Saturday, October 3, 2009

"Baseball is 90% mental, the other half is physical".
--Yogi Berra

While Yogi Berra is well known for his many quotes, this one in particular is my favorite. It speaks to the mental aspect of the game of baseball and shows how much significance one of the greatest players in history put on that phase of the game. I believe that a lot of the best athletes in history would feel that same way when it comes to performing at the highest level in their particular sport.

Even though the mental aspect of sports is so significant, it is all but ignored when most athletes are training for their sport. Starting at a very young age, athletes are taught to work on their drills, take 100 swings a day or shoot 100 free throws a day. But they are never taught how to build a healthy confidence in themselves, how to concentrate better or how to reach their optimal mental conditions that would allow them to perform at their best. They are never taught how to deal with the mental roadblocks that arise at some point in every athlete's career.

Learn how to identify mental roadblocks and how to get over them. Learn how to build your confidence and improve your mental game so that you can perform at your very best.

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