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“The goal is to make practice more difficult, physically/mentally, than anything your players will face during a game” – Bob Knight Basketball mental toughness, like physical toughness, requires that you exercise. Learning to strengthen your mind, improving your concentration, and staying calm will take some work, but you can get the basic skills you need […]
“You’re always going to face criticism, you’re always going to face challenges, but those things are there to make you stronger and more committed” – David Robinson Athletes have a responsibility to keep themselves as mentally sharp as they do physically. In fact, research on sports psychology for basketball shows that the way an athlete […]
“Confidence is everything in this game, if you don’t think you can, you won’t” – Jerry West At the top of the peak performance pyramid sits emotions. It’s closest to the top of the pyramid (above motivation, confidence, intensity, and focus) because emotions will ultimately dictate how you perform and how mentally tough you will […]
“Every time I rise up, I have confidence that I’m going to make it.”—- Stephen Curry Stephen Curry is the most skilled player in the history of basketball, both mentally and physically. No one has ever been as prolific at controlling the ball and where it goes next as Curry. If you put passing, shooting, […]
“I always designed my practice plans the night before and then made tweaks a few hours before practice began” – Bob Knight Having a clear understanding of mental toughness is important. Once you understand your current level of basketball mental toughness you can then start to improve it. Developing your basketball mental toughness can help […]
“Discipline is doing what has to be done, when it has to be done, as well as it can be done, and doing it that way all the time” – Bob Knight Mental Toughness involves more than just willpower; it requires hard work and commitment. It’s about establishing healthy habits and choosing to devote your […]