"Of all the games men and women play, tennis is the closest to solitary confinement, which inevitably leads to self-talk, and for me the self-tajk starts here with the afternoon shower. This is when I begin to tell myself crazy things over and over until.

"It’s no accident, I think, that tennis uses the language of life. Advantage, service, fault, break, love, the basic elements of tennis are those of everyday existence, because every match is a life in miniature. Even the structure of tennis, the way the.

"Life will throw everything but the kitchen sink in your path, and then it will throw the kitchen sink. It’s your job to avoid the obstacles. If you let them stop you or distract you, you’re not doing your job, and failing to do your job will cause regre.

"An emotion is merely another form of bias. It’s your brain trying to sneak those biases into your thinking… confirmation bias, selection bias, negativity bias, recency bias, gender bias, optimism bias, pessimism bias - it’s hard to clearly perceive real.

This podcast is all about helping athletes find their why, creating goals for them, and using the mental game to take them to the next level. Take ONE of these nuggets and implement it today!Playing and Coaching Career:Played at Waxahachie High School in.

In this episode, I’m reading chapter 6 from our new book, Ask More Tell Less for Coaches: The Practical Guide to Mastering Coach-Athlete Communication. You can find the book at https://www.pazikperformancegroup.com/askmoretelllessforcoaches

In this podcast, we have Skip Johnson on. Skip is in his 5th season as the head coach at OU, and before that, he was at Texas for ten years with the great Auggie Garrido. Before that, he was at Navarro Junior College for 16 years where he is also in the .

If you have some kids that are all in, some on the fence, and some completely out, then this is the podcast for you. If it seems like there’s that core group that never misses a workout and then there’s another core group that shows up inconsistently, an.