Behaviors and beliefs about yourself, your work, your sport, and how you interact.
A person who is mentally tough looks at competition as a challenge to rise up to rather
than a threat to back down from. Like physical skills, mental toughness can be
learned through quality instruction and practice.
A mental sound competitor will take bad shots, breaks and use them to drive themselves
that much harder. Someone who is a quitter will use these things as defeat and
give up.(not mental tough)
Confident athletes have a strong mental can-do attitude, believing they can handle
whatever comes their way. They almost never fall victim to self-defeating thoughts.
Successful athletes are able to control their emotions and behavior. They focus on
what they can control and don’t allow things that are out of their control to affect them.
The hallmark of mentally tough athletes is the ability to maintain poise, concentration
and emotional control under the greatest pressure and the most challenging situations.
Mentally tough athletes focus their time and energy on their goals and dreams.
They are self-directed and highly motivated.They never thank that any problem
will defeat them. Mentally tough athletes know how to stay focused and deal with
adversity. How a player manages their emotions can determine whether they win or lose.
A mentally tough player will say to himself, “OK, if I’ve got to beat the other guy
and the pins too, then fine – I’ll do that.”
A mentally tough athlete must be willing to take a risk. That’s what peak performers do.
As the philosopher said, it take courage to grow up and to achieve your full potential.
Mentally tough athletes posses an inner strength. They often play their best when
they’re feeling their worst. They don’t make excuses just deal with the satiation and
make the best of it.
Competition is won or lost by the mental attitude of the athlete. Practice mental toughness.
Learn to love the competition.