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MESSAGE #1481 GREETINGS FROM FLORIDA!

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So here I am in Gainesville, Florida getting ready to speak at the prestigious, Billy Donovan Coaching Clinic at the University of Florida. 50 of the top college basketball and NBA coaches have been invited to this two day event filled with information and networking for the upcoming season. I will be speaking tomorrow night after Steve Clifford of the Orlando Magic and Bob Bender of the Atlanta Hawks. The topic? Building toughness in your team and individuals.

How do you do it? Well, for starters, everyone needs to play as a team. Babe Ruth said, “The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don’t play together, the club won’t be worth a dime.”

TEAM—Together Everyone Achieves More…as long as..there’s a Total Effort from All Members.

It’s good to be the best ON the team; it’s better to be the best FOR the team.

Stay tuned for more from the Sunshine State.

Ed Tseng
Director of Mental Conditioning
Monroe Sports Center
609.558.1077

MESSAGE #1480 MENTAL VS PHYSICAL

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If you ran five miles, lifted weights, and practiced your sport for three hours today, would you REALLY wake up tomorrow morning a better athlete?

Not really.

Here’s what WILL help you become a better athlete almost instantly…

Have the same attitude as a great athlete.

Give the same effort as a great athlete.

Begin right now.

Come visit me at the USTA TennisFest at Veteran’s Park in Hamilton, NJ today at noon for my talk on mental toughness.

Ed Tseng
Director of Mental Conditioning
Monroe Sports Center
609.558.1077

MESSAGE #1476 A MESSAGE FROM EINSTEIN

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I am sitting here in my office, just a few miles from downtown Princeton, where Albert Einstein used to call home. I often drive by his house and think about his philosophy and work. Here is my Einstein quote of the day:

I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be.

Do you want to be comfortable, or do you want to be great?

Be comfortable being uncomfortable.

MESSAGE #1474 THE LOVE BOAT

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I once took an improv class with Jill Whelan, aka, Vicki Stubing from the Love Boat television series. It was a blast, and so much sports psychology in it. Here are some quotes from class…

“Don’t be afraid to fail.”

“Don’t doubt yourself, stay in the moment.”

“You create energy. What you give you get (teamwork).”

Can you relate the above quotes to your sport, academics or job?

Absolutely!

MESSAGE #1473 5 P’S

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Recently, I asked the gold glove, all-star, world champion, Yankee great, Bernie Williams what the secret to performing under pressure was. His response? Preparation.

Here’s my take on it…

Remember the 5 P’s

1. Prior
2. Preparation
3. Prevents
4. Poor
5. Performance

MESSAGE #1471

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Thinking too much about how you are doing when you are doing it is disastrous.
-Harvey Penick

MESSAGE #1470 REACTIONS

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We all want positive outcomes in life, from sports to sales to school. And most of us strongly dislike negative outcomes, but the truth is, there are no negative outcomes. We choose whether we win or we lose. It’s our reactions, and our responses that create our results. Let me put it another way…

E + R = O

Event plus Response equals Outcome.

MESSAGE #1469 BE WATER

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MESSAGE #1468 GOLF

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I recently began working with a young golfer. This golfer has all the talent in the world, but is his own worst enemy. During practice, he performs unbelievably, but under pressure, he unfolds.

Golf is challenging because there is a lot of down-time. A lot of time to think.

The tournament prior to my last session with this golfer, he played poorly. But the next day, he played great…in practice. So during my session with him, I focused on creating a pre-shot routine.

And I told him to focus only on his pre-shot routine during his next tournament.

Guess what?

He won first place.

Everyone works on the physical game, but the ones that succeed are the ones that work on their mental game.

Ed Tseng
Director of Mental Conditioning
Monroe Sports Center
609.558.1077