There is always another level in you no matter who you are. Whether you’re a JV 50 meter sprinter or Michael Phelps, you have another level in you. My dad has always been my role model. When I was a kid my dad would always ask my brothers and I, what is the biggest room…
You have a choice each moment in the pool, in school and in life. Are you going to be the Predator or the Prey? When you think about the Animal Kingdom there are two types of animals: Predator animals and their Prey. There are key differences between these two types of animals.Prey animals have evolved…
Avoid becoming too much of a fan, instead of an athlete. If you’re about to swim against a team in your league, don’t look up their stats or find them in the newspaper. At meets, don’t watch the highest ranked swimmers competing against each other too much either. All of those things will make you…
Here are the 7 Cardinal Sins of Mindset in Swimming and Diving: 1. Indifference/Apathy – There’s no room for these feelings if you want to develop your skills and improve your performance. Always put in 110%.2. Stubbornness – Being stubborn leads to being uncoachable, which leads to being unsuccessful. Be open-minded and you might be…
1. Compete in Swimming and Diving because YOU want to. Your happiness and well-being is more important than success. If running track or competing in a field event isn’t in your heart, then try something else. Don’t do it for someone else, do what YOU love for YOU.2. Focus on the process not the outcome. If you…
Passion– You don’t want to swim or dive just for the sake of swimming and diving, or because your friends do it, or because you just want to win. You want to compete because you love it, and you’re passionate about it. If you truly love swimming and/or diving, then it’s not going to seem…