Mental Moment-Why Didn’t I Do Better

You’ve probably heard me occasionally preach about negative thinking, how it is self fulfilling prophecy (if you think negative that is the way it will turn out) and doesn’t get you [...]

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Mental Moment-Playing Positive Tennis

Its time for the US Open. I love this tournament. Almost 20 years ago I was a ball girl at the US Open. The oldest (27-28) ball girl there that year. It was a blast. However this is not the only [...]

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Mental Moment-Termination

Several times at this years London Olympics I’ve heard stories about athletes who are terminating their athletic careers. Olympian’s spend a lot of time training. It takes a lot of [...]

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Mental Moment-It Shows on Your Face

Yesterday morning as I was cycling I decided to watch the Olympics. The preliminary 11o meter hurdles came on and so did a story about China’s Liu Xiang. Eight years ago in Athens Liu won [...]

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Mental Moment-Adversity

I am not sure if you saw the interview with Michael Phelps coach Bob Bowman but here is the recap: Bob would put Michael in chaotic mental situations so that Michael would learn to deal with [...]

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