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They were down 0-2 in a playoff series for the first time in their dynasty. Now, the Warriors are on to the Western Conference semifinals, fueled by mind-bending play from their two-time MVP.
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Cedric Pioline believes Novak Djokovic has an uncanny ability to identify the most important moments in matches, raise his level and go for the kill.
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Boost self-confidence, improve mental toughness and master mental skills with this collection of mental training resources for swimmers.
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A blog about peak performance through the use of mental conditioning, sports and performance psychology.
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We’ve all seen that crazy parent, or that obsessive coach, pacing the sideline at a youth sporting event, yelling, shaking their finger after the game. We
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One of the keys to an athlete returning from injury is to build your confidence one day at a time, according to Mental Edge Performance.
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Experts explain the reasons behind your pre workout jitters, along with four helpful tricks for easing that nervousness so you can go into your workout with confidence.
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‘I always tell myself that it’s O.K. to be nervous, but it’s not O.K. to let that nervousness impact my game.’
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The Celtics forward put on a display of the myriad ways his experience helps as he guided a roster of young players to an overtime victory in Game 3.
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Nebraska's John Cook has seen it happen. Ditto for Stanford's Kevin Hambly. Washington State setter Nicole Rigoni lived it. Whether you call it the "monster," the "beast" or the "yips," the condition has made its way to NCAA volleyball.
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What makes someone more likely to succeed when the lights shine brightest?
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The motivational phrases beloved of sportspeople might seem trite, but for players from Katie Boulter and Andy Murray to Arthur Ashe, they’re surprisingly important
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Struggling to consistently be confident? Here are three things you can do each day to keep your self-confidence high
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Do you have a fixed or a growth mindset? Learn what the difference is between the two and how you can develop the growth mindset moving forward as an athlete.
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Get better at the sports you play and the life you lead at STACK. Improve your training, nutrition and lifestyle with daily
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Consider the vital importance of the mind in ski racing. Motivation, confidence, intensity, focus, emotions, resilience, adaptability, patience, perseverance, coachability, attitude, collaboration, the list goes on. Yes, these mental “muscles” can develop on their own with individual athletes.
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We are programmed from an early age to nurture self-esteem. It may cause us to be more judgmental, both of ourselves and others–including the medical culture.
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Visualization is a mental training skill that swimmers can use to boost confidence. Here's how some of the top swimmers on the planet use it.
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MaxPreps News - Put aside the misconceptions, improving performance and mental health are among the benefits, according to Connor Hartley.
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Who is running the show? As someone who has always devised to control my performance, I was now listening. It didn’t hurt that my training had stagnated, yet I had committed to my first marathon swim, the Catalina Channel. I was in graduate school studying sport psychology at California State University–Fullerton, so I thought I’d better give this concept a shot. I theorized: If confidence is a choice, then I can just choose to be confident, and I clearly don’t know what that feels like, so I’m going to just act the way I imagine a confident person acts. Thus began “fake it ‘til you make it.”
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Wesleyan University's twice-weekly student newspaper since 1868.
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After tearing a knee ligament, Laura Siegemund, 30, gained something professional tennis players rarely have: free time.
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MaxPreps News - Steering from negative talk is important for success of athletes.
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By Pravin Char LONDON (Reuters) - Tennis can be mental warfare. Just ask Britain's Johanna Konta who held herself together under intense pressure to prevail 10-
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The Texans drafted former Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson in the hopes that he'd be the same kind of leader in the NFL that he was in college, where he led his team to a national championship. The early returns are very, very positive on that front.
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