Lopez was bombarded by Ohtani and his mentality exploded! Psychologist warns: If you don't practice your "mental muscle" well, you will be more likely to go astray
Lopez was bombarded by Ohtani, and his mentality exploded. He threw his gloves in the lounge to vent his anger and was “DFA”
Media reported that Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani hit his fourteenth home run of the season against pitcher Jorge Lopez against the New York Mets. However, Lopez lost his temper against the next batter and was ejected. As he ambled toward the green room, he vented his emotions by throwing his gloves into the audience. When interviewed by the media afterwards, he said that he was the worst teammate on the worst team.
Surprisingly, as soon as he finished speaking, he was designated for transfer (DFA) by the team, which was equivalent to being kicked out of the team, showing that the team was completely unacceptable to his behavior in the game. Of all career developments, professional athletes need strong mental strength the most. Almost every successful athlete has received repeated and rigorous training for a long time since childhood, but the results appear in just a few seconds or dozens of minutes. No matter how skilled you are, as long as your performance is not as good as others, you have to accept the result of “losing”.
The plane “exploded at an altitude of 30,000 feet” was in danger! Female captain wins praise for her strong psychological quality
Not only athletes, but also each of us needs “psychological skills” to be able to calmly handle unexpected crises, confidently demonstrate professional abilities, digest stress in a timely manner, and make self-adjustments at any time, every step from identifying problems to self-commitment. All must be implemented, and environmental management must be done well, by analogy to all situations. The crisis management incident that impressed me most was when the left engine of a Southwest Airlines flight bound for Dallas exploded at 32,000 feet in the air. The female captain, Tammie Jo Shults, calmly talked to the tower.
When the air traffic controller asked if the plane was on fire, Schutz replied in a calm voice: “No, the plane was not on fire, but it lost some parts on the plane. They said there was a hole in the plane and someone fell out of the plane.” Schutz Make it clear that there are injured passengers on board and ask medical personnel to meet them after landing. After the plane landed safely, Schutz took the time to personally talk to everyone on board. The voice of this female captain demonstrated the strongest “psychological skills”. She remained calm and professional in the face of danger and led everyone to a safe landing.
Too low may mean insufficient “mental muscle”! 10-question self-assessment “Psychological Skills” score
Want to know your own “psychological skills”? You may wish to take the following “psychological skills” assessment scale to see if there is anything you need to improve on yourself. According to the score of the following “psychological skills” evaluation scale (how many points would you give yourself on a scale of 1-10?), try to talk with trusted relatives and friends about the parts you want to improve, or find a consultation psychologist to discuss with you. , and further find ways to improve “psychological skills”:
Focus and focus: No matter what environment or situation you are in, you can focus on the present and the task at hand.
Cope with difficulties: When encountering bottlenecks or setbacks, you will not beat yourself up or shrink back. You can empower yourself internally and seek resource assistance externally.
Stress adaptation: When facing pressure, know how to use effective methods to release physical and mental stress.
Goal setting: Know under what circumstances to design suitable goals for yourself, and evaluate the degree of goal achievement to make the goals effective.
Achievement motivation: Can continue to maintain the enthusiasm for progress and the motivation to transcend.
Adaptation coach (supervisor): You can communicate with the coach or supervisor in two-way and express your goals, frustrations and feelings.
Avoid depression: Know the effective techniques to change your emotions so that you will not be surrounded by a feeling of powerlessness.
Smooth feeling: Challenge yourself to your limits with direction and purpose, while maintaining the joy of life.
Mental toughness: Good emotional control, able to self-motivate, arouse self-confidence, and live in harmony with the team.
Self-adjustment: Able to self-control, self-invest, and self-integrate without falling into conflicts.
“Negative experience” may make athletes go further and further! Complaining and drowning sorrows in alcohol are a big warning sign
On the sports field, coaches and athletes often aim to win due to high levels of pressure. While winning is important, it’s also important to evaluate the cost. Is it worth it to sacrifice your health? Is it worth it to only pursue victory and ignore personal development and relationships with family and friends? In order to win, is it worth it to do whatever it takes, even endangering the opponent’s health? In the process of developing a sports career, it is important for coaches to ensure that athletes receive positive competitive experiences. In the process of watching the event broadcast, you can not only see the psychological skills of the athletes, but also observe whether the athletes have gained “positive competition experience” or “negative competition experience.”
If it is a “positive competition experience”, athletes will show a sense of fair competition and will not try to win the competition through sideways. During the competition, they will also show positive personality traits and improve their skills through competition. If it is a “negative competition experience”, bad personality traits will appear, such as losing control and hitting others, lacking team spirit; or forming distorted ideas, always complaining and dissatisfied, and always thinking that resource allocation is unfair; They also become irresponsible, drinking and staying up late before the game, or quitting the game at will.
Top athletes come standard with “super mental quality”? The length of a player’s life depends on “2 major keys”
When an athlete becomes the center of attention and becomes a sports star, many temptations will begin to appear, whether it is money or sex. If you do not cultivate positive personality traits, you will easily get lost and ruin your great sports future. I once discussed with Dr. Hong Chongmin, a sports psychologist, about the key factors that affect the life span of athletes. According to his long-term observations, the most important factors are discipline and moral character.
Therefore, to become a top athlete, you must not only hone your sports skills, but also practice life skills, and at the same time allow for the balanced development of physical, mental, social, emotional, and moral aspects; continue to maintain the enthusiasm for competition and a healthy personality. Let the professional road go far and long.
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