There is an ancient principle from the renowned Stoic philosopher Epictetus that all athletes would be wise to live by. In his book the Enchiridion, Epictetus states the following: If you wish to improve, be content to appear clueless or stupid in extraneous matters–don’t wish to seem knowledgeable. While this may seem counterintuitive to an […]
The best way to help athletes learn from failure is to start with how they practice. Moreover, the best way to do this is to incorporate the following three elements into the athlete’s practice process. 1) Video review Most athletes will only review video when they do something well. Often, they will only review the […]
The anatomy of a lazy athlete is not what it looks like from the outside looking in. While it may appear an athlete is simply not a hard worker or has a bad attitude, the truth is once you look on the inside you will find one or more of the following: 1) Depression, 2) […]