Psychology Of Sports

I was asked by a Yale sports psychology student what two things would I say to an elite athlete. I responded that I would say the same thing that I would say to anyone –that you cannot go back a minute, and that if you have prepared yourself properly in advance then things should go well. Simple as that.

I have had an long term relationship with the media. Over the years I have had a number of interesting converstations with  many reporters and television personnel. Most recently I have found a disturbing trend in that members of the media will contact me with an angle for their story. They present as already having made up their minds about their subject matter and their idea of the psychological aspects that are pertinent. If I disagree, they generally try to convince me of their position despite the fact that either research or practice does not support their position. If I don’t relent I generally do not get quoted in their story which is fine with me. They just move on until they either find someone that appears to agree with them, or they simply make it up, or shape their story to give the appearance of agreement.

If this phenomena is happening with me, then I can only imagine what is occuring with other stories of major importance to our country. Let the reader beware!!