Mental Performance Coach for Student-Athletes | Building Elite Mindsets on & off the court ๐ง | MS Psych | CMPC-in-progress | Founder of Mental Fitness Hub LLC
See a lot of people clowning this lol
All jokes aside, this is actually a great motivational technique to keep DA focused on the standard him and the Lakers have set for him this season as their primary big.
Rooting for him ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฝ
The Lakers training staff wraps Deandre Aytonโs water bottle in tape and writes "DA's Crunk Juice โ Drink this to unleash the beast" on it to keep him motivated, per @mcten
(h/t @TheNBABase)
Obviously, itโs a BIG game for both teams!
In what can be a nerve racking gameโthe team that wins will 1) be the best at regulating their emotions.
And 2) maintain a present-moment focus throughout the entirety of the game regardless of circumstances.
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#SuperBowl
Yikes. Sorana became focused on something she couldnโt control (what Osaka said) and let her frustrations get the best of her mid-match. ๐ตโ๐ซ
Meanwhile, Naomi was locked in & used motivational self-talk during the match to help facilitate her performance. ๐๐ฝ๐ง ๐ช๐ฝ
So awesome to have Christopher Hullaby from @KCScholars to chat with our award recipients. Amazing info and really got our scholars back on the right steps #CollegeBound#KCScholars