DAY 5 - MENTAL TOUGHNESS PART 2

success is not an accident

4.  A MENTALLY TOUGH PLAYER WINS AND LOSES WITH CLASS

-THEY SHAKE THE OPPONENT'S HAND - WIN OR LOSE
-THEY SHOW RESPECT WHEN THEY WIN WITH A REASONABLE LEVEL OF CELEBRATION
-YOU SHOULD BE DISAPPOINTED WHEN YOU LOSE, BUT CRYING ON THE COURT, OR IF YOU FOUL OUT OR IN THE HANDSHAKE LINE TAKES AWAY FROM THE OPPONENT'S VICTORY AND MAKES IT ALL ABOUT YOURSELF

A MENTALLY WEAK PLAYER SHOWS POOR CLASS - WIN OR LOSE

5.  A MENTALLY TOUGH PLAYER IS ALWAYS A GOOD TEAMMATE

-THEY BUILD THE CONFIDENCE OF PLAYERS
-NEVER ISOLATE PLAYERS, MAKE FUN OF TEAMMATES BEHIND THEIR BACK OR TALK BADLY ABOUT A TEAMMATE
-THEY OFFER PRAISE ON GOOD PLAYS AND ENCOURAGEMENT ON A MISTAKE
-THEY DO ALL THIS EVEN IF THEY ARE NOT PLAYING WELL

A MENTALLY WEAK PLAYER ONLY SHOWS ENCOURAGEMENT TO THOSE THEY CHOOSE TO OR WHEN THEY FEEL LIKE IT

6. A MENTALLY TOUGH PLAYER ALWAYS GIVES THEIR ALL

-WHEN THINGS GET TOUGH, THEY FIND ANOTHER GEAR
-DURING HARD DRILLS, THE END OF GAMES WHEN EVERYONE IS RERALLY TIRED, THEIR EFFORT NEVER

A MENTALLY WEAK PLAYER TAKES IT EASY IF THEY THINK THE COACH IS NOT LOOKING , QUITS WHEN THINGS GET TOUGH AND MAKES EXCUSES WHEN THEY DO QUIT

Heart of a Champion