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- Formula For Success Baseball (May 2nd, 2010)
Get in the zone!
Everyone wants to belong. It is one of our greatest motivators. It plays a crucial role in success. In order to achieve while competing against high-level opponents, each player on the team must believe he or she belongs at that level of skill.
Owning the right to win is about that belief. There are several keys to developing a success-mentality. One thing not needed is past success as a team. Proof of that were the early 90′s Atlanta Braves. A regular loser went from last to first and has stayed there ever since.
Their key was to bring in a few players with experience winning. In a few short months this mind-set was spread within the team. We are all successful at something. That experience can be translated into other skill areas. Build on any success and transfer the lessons learned to your sport.
Another vital component is paying the price for success. We have paid the price somewhere in life. We know what it is like to be at peace with success. That can be taken with us. It is a lesson learned. It is, also, a deeply personal event. Cheap success creates doubt. Sure, success is great but without paying the price there is no peace of mind.
That means there must be hard work, sound learning, being fundamentally better and more disciplined than the opponent. Rick Pittino says he wants to work his teams harder in practice than anyone else so his players know they have earned the right to win.
John Wooden’s players at UCLA said games seemed slow-paced and easy compared to the frantic, exhausting practices.
A third component of owning the right to win is the mental side of the game. It involves right thinking, good decision making, and emotional control. The “owners” of the right to win do not beat , themselves.
Body language during practice and competition is a dead give away to who believes he/she has the right to win. Emotional reactions to every mistake signal all who are observing to the roller coaster ride going on inside. It speaks of a fragile environment internally. Great teams and champion athletes hate mistakes, but they are viewed as part of the sport and not allowed to be a distraction.
Use any success to build confidence and ownership as a winner. Work harder than anyone else. Take time to develop the mental side as much as the physical skills. Own success at every level of your performance.
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