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Putting the thought of winning can help with a player’s determination to win. That positive energy gets released and other teammates can feel the same positive vibes and all pull together to win the game.In the game of sports, any to be exact. The game can be very competitive. Which isn’t a bad thing, it actually encourages many to win the game, especially when their extremely determined.…
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The differentiation between the two mindsets is that in a fixed mindset outcome reigns and if not the best, all the work and training has been for not. In a growth mindset however individuals value the effort and do not dwell on the result; the search and the path is deeply meaningful. Research has discovered praise should be given to effort and persistence rather than intelligence or talent. In the RTC-SK the approach will be to teach athletes to crave challenges, be intrigued by mistakes, celebrate their efforts, and to never stop learning. “Mindset is more important than talent”. Billy Beane “The mark of a champion is the ability to win when things are not quite right - when you’re not playing well and your emotions are not the right ones”. Billie Jean King “The most important thing for a soccer player to have…Mental Toughness”. Mia Hamm “I believe ability can get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there”. John Wooden “Success is about being your best self, not about being better than others; failure is an opportunity, not a condemnation; effort is the key to success”. Carol…
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Likewise, perfection and happiness do not always come from winning or having money. The most important lesson I have learned this season was that being perfect is not about the scoreboard. It's not about winning. It's about you and your relationship with yourself, your family and your friends. Being perfect is about being able to look your friends in the eye and know that you didn’t let them down because you did everything you could – that there wasn’t one more thing you could have done, and when the going got tough, you did not put your head down and give up, but you fought on. Winning is not about who hits the hardest, but who can get hit hard and still keep moving forward. Applying that mentality to my life has made me a more successful and happy person regardless of whether or not I win, lose, triumph or fail. Life and football are very similar, both have their ups and downs, and your ability to keep a level head and never get too high or too low is what makes you a winner. The experience of my last year of high school football was the culmination of all the lessons I have learned through out my life, on and off the…
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This realization led me to become an extremely competitive player as well as person. Losing is something that I take lightly and I am constantly searching for a way for my team to prevent taking a loss, whether it be an extra hour of batting practice or perfecting a new strikeout pitch. The competitive aspect of the game has reflected into my daily life and urged me to strive to get better at everything that I do. I spend the vast majority of my time practicing alongside my teammates. Similar to any other situation, the time that we spend together brings us closer as friends and leads to us spending more time outside of softball together. Spending time on the field with friends is something I love to do and softball season is the only time that I get to do…
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