The Athletic Mind

Great read. This article was from this morning, this evening KPJ hit a game winning 3.

Today Simone Biles withdrew from Olympic competition due to mental health concerns. Major credit goes to her for putting her mental health and well-being before anyone else or any accolades.

As an elite athlete, you are more in tune with your body and mind. Athletes, such as Biles, have mental skills coaches to help them train the mind, but there are times when expectations are overwhelmingly high and you find it difficult to give 100%. As Biles stated, “It just sucks when you’re fighting with your own head”.

Good read... Osaka explains that engaging in the media and press conferences often leaves herself and many other athletes feeling insecure about their performance, especially after a loss.

As an athlete, ridicule and criticism is a common occurrence. Heck, in life it’s a common occurrence. But being in the limelight is different. Everyone, literally everyone, has something bad to say or a negative comment to tweet. High-level athletes are just expected to grin and bear it all and still have the will to compete day in and day out

Unfortunately, the media, the man in the high stands and the self-proclaimed sports journalist, tweeting from their porcelain thrown, will not stop bashing and heckling because it makes them feel like their thoughts matter. What matters is mental health. More athletes will stop engaging with media, just as Naomi Osaka is doing. Even worse more athletes may stop engaging with fans. At the day’s end, it should be is mental health over likeability comes to a point where the leagues and directors should figure out a way to protect their players.

Great read. Mental awareness matters!!

https://amp.kansas.com/sports/college/wichita-state/article250004729.html

Strength comes from being able acknowledge your weaknesses and grow from them. Find your inner happiness and find a reason to love yourself.

Michelob ULTRA coming with the realest ad yet. As they say happiness is in the eye of the beholder. Trophies, money or fame is not what makes a person happy. True happiness comes from within. If you find that happiness, you’ve already won at life.

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy”

-Dr. Martin Luther King

Happy MLK Day!

If you’re not willing to push your limits, you’ll never know what you can achieve.

There is no hesitation in confidence, there is no confidence without preparation.

Danny Green went 0-7 from the 3 point line on Monday. This would make the average player think twice before taking another three, but he didn’t think twice, he thought about it 21 times. Of those 21 three point attempts he made a career high 9, the following day!

At first you don’t succeed, try and try again.

“Fear and self-doubt have always been the greatest enemies of human potential”
-Brian Tracy

In the midst of everything, there are still good things to see in the news..congrats to Chris Nikic on such an amazing accomplishment. And to Devon Levesque, who bear crawled the 26 miles, a salute to you.

A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.

-Seneca

In life failure is imminent and must be valued as a learning lesson. If what you wanted in life was easy, you’d have it, but so would everyone else.

This is the best way to accept failure. Such a devastating loss, but his response was that of a winner. In the eyes of failure, acceptance, acknowledgedment and the desire to improve is of utmost importance. It doesn’t have to happen immediately. You can sit and take in the pain of the failure, but realize you need that pain to fuel success.

Communication, both verbal and non verbal, can have an impact on your surroundings. Having the awareness and know how to communicate in a positive and productive manner can lead to a more enjoyable and successful environment.

https://youtu.be/BRJLfTIPpBE Positive Self-talk is everything. you do not need anyone but you, to believe in you.