What Do You Believe?

At the 2014 Winter X Games, Colten Moore wins the gold medal for the Snowmobile Freestyle. In a statement on ESPN.com and the Bleacher Report, Colten talks about his brother who died the previous year in the winter games because of a fatal accident during the competition. 

"This is the greatest moment ever, to be able to come back and ride for my brother. And not just for him, but with him, because I know he was out here with me all night. To be able to come out here and get gold is unbelievable. I just give it all to him. I know he was the one helping me do everything I was doing...It's what me and Caleb grew up doing, pushing each other to go for it. I just knew that he'd be riding with me." 

As an athlete, you need to check your beliefs. Are your beliefs engaging and empowering? Do your beliefs make you emotionally stronger and fuel your competitive spirit? 

Map It Out

The Mental Approach to Practicing

"Those key coaching points for managing the mental and emotional aspects of performance include: 1. Creating a statement of purpose that includes why you play the game, what you hope to accomplish, and what sort of person you hope to become. 

This is the map..."

Augie Garrido

Life Is Yours To Win: Lessons Forged from the Purpose, Passion and Magic of Baseball

An athlete can ask these three simple questions in order to create within himself an empowering and compelling picture of attending and participating in practice:

* Why am I here?

* What do I bring?

* Where can I go? 

"Each practice is an opportunity. It is an opportunity to get better, and an opportunity to make a breakthrough and reach a new level."

Jay Bilas

TOUGHNESS: Developing True Strength On And Off The Court

What aspect of your game do you want to work on today? In what area of your game do you want to step up and reach a new level? Where is the breakthrough?

"I wanted every drill to have a mental purpose to it. I made it mandatory for the players to have a clear objective and a plan to achieve the objective before every match."

Craig Manning

The Fearless Mind: 5 Essential Steps to Higher Performance

A player can find the purpose for any drill by creating a full-impact image of how that drill will help him successfully execute a play in a game-time situation. You develop a picture in your mind of your performance on the field or court. In fact, you want to use all of your senses in your visualization...see it, feel it, hear it, say it, then replay it.