1. Getting involved in the hype. Reading the team rankings or standings. Leave this to the spectators, after the season you can read your articles. 2. Associating with negative people and small-time thinkers. These people will only slow you down. Keep your distance from them, especially during the season. 3. Making any particular game or tournament…
Top 10 Worst Thoughts Before Game Time “I have to…” “I need to…” “I ought to…” “I should…” “I must…” “This is it OR This is everything..” “Do or die” “Make it or break it” “It’s now or never” “Don’t miss “OR “Don’t (anything)” All competitions and practices are important, but nothing is “special.”…
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“One of the beautiful things about baseball is that every once in a while, you come into a situation where you want to, and where you have to, reach down and prove something.” – Nolan Ryan As athletes, what do we want? To perform well? To give everything we’ve got every game we play? To…
“The more you play baseball, the less depends on your athletic ability. It’s a mental war more than anything.” – Alex Rodriguez Now I can’t speak for A-Rod, but I would imagine he wasn’t condoning less physical training. Rather, he was emphasizing the importance of winning the mental battle that is always ensuing in our minds.…