Mind Over Sports

We’ve heard and read a lot in the media recently about marital strife and how that strife negatively affects an athlete’s performance. But the opposite is also true. Take the case of Kyle Weems, former Missouri State University standout who will be a starter in the LBN French League All-Star Game January 3^rd in Paris, France. According to the Springfield (MO) News-Leader: “Weems, in his first season with the JSF Nanterre in the top professional league in France, is averaging 11.2 points and 4.5 rebounds as Nanterre is off to a 7-3 start. Weems played at Missouri State from 2008-2012, finishing as the school’s second-leading career scorer. ‘It’s absolutely a dream come true,’ Weems said of the all star-selection…’It wouldn’t be possible without my wonderful wife, Jacque, and all my previous coaches. I’m blessed for sure.’”

As I’ve always maintained, when athletes are happy and their lives are in harmony they will perform close to their skill level on a consistent basis. When they are unhappy and their lives are in disharmony, they won’t.