Dr. Don Kalkstein

LPC, CMPC® | Dir. Mental Skills @Dallasmavs | Advisor @Rangers | Adjunct Professor @SMU | Mental Performance @LPGA | Provider @TeamUSA @TeamUSOPC

[Dr. Don Kalkstein @think2win]

Body language is louder than your voice, your teammates notice.

[The Husky @Mr_Husky1]

A 24-year-old Polish tennis player arrived in Paris last week ranked 114th in the world, with no sponsors, no guaranteed income, and no certainty she could even pay for her hotel room.

She had to win three qualifying matches just to enter the French Open main draw. Prize money is only paid at the end of the tournament, so a Polish sports drink brand quietly stepped in and covered her hotel bill.

Her name is Maja Chwalinska. And today, she plays in the French Open final.

Before this tournament, she had won exactly one Grand Slam main draw match in her entire career. She had battled depression so severe that in 2021 she couldn't get out of bed. She underwent knee surgery in 2022. She spent years grinding through small tournaments across Europe just to stay afloat.

Then she arrived in Paris, won three qualifiers, and kept winning. Zheng Qinwen. Elise Mertens. Maria Sakkari. Diana Shnaider. Nine straight matches. One set dropped.

She is now the first qualifier in French Open history to reach the final. The last time a qualifier reached a Grand Slam final, it was Emma Raducanu at the 2021 US Open. Raducanu won.

By simply making the final, Chwalinska has earned more prize money than her entire career combined. The runner-up cheque alone is $1.6 million. If she wins today, she takes home $3.25 million.
One week ago she couldn't pay for her hotel room.

[Dr. Don Kalkstein @think2win]

Character is revealed through behaviors of choice, not moments of convenience.

[Dr. Don Kalkstein @think2win]

@HoneyBadgersCAN 💪

[Texas Tech Softball @TexasTechSB]

CRASHING THE SEMIS ONCE AGAIN‼️

[Arkansas Women's Golf 🐗 @RazorbackWGolf]

Top 5 final ranking for back-to-back seasons 🫡

[Dallas Trinity FC @dallastrinityfc]

Goin' out 🔛🔝

[Arkansas Women's Golf 🐗 @RazorbackWGolf]

For the first time in program history, WE'RE GOING TO THE FINAL FOUR!!!!

[Dallas Trinity FC @dallastrinityfc]

The end of a chapter, but the impact lasts forever. Thank you, Amber ♥️

[Arkansas Softball @RazorbackSB]

CALLIN’ THE HOGS IN OKC FOR THE FIRST TIME IN PROGRAM HISTORY 🐗‼️

[Dallas Trinity FC @dallastrinityfc]

First player in league history to hit 5,000 minutes.

Captain. Consistent. Certified iron woman.

[Dallas Trinity FC @dallastrinityfc]

CLINCHED.💨

[Kaitlin @KaitlinInglesby]

Can NCAA softball announcers please stop using their platform to bash face masks? Your job is to objectively analyze the game, not insert an irrelevant opinion on player safety.

Sincerely someone who almost died taking a ball to the face 🥎🤫

[Big 12 Conference @Big12Conference]

A RED RAIDERS SWEEP to take the 2026 Big 12 Outdoor Track & Field Championship presented by Allstate

Congratulations @TexasTechTF❗️🏆🏆

[ESPN @espn]

TEXAS TECH TIES IT WITH A GRAND SLAM AFTER BEING DOWN 8-0 WITH ONLY ONE OUT TO GO! 😱

[Dr. Don Kalkstein @think2win]

Baffling to me when watching college baseball game and the hitter (3-2 count, 2 outs, nobody on, 0-0 game top of the 1st) steps out and looks into dugout to a coach giving signals. Help me understand this.

[MLB @MLB]

Is this the best college softball facility in the nation?

Take a look inside the Arkansas Razorbacks’ digs 🔥

Full tour: https://t.co/QoCFJfoadT

[Arkansas Women's Golf 🐗 @RazorbackWGolf]

WE'RE GOING TO NATIONALS!!!

For the THIRD straight season, we'll play for a national championship at La Costa 🏆

[Arkansas Baseball @RazorbackBSB]

HOGS WIN! RUN-RULE DUB!