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IF YOU’RE AN ATHLETE, REMEMBER: THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS LUCK.
Posted by: mindoversports on: May 26, 2012
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“Depend on the rabbit’s foot if you will but remember, it didn’t work for the rabbit.” R. E. Shay There is no such thing as luck. Good or bad. Yet how often we’ve heard others comment about another person’s good fortune saying “Wow, he (or she) is really lucky.” But the fact of the matter [...]
HOW SELF-ESTEEM AFFECTS PERFORMANCE.
Posted by: mindoversports on: May 6, 2012
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Someone recently asked me what I did for a living and I told them I was a writer. When they asked what I wrote about I said: “Self-esteem and how it affects performance in both positive and negative ways.” They wanted to know more so I explained to them, for example, that if you were [...]
WHY DO SO MANY PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES DECLARE BANKRUPTCY SHORTLY AFTER RETIRING?
Posted by: mindoversports on: May 2, 2012
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This is a question often raised and the answer is pretty simple. They don’t have a Bobby Brett to handle their finances, as he did for his brother George. When George was playing for the Kansas City Royals, I lived in Kansas City and owned an advertising agency and on occasion hired George to do [...]
COACHES WHO EXCESSIVELY YELL AT REFS DURING COMPETITION ARE PROVIDING THEIR PLAYERS WITH A JUSTIFICATION FOR LOSING.
Posted by: mindoversports on: April 27, 2012
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It’s not bad when a coach speaks up for his or her team during competition when a bad call is made by a referee, but when this behavior is carried to excess, it provides the team with a justification for losing. (“The ref ****** us.”) Coaches need to control their tempers and be cautious when [...]
THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL TO SPORTS INJURIES.
Posted by: mindoversports on: April 19, 2012
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I recently had an opportunity to interview Dr. Tommy Burnett who spent 40 years as a professor at Missouri State University. Dr. Burnett has a PhD in Sport Psychology and is also an expert in Sports Law and Risk Management. He told me that when athletes exercise, the oxygen goes to the muscles first. But [...]
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