THE MENTAL GAME with Lauren Ammon - Part 1
Season 5
Episode 195
- 1:20 - A little bit about Lauren’s swimming career.
- 2:53 - Lauren’s breakthrough moment, and how she transitioned to help athletes with their mental game.
- 4:12 - Describing the first conversation/meeting with an athlete.
- Getting athletes to open up
- 5:48 - What aspects do athletes tend to need the most help with?
- 7:10 - Where does confidence come from, and how does Lauren instill that within other athletes?
- 8:53 - How Lauren helps athletes find their identity and also maintain it steadily throughout competition.
- 11:53 - Do both world-class and amateur athletes struggle from the same mental challenges?
- 16:46 - How athletes can build resiliency, and how coaches can assist them.
- 20:39 - Dealing with feelings that a medal was not deserving of your performance.
- 24:04 - How athletes can recover and decompress.
- 26:43 - Handling the changing context or importance of pressure moments in competition.
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