An athlete who recognises their own skills and works hard with a positive attitude and winning mentality can overcome past failures and achieve new and even higher goals.
“A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.” (LARRY JOE BIRD)
Today’s article is inspired by this quote from the famous Boston Celtics basketball player.
It sums up the essence of how an athlete should set about reaching the very highest levels.
The work on yourself you need to do in order to achieve excellence is certainly hard, taxing and, at times, even frustrating. But an athlete who recognises their own skills and works hard with a positive attitude and winning mentality can overcome past failures and achieve new and even higher goals.
How far have you come? Find out whether the time has come to change mentality.
1. Negative focus.
Do you often stop and think about your disappointments rather than focusing on the way ahead and all the positives? That is a sign that there are too many negatives in your mentality. It is easier to dwell on the negatives rather than working hard to achieve your goal. “Anyway, I will never be able to do it”. “I am not good…
