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1 " A champion always prepares to win. "
― , The Art of Mental Training - A Guide to Performance Excellence
2 " Remember: Stay task-focused. Interrupt negative self-talk and images the moment they arise, shut them down on the spot. Replace them with positive self-talk and positive images. Concentrate on showing your brain exactly what it is that you want to achieve, never dwell on what you do not want to happen. "
3 " Ask yourself: What would the self-talk of a champion be like as he prepared for competition? How would that champion be moving his body around as he prepared? And how would that champion be breathing as he prepared to enter the competition and face his opponent? Then do it. Bring it all together for several minutes prior to your time, and allow yourself to enter into this totally prepared and empowered state before you compete. Get out of your own way. Let your training take over. "
4 " Whatever is going on inside your head has everything to do with how well you end up performing. "
5 " You must choose to control anger through a decision. For if you lose control to anger—then the anger will surely control you. "
6 " A positive attitude never works against you. But a negative attitude will always find a way to work against you. "
7 " one should never look where one does not wish to go . . . "
8 " Mental Warriors make it a point to be ready. They've learned to manage pressure; they never fail to keep moving forward. They refuse to lose, they’ll never quit, and they will patiently work to find a solution and to find a way to win. Mental Warriors cannot accept not trying.” Leo-tai "
9 " He had taught me to do just as he was doing, to draw the air in deeply and slowly to the bottom of my lungs through my nose, while expanding the diaphragm. Then, after holding it momentarily, he slowly pushed the air out of the lungs by drawing the diaphragm in. He explained that it’s important to let the air out through a relaxed and slightly opened mouth while keeping the tip of the tongue pressed lightly against the ridge behind the front teeth, with the tongue touching the roof of the mouth. "
10 " Un campeón aprende la habilidad de cambiar las cosas dentro de su mente,” continué explicando. "
11 " Aprende cómo ver un obstáculo negativo como algo temporal y más aún, como una oportunidad para cambios positivos. "
12 " Slightly out-of-reach goals are best: inspiring hard work, yet still attainable with dedicated effort. Goals need to be set neither too high, nor too easy and low—which would defeat their very purpose. Goals should be written down and reviewed frequently. "
13 " The Mental Warrior learns from his setbacks and he doesn’t allow them to distract him from reaching his true potential. "
14 " It’s because a good attitude, a positive attitude, creates optimism, positive energy. And positive energy is much better at setting good things into motion than negative energy is. Warriors with negative attitudes become victims of their own negative outlook; they lose because their own negativity drains them. Winning has a lot to do with having a good attitude. Not only in competition, Daniel-san, but also in life generally. You must always remember that. "
15 " Remember: One must consistently practice mental skills and pre-game routines in order to tap one’s full potential "
16 " Remember: The Warrior/Champion understands that a bad attitude can cost him everything. It affects not only how you feel, but also how you perform. "
17 " Remember: One must consistently practice mental skills and pre-game routines in order to tap one’s full potential. "