Peak Performance: The Blog

At the moment of glory, no one is as revered as much as the successful athlete. Few people go through as rigorous training and preparation as the world-class athlete. Everything that they do is designed for success. They have another special quality. It is how they prepare mentally and emotionally that help them to make quick decisions, perform flawlessly, under pressure in a highly public forum. This preparation is the basis of this blog. Enter their world.

Thursday, October 22, 2020

"I'm So Over It"

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I hear this all the time.  You probably hear it all the time, too.  You probably have even said it yourself sometimes; at least in your head...
Friday, March 13, 2020

The Coronavirus: Our Test of Resilience

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Much of our intial response toward the coronavirus pandemic focuses on what we can do or can't do. How do we respond? What are the gui...
Monday, January 27, 2020

The Mamba Mentality Will Live On

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"I remember when, as a kid, I got my first real basketball.  I loved the feel of it in my hands. I was so enamored with the ball t...
Saturday, November 30, 2019

Days of Reckoning for Youth Sports

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“Nerves are something a lot of younger athletes come to me with. I suppose they might not have the strategies to deal with it. One of t...
Saturday, June 15, 2019

Momentum: Game-Changer or Unicorn?

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An old baseball coach in Texas once told me "the two most important things in baseball are Mo and Po............Momentum and Potentia...
Thursday, May 31, 2018

Hard Work and Practice: The Foundation of a Buzzer Beater (VIDEO)

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“I don’t think anything like that is ever rehearsed. It’s just something that happens from hard work and practice. That’s just not reh...
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Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Quantum Entanglement: Kawhi, the Spurs, and Beautiful Basketball

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Quantum entanglement suggests that Kawhi Leonard should stay put and stick with the Spurs. Wait, what? I thought this was a basketball st...
Friday, October 27, 2017

The Athlete and Various Types of Vision

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“Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them-a desire, a dream, a vision. They hav...
Thursday, October 12, 2017

Is There Any Difference Between Fear, Anxiety and Excitement?

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Much of what we used to know about fear and anxiety, we can toss in the trash can. It isn't that we need to rethink fear, it's...
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