Reebok CrossFit Apparel link
Struggle makes success sweeter. When you overcome adversity or learn something new you have a true sense of accomplishment. Im relating this to athletics and CrossFit but I could give a million examples of people who have overcame adversity, either from their jobs, or family struggles ect.....one thing is for sure you come out of the situation stronger and more knowledgeable.
"If the road is easy, you're likely going the wrong way."
- Terry Goodkind
Everybody has struggled at something or sometime in their life but the challenge of the activity keeps you going. In athletics you face adversity all the time, but what matters is how you handle it. I played baseball in college, if you have a .300 batting average thats outstanding, but that also means you fail 70% percent of the time....How many other sports if you fail 7 out of 10 times is that considered good? Not many if any! So how you deal with and handle failure makes all the difference in the world. If you let yourself get caught up in the negative then you will literally just give up. You have to force yourself to see the positive side of things. Whats the alternative?! This was an adjustment for me, I loved being successful like everyone does but once you get to college you face all the best athletes from high school. Everyone is talented some better then others but what sets you apart is the mental aspect your so called mental toughness. If there's any advice I could give to athletes moving forward, in whatever sport you choose to focus on, is to become mentally tough. Everything isn't going to go your way, so how you recover and handle those situations is directly correlated to your success. It's a roller coaster ride, don't get to high and don't get to low.
When joining CrossFit I learned/you will learn a lot of new movements that you may not be familiar with. I'm familiar with a majority of them from lifting in college but there are still a lot that are new to me. I learn a new technique every day. The only way to get better is to watch people that are more advanced than you, pick up on their techniques and use them to make yourself better. This is not to say that you won't eventually surpass them but keep an open mind, thats the only way you are going to progress. As I mentioned in the title check your ego at the door. Don't worry what everyone else is doing or what their time in the WOD was that day, focus on yourself and getting better. Ask questions, master the techniques then start moving forward. Have a competition with yourself and compete good things will happen. If you stay positive and believe in yourself anything can happen!
One of the greatest boxing upsets of all time, Buster Douglas KO's Mike Tyson. No one thought this was possible. Buster beat all odds and overcame adversity. Anything is possible
No comments:
Post a Comment