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The Mentally Tough Athlete by Spencer Wood
What is Mental Toughness?
âMental toughnessâ is like good food or good weather â it often means many different things to many different people. Like âmental training,â âpeak performance training,â and âsports psychology,â the words and pictures that these terms connote are incredibly diverse. Despite the broad range of definitions, most coaches and athletes alike agree that a fairly common definition is the athlete who is able to compete to their full potential in the big games that count the most â namely the playoffs â regardless of the distractions they may encounter. Sounds fairly easy, doesnât it? But when we consider a full post-season game, chock full of opponent intimidation, fan noise, external pressures, heightened media attention, clutch situations (that demand clutch focus and composure), not to mention the fear of injury due to elevated playoff aggression, mental toughness for many individuals and teams and athletes is a little more elusive.
Great coaches and players understand the importance of mental toughness all too well. Indeed, in the midst of collegiate national championship, WNBA and NBA championship euphoria, sports writers and anchors across America collectively want to ask each of the winning coaches a myriad of different questions. But among these questions, one common question always seems to emerge: âTell us about what got you here coach?â And as each coach gushes with admiration for their team, the most consistently mentioned attribute is that special character trait known as mental toughness.
Pursuing mental toughnessâ
The pursuit of mental toughness should be viewed in a similar manner to the pursuit of that âperfect practice.â Almost every coach understands that in the history of sports, there has never been a âperfect practice.â Many teams have at times been close, but it is the process of aggressively pursuing perfect practices that wins championships. Developing mental toughness should not be viewed any differently. Above all, developing mental toughness is a continuous process that takes both time and dedication. The great teams and great athletes spend many seasons developing this all-important athletic trait. Let us take a brief snapshot of a world renowned athlete to illustrate this point.
While Lebron James is not viewed by many to be the single best scorer in the NBA, nor the best passer, defensive player, or rebounder; at the tender age of 21, Lebron is already considered by many to be the best All Around Player in the game today. He is unquestionably one of the most exciting and talented players in the world, and if he continues to stay healthy he will no doubt continue to churn out Top 10 Plays of the Week with the regularity of another player who used to where #23. However, the question on the minds of some of the NBAâs most respective pundits has less to do with individual output and stats, and more to do with Lebronâs overall Mental Toughness and the degree to which his toughness will translate into golden orbed trophies and diamond studded rings â in short, NBA championships.
Lebron obviously has time on his side. MJ only began to consistently earn championships and âmentally toughâ labels following many years in the league enduring frustrating playoff exits.
However, A common counter-argument to the school of âLebron has plenty of timeâ used to be that he had yet to even experience a single championship series beyond high school. The deep post season is both the ultimate test and the ultimate toughness training crucible where you only enjoy the true value when you actually participate.
This past year, Steve Kerr, certainly no stranger to playoff toughness and great clutch playoff performances, penned a Yahoo internet article that highlighted additional concerns.
âIn losses to the Lakers, Portland and Denver, James either missed or passed up several game-winning shot opportunities, and he misfired on several key free throws. What was disconcerting to Cavaliers fans was not missing big shots â even Kobe Bryant does that â but his reaction. James looked distraught over the thought of letting his teammates down, hanging his head and flailing his arms in disgust each timeâKobe, Reggie and Michaelâwhen they did miss, they never showed any negative body language that could be perceived as weakness. They held their heads high and defiantly walked off the floor.â
Mentally Tough Body Language
Why did Steve Kerr pay particular attention to Lebronâs body language and behavior in these situations? This question is best answered by posing an additional question. How would most players feel if at the end of a game, their coach met with the opposing coach and said âhere you go coach, here is the last play of the game â.we will take the ball out on the baseline and weâll be running a double screen from the elbow for our best shooter, and she will take a nice comfortable 12-15ft shot to seal the victory.â The players would probably âpitch a fit,â and understandably so! In a similar way, it is important for athletes to understand that their facial expressions and body language are responsible for letting their opponents know exactly what is on their mind. Opponents have an advantage whenever they know we are frustrated, fatigued, or experiencing any other negative thought or feeling.
