Mental Training Program for Winning Before the Game Begins