The Champion's Mind: How Great Athletes Think, Train, and Thrive

Part of this process requires us to maintain our eagerness to learn and grow, and to take well-trained, disciplined action to make solid change in our lives.

You only need to be disciplined for those few key moments during the day when you need to avoid temptation and/or start a positive action.

The plan is to achieve daily acts of excellence in support of your ultimate dream goal. This is a key concept. Knowing this, ask yourself, “Am I chasing my dreams or just coasting along all day; am I striving for personal gold or settling for silver?”

“Win the day.” This means you should take advantage of the opportunity that each day brings to be the best athlete you can be. “If you’re not getting better, you’re getting worse”

As such, act as if you are a total champion for set amounts of time each day by exceeding normal expectations. This time is where the rubber meets the road. You are confident, focused, energized, and in charge.

If you can spot greatness in someone else, then you already have some of that greatness within you, because only a person with similar traits can recognize those traits in others. Think, “If I can spot it, I’ve got it!”

“The vision of a champion is someone who is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion when no one else is watching.”

Attitude is a decision, and it is also a learned behavior, requiring discipline and energy to sustain.

“No coach or team thinks in terms of happy or comfort—those are not words that exist. You keep competing, executing, and trying to improve. It doesn’t matter if you have the best record or the worst record,”