An even more important reason for maintaining great body language is the positive or negative affect body language can have on the athlete. As an example, try to answer the following question. What do all great actors have in common? Well, one of the things they have in common is the ability to convince us that they have become the people they are pretending to be. But even more remarkable than that, they have the ability to often convince themselves that they are playing a role. The great actors often immerse themselves in their roles to the extent that they are able to physically experience intense emotion such as courage, fear, and confidence, even to the point that they can produce tears of joy or sadness. How are they able to achieve this type of control? Great actors achieve this type of physical response through tremendous imagery and word suggestions in their mind and they also assume the body language of the emotions that they are experiencing to add to these emotions. Think about the last movie scene you saw where an actor laughed or cried and think about the body language that contributed to these different emotions.
The lesson is that even great performances will contain some mistakes. How we physically react to these mistakes will help determine our ability to âbounce back,â stay âtoughâ and continue to maintain the 4 Câs of Peak Performance â Composure, Concentration, Confidence and Commitment. We should never allow a mistake to cause our eyes, chin or chest to drop after the mistake. We may not be able to play a totally mistake free game, every game, but we can always control our body language.
Finally, mentally tough players are able establish a team culture of mental toughness
Championship teams have an identity â they know who they are, and who they are not. They know what they do best, and they know their weaknesses. They almost always play to their strengths. Mentally tough players create a mentally tough culture and secure team buy-in so that strengths are maximized and weaknesses (often in the form of common distractions), are minimized or eliminated. The following 7 common distractions often prevent many teams from reaching their full potential.
1. On-court negative response to opponent intimidation
2. On-court negative attitude when substituted
3. On-court response to questionable officiating
4. Lack of on-court intensity in first two minutes of each half
5. Off-court lifestyle distractions
6. On-court negative response to a mistake
7. Poor on-court intensity during big leads/during big deficits
Think about some of these strengths and weaknesses in terms of MJ and the Chicago Bulls in their multi-year championship runs. Many of these traits were actually team strengths vs. weaknesses, and by no coincidence, strengths that were most often effectively modeled by Michael.
In support of Lebronâs Toughness Traits
So overall, how well does Lebron model many of these toughness traits? A recent ESPN The Magazine interview provides some key insights:
âRight now itâs important I establish my credentials as our leader. When you come into the league, you think itâs all basketball, but basketball is only about 10% to 20% of what it takes to be in the NBA. Youâve got the off-the-court obligations and distractions. Youâve got the on-the-court things, youâve got the media. Now that I understand that, Iâm 10 times the leader I was the past two seasons.â
Just as Michael initially struggled with key leadership and toughness trait behaviors against the Pistons, before finally pushing through to capture the first of many championships, so Lebron will occasionally experience some set backs. I also agree with many who feel that Lebronâs overall maturity level (well beyond his years), combined with a clear grasp of his role as off-court/on-court team leader will allow him to one day write his own chapter in the annuals of NBA history as an NBA champion, and as one of the toughest competitors in league history.
During last yearâs NBA playoffs, Lebron exhibited these traits like a seasoned champion and enjoyed a breakout playoff series for the ages, leading his team to the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history.
Another noteworthy first from last season was Diana Taurasiâs first WNBA championship with the Pheonix Mercury. As one of only 6 female athletes to win an NCAA championship, Olympic gold, and a WNBA championship, the former collegiate player of the year and perennial WNBA All Star added to her growing legend as one of the toughest and most talented athletes in the game today. However, despite her many gifts, Diana has continued to work, grow and improve throughout her high school, collegiate and professional career, committing to continuous improvement of both her physical AND mental skills. And this is the important thing to remember about developing the mental toughness necessary to win championships. Each athlete must recognize the importance of fully committing to the process of developing mental toughness â a predictor of championship success as real and tangible as outstanding defense and rebounding.
Spencer Wood M.S., C.S.C.S., P.E.S., Member A.A.S.P., is an internationally renowned speaker, author and trainer of athletes and coaches in the area of Winning Mental Skills and Toughness Training.
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