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MESSAGE #1452 HANG ON

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A big part of sports (and life) is persistence. Hanging on.

When I gave my recent talk at TEDxPrincetonLibrary, I talked about the word “hope” being an acronym—Hold On Possibilities Exist.

What do most people do when adversity strikes?

They give up.

Do you know what the great ones do?

They hang on until they catch on.

They get fascinated instead of frustrated.

They get intrigued instead of irritated.

If you stick with it when times are tough, you will most likely come out on top.

Why? Because not many people will be left.

If you do what everyone else does, you’ll get what everyone else gets.

Be great today.

MESSAGE #1451 CONFIDENCE

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Without confidence, a golfer is little more than a hacker.
-Bobby Jones

Feel free to substitute the word “golfer” for “tennis player,” “salesperson,” or “musician.”

MESSAGE #1450 A MESSAGE FROM VINCE LOMBARDI

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Of all the rings and all of the money and all of the color and display—they linger only in memory. The spirit, the will to win, and excel, these are the things that endure. The quality of any man’s life is the full measure of his commitment to excellence and to victory, regardless of what field he might be in.
—Vince Lombardi

MESSAGE #1448 THE SECRET OF SPORTS

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To me, sports is not about trophies. It’s not about money. It’s not about saying you’re better than somebody else. The beauty of sports is who it makes you become. It’s about character. Watch the recent Tennis Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony with one of my favorite athletes, the great Andre Agassi. Enjoy.

MESSAGE #1445 DEREK SANDERSON JETER

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Congrats to Derek Jeter, the 28th man to reach 3,000 hits and the first Yankee to do so. The following quote puts it best…

I’ve seen him since the Fall League when I think he was 19 years old. He’s still the same kid. A little different haircut, but always plays the game right. He always treats people right and he tries to beat your brains out. That’s a good way to go about things.
—Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona.

MESSAGE #1443 ED AT TEDX

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MESSAGE #1442 ACTION!

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Happy Birthday 76th birthday to the Dalai Lama.

Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.
—Dalai Lama

I really like this quote.

Can you apply this to sports? Of course you can.

You can substitute “success,” “peak performance,” “mental toughness,” “personal finance,” and “academic success” with “happiness” and still make this quote true.

It is not our intentions that create our results.

It is not our thoughts that create our results.

It is our ACTIONS that create our results.

Positive actions equal positive results.

Negative actions equal negative results.

Ed Tseng
Director of Mental Conditioning
Monroe Sports Center
609.558.1077