Mental Toughness is the very attribute every athlete needs to posses, but most do not. It is the very definition of talking to yourself instead of listening to yourself. Our mind has a way of playing tricks on us; your mind naturally stays either in the past or the future! Rarely do we focus on right now, the present, how can I improve in this moment. The answer is simple, but the process is not. There are a lot of books on winning the mental game, and I will list one I recommend at the end of this post, but rarely do we follow through; Why? If someone gave you the key to be a millionaire why are there so few, because we do not want to go through the process. It's not enough to just go to skills-training, it's not enough to play in the game, its just simply not enough! You can not be Kobe Bryant, Chris Paul, Kevin Durant without being mentally in a state of mind of understanding the process. Mental Toughness is a ongoing process, it can not stop because it is no natural to keep your mind in the present, so it will take work, commitment, and dedication of staying in the moment.
Mental Toughness= the Present moment.
1st book I recommend for you as a young student athlete- Mind Gym
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