Mental Toughness Blog
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How the iPhone Can Ruin Your Golf Game
How the iPhone Can Ruin Your Golf Game Yes, talking on the phone and texting and listening to music ruins your golf game. It’s a distraction… But, the iPhone has another feature that can destroy your golf game through this one annoying feature called auto-correct. Haven’t we all sent text messages that auto-corrects one word and…
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3 characteristics of the best athletes . . .
3 Characteristics of the Best Athletes People often ask me, what are the features of the very best athletes? Remember though, everyone is an athlete, our office is just different! Having coached, observed, studied, collaborated, spent time with and spoken to athletes for my entire life, here are the three (3) traits of the best…
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Play this game and see if you’re a control freak.
Have you ever played the game— I love you more? Choose from the following three choices, which relationship best describes you. 1) Your partner loves you more than you love him or her. Or 2) You love your partner more then he/she loves you. Or 3) You love each other equally, but it is really boring. …
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How I got Adam Vinatieri to contribute to my book.
Any successful NFL kicker is the epitome of mental toughness, and Adam Vinatieri is the most clutch kicker of all-time. This is evident in his record four Super bowl victories; three of those as a result of his game winning kicks. My intention from the beginning of the book was to interview Adam Vinatieri about…
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The first unseeded player to win USTA Nationals
Collin Altamirano won the 2013 USTA Nationals—the most competitive junior tournament in the United States and an invite into the coveted U.S. Open. In doing so, he became the first unseeded player to win USTA Nationals. One of Collin’s strengths evident at the USTA Nationals was his ability to hit the best ball. His years…
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The Horrible Hinge Quarterback
This hinge quarterback threw more career interceptions (220) than touchdowns (173). He completed only 50.1% of his passes and his career QB rating was 65.5. This quarterback also lost more games in his career than he won—68-71-4. (Mark Sanchez would be the hands-down starter compared to these numbers). However, this quarterback was also inducted into the…