Mental toughness is the ability to have discipline and self-control when no one is looking. Mental toughness is the ability to think positive when facing adversity. Mental toughness is the ability to act courageously in the face of fear. Mental toughness is the ability to stay focused when the pressure is on. Mental toughness is […]
Anxiety is a feeling of pressure, worry, or stress usually caused by an important upcoming event with an uncertain outcome. In sports, almost every competition has elements of importance and uncertainty. As a result, anxiety is a normal feeling all athletes must learn to deal with. Typically, when an athlete has anxiety before a sporting […]
We’ve all seen it before. A successful athlete choke under pressure. So what’s the difference between successful athletes who perform normal under pressure and those who don’t? Obviously, this is a loaded question that I’m not capable of answering in a single blog post. However, there is a simple truism about performance under pressure that […]