deserving

As an athlete there are so many mental components to wanting something. For example, wanting to win. There is pressure that comes along with competition: beating others that might be better than you are and self doubt, worries and fear that you haven’t trained (hard) enough. There are ways to cope with these things besides allowing them to run rampant through your brain using up your energy and confusing your brain on where your focus should be. In fact there are many good ways to deal with all of these mental obstacles but what’s underneath the surface? For many athletes there … Continued