The phrase “mentally tough” gets thrown around often in wrestling rooms. Coaches constantly tell you that you need to be mentally tough, and for good reason. There are so many aspects of the sport of wrestling that make it mentally stressful. If you are not mentally tough, you will be severely limited in your success. But, saying you need to…
DetailsWrestlers often get noticed for their physical qualities. People talk about the speed of wrestlers like Nahshon Garrett, the explosiveness of wrestlers like Jordan Burroughs and Kyle Dake, and the strength of wrestlers like Adam Coon. It’s these impressive physical characteristics that draw us to sports in general. That’s why sports started right? People wanted…
DetailsThis weekend is perhaps the most notable high school wrestling tournament of the year: Fargo. Here are a few tips that could help you to be mentally prepared to wrestle this weekend. 1.) Don’t Make it A Monster: Fargo is a famous tournament, and the notoriety of the tournament can lead you to feel like…
DetailsDo what you love to do and give it your very best. Whether it’s business, or baseball, or the theater, or any field. If you don’t love what you’re doing and you can’t give it your best, get out of it. Life is too short. You’ll be an old man before you know it. –…
DetailsJoe Colon had beaten Nahshon Garrett multiple times going into Final X. The matches were extremely competitive, but Colon always seemed to finish with the upper hand. It seemed as if it would be more of the same after Colon took the first match. Going into the second match, the safe bet would have been placed on…
DetailsThe best pace is a suicide pace, and today looks like a good day to die. – Steve Prefontaine There is something to be said about the athlete with an unrelenting pressure. When talking about pace, the conversation tends to shift toward more physical properties, like cardio. However, establishing a high pace can be described as a mental…
DetailsI keep the white-belt mentality that I can learn from anyone, anywhere, anytime – Georges St-Pierre There is an important principle in training known as white-belt mentality. The white belt is the lowest rank for martial artists and represents a time where someone is among the least knowledgeable martial artists in the room. A white…
DetailsAmerican soccer star and standout, Abby Wambach, recently delivered the commencement speech to the graduating class at Barnard college, and gave a simple instruction to those in attendance: fail. Failure is something that is never truly appreciated in our society. In fact, it is condemned. In Patton’s famous speech to his fifth army, he assured…
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