4
Use Imaging.
Practice for failure.
Many champions use imaging. Imaging means/visualizing the action/you are going to take:/shooting a basket/or passing a football. Imaging is not just making pictures/in your mind. It also involves hearing,/feeling,/and thinking.
Emily Cook,/an Olympic skier,/used imaging. By imagining the smell of the snow,/the wind on her neck,/and the roar of the crowd,/Cook increased her focus and confidence. She says,/“You have to hear it. You have to feel it,/everything.”
Nicole W. Forrester,/an Olympian/and eight-time Canadian high jump champion,/spent hours/imaging what she wanted to do. She would even create bad scenarios that could occur,/and then image a successful response.
Tennis great Serena Williams/also images failure. She will imagine/she’s down 15 to 30/and hitting her second serve;/she simply can’t double-fault! Feeling pressure during practice/helps her alleviate nervousness on game day.
Stay focused. Relax. Talk to yourself. Use imaging. Practice for failure. These techniques work for world-class athletes. They can also help you develop the mental toughness you’ll need/to meet new challenges. Win or lose,/with mental toughness/you will be ready for whatever comes next.
Many champions use imaging. Imaging means/visualizing the action/you are going to take:/shooting a basket/or passing a football. Imaging is not just making pictures/in your mind. It also involves hearing,/feeling,/and thinking.
Emily Cook,/an Olympic skier,/used imaging. By imagining the smell of the snow,/the wind on her neck,/and the roar of the crowd,/Cook increased her focus and confidence. She says,/“You have to hear it. You have to feel it,/everything.”
Nicole W. Forrester,/an Olympian/and eight-time Canadian high jump champion,/spent hours/imaging what she wanted to do. She would even create bad scenarios that could occur,/and then image a successful response.
Tennis great Serena Williams/also images failure. She will imagine/she’s down 15 to 30/and hitting her second serve;/she simply can’t double-fault! Feeling pressure during practice/helps her alleviate nervousness on game day.
Stay focused. Relax. Talk to yourself. Use imaging. Practice for failure. These techniques work for world-class athletes. They can also help you develop the mental toughness you’ll need/to meet new challenges. Win or lose,/with mental toughness/you will be ready for whatever comes next.