Boosting athletic excellence: The role of mental toughness in sports performance

12/3/2023Mark Nessmith

Boosting athletic excellence: The role of mental toughness in sports performance

We’ve all heard that voice; the one that tells us we’re too tired to go on, that this hill’s too steep. Here are nine tips to help you build the mental toughness necessary to tune out that negative voice, stay focused on your goals, and keep going!

Mark Nessmith
Mark Nessmith is a native of south Florida who’s spent most of the past three decades living in Europe. During his career in writing and editing, his beats have included golf, baseball, football and basketball. On two wheels, his preferred terrain is the seemingly endless network of cycling trails throughout the forests of the Czech Republic. Mark and his wife have three brilliant kids and one rather odd terrier named Stella.
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