Is Mental Toughness More Important Than Physical Talent in Professional Sports?
Absolutely. If you look at most professional sports, the superstars are not necessarily the best athletes. Most will agree that Serena Williams was the greatest women's tennis player, but, as you can see from her current TV commercials for a weight loss product, she could have been in better shape physically. Years ago, Diego Maradona was great, as is Messi today...are they the best athletes physically?...probably not. In basketball, Michael Jordan was in super shape, but so were most NBA players. Jordan refused to lose...his mind was his greatest asset. Wayne Gretzky was not the best skater, but he had a knack of anticipating where the action was going...the best players have that sixth sense; that's what sets them apart from the excellent human specimens they faced in competition.letpic said:
your mind and the capabilities of it are a tremendous thing if you can train yourself to utilize it the best possible way, or it can be the most detrimental thing youve ever experienced also, mentality, hard work/work ethic is far superior to god gifted talents solely.
