Most athletes regardless of the discipline they embrace would agree that extreme mental toughness is one of the key required characteristics that separate champions from the rest. The list of examples is endless. Every sport has its heroes of mental toughness. In golf c legends like Gary Player and Tiger Woods, in tennis the formidable …
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Top athletes are tough on themselves. It is a key component of success. Keep pushing harder. Go beyond the comfort zone, bounce back fiercely, and push beyond the self-imposed limiting beliefs. Think of all the great champions in your sport: they are relentless and mentally tough as nails! Those who are not sufficiently tough on …
Many athletes train very hard which of course is a good thing. However, despite the thousands of hours of repetitive moves – with the aim of getting continually better – many still fail to “nail the shot”, especially when under pressure. If this is you, read on! There is no doubt that their body has …
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I recently had lunch with a just-retired professional Moto GP racer and put the question to him. I was quite surprised with the answer. He said: “most of the time my mind is filled with random passing distracting thoughts. For instance: the last argument I had with my girlfriend, the accident that happened yesterday during …
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Often with top competitors we discover quite early that they are over training. They are obviously keen to keep gaining that extra improvement, that extra edge in advance of a major competition. They push themselves to the extreme in preparation for the big event. Many however, through over-training may well thwart their chance of victory. …
Cast your mind back to a time where you kept on telling yourself “I must win the game at all costs; I must absolutely win the championship; and you repeated this to yourself thousands of times” …All you could think about was the goal you set yourself, the victory you so desperately craved. Perhaps you …
1. The hunger to win and dominate This is probably the most essential ingredient to sustained victory. Without it, something will inevitably get in the way. This hunger is ideally fueled by a positive deep passion for the sport, the game, reaching and expressing some form of quest for greatness. A driving force that nobody …
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