By Michele Borba — 2021
A lot of children today fall apart when they experience disappointing setbacks.
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She looked for all the world like a woman who could not be cowed. And then just when her many detractors thought she was out for good, she pulled herself back in.
“I should have quit way before Tokyo.”
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This is clearly not a matter of an athlete struggling with technical aspects of a skill or not being physically prepared. There’s something else at work here.
When Minnesota Vikings punter Jeff Locke learned how to control his attention, he learned how to cope better with pressure and improved his performance in games. Pressure can get to any athlete, that is, if the athlete lets it happen.
What makes an elite sports star suddenly unable to do the very thing they have been practising for years? And is there anything they can do about it?