For athletes, mental blocks and performance anxiety can be as challenging as any physical opponent. These psychological hurdles can hinder an athlete’s ability to perform at their best, often at crucial moments. While this is a common issue across various sports, we will use wrestling as our primary example to illustrate our strategies. Wrestling, with […]
When an athlete suggests that the key to success is to “work smarter, not harder,” they’re emphasizing the importance of efficiency and strategy over mere effort and volume of training. It means focusing on the quality of practice, the refinement of techniques, and the intelligent management of one’s time and energy. Here are eight examples […]
4x NCAA wrestling champion Yianni Diakomihalis is a big believer in working hard and doing the right things. However, he doesn’t believe that hard work and doing the right thing is enough to be the best. He states: “If it was just about doing everything right, there would be no losers… In an interview with […]