We practice in the major team sports and in personal sports
such as golf, racing, tennis, bowling, equestrian arts.
With few exceptions, the guiding principles that govern the integration of mind/body with performance are universal. Generally, the greatest divergence is due to team dynamics, personal dynamics, and the level of physical competency which varies widely.
These factors result in a necessary tailoring of our training programs to fit each circumstance. There are no two athletic situations that are alike, regardless of any perceived similarity.
Performance Management for Professionals and Amateurs
To ride a horse is to ride the sky.
Mongolian Shaman
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore is not an act but a habit.
Aristotle
Whether you think you can, or think you can't, you're right.
H. Ford
I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.
Michael Jordan
You must be the change you want to see in the world [your game].
Gandhi
What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.
Goethe
Success means having the courage, the determination, and the will, to become the person you were meant to be.
Sheehan
You become what you think about.
Nightingale
Visualize this thing you want. See it, feel it, believe in it. Make your mental blueprint and begin.
Collier
Once you have a clear picture of your goals, organize around them.
Covey (pp)
Success in any undertaking can always be measured by belief in yourself.
I will not jump with common spirits
Shakespeare
There are fools, damn fools, and those who remount in a steeplechase.
Whitbread
Once you know your mechanics, the rest of it's just mental.
Zack Brown
This 6 minute video is directly related to process, flow, and rhythm and directly applicable to your sport. Watch, think, integrate.
He said he was the king, he believed he was king, and he was the king.
Hoop, ball, Jordan -- You can't think it. It only works if you're in the zone.
Hypnosis and mental training since the age 13. The moment the club engages the ball, draws on the subconscious.
Wembledon Legends
Martina Navratilova has won 168 singles tennis titles, more than any other tennis player in history, male or female. She has won 58 Grand Slam tournaments, including a record nine Wimbledon singles titles.
If you are not distinguishable from background noise, you are not competitive.
To build confidence, you have to be an explorer and a risk taker.