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You either have it or you don’t

Written by on May 19, 2012

confidence

As an athlete do you view confidence as something you either have or you don’t? Most of the athletes I work with do. What do you think? Defining confidence Confidence is a state of being. A state is the condition of a person under curtain circumstances. For example, you might be really confidence on a 6.2 mile, easy training run but in a 6.2 mile race not so confident. If  you are running the same distance, what’s the problem? In the first scenario you are running 6.2 miles, alone and at an easy pace. In a 6.2 mile race you … Continued

Confidence in elite athletes

Written by on February 15, 2012

Pro tennis player

Confidence is such a dynamic social cognitive construct. In much of the reading I’ve done on confidence it talks about successful athletes having it and less successful athletes not having it. Much of the literature continues to talk about how elite athletes may struggle with self doubts but they always hold the belief that they can perform at a high level. I wonder if this is really true? Defining self confidence Confidence is the belief you can do something. Confidence used to be considered a disposition but now it’s being considered state like (you are born with a certain amount) … Continued