The Secret ALL Athletes Fear..

things would be so different for me if i never had that. It’s like my abilities are trapped in a cage and i have lost the key and am going insane trying to find it and end up in the same spot i began with. Its the difference between being a bench warmer and being the star of the team…thats how much difference it can make. I would be owning every competition if it were not for my mental game.

Mann, I can totally relate to the whole mental collapse, especially when your coaches and your teammates start to not believe in you. If I did not have to worry about those small doubts, I KNOW I can be a REALLY good player, not because I’m crazy athletic or a lights out shooter, but because with that kind of confidence, I KNOW that I will end up winning by the end of the game regardless of how I win. Confidence and swagger is EVERYTHING, back in AAU, I had no confidence at ALL, and that REALLY killed my game. But once the school season started, I had a fresh new set of teammates and I played my heart out knowing that I was capable of being a lot better than I was in AAU. Confidence changes the way you look at things and the amount of effort you put in, so without those small moments of unconfidence, I think I would have no limitations.

I Would Have Way More Self Confidence And I Would Just Beast On Everybody On The Courts. Things Would Be Different For Me Because I Would Have Way More Respect As A Basketball Player.

if i didnt have self doubt i probaly would play more

PLEASE TELL US!! it’s my number ONE challenge FEAR

If i had more belief in myself I would have been a many a champion in my sport (track), and even today I my career as well. Having dates and even that popular girl in school would not have detered me from asking her out…If i had more belief in myself!

It would give me this attitude of peace and the willingness to do anything to achieve my goals. I wouldn’t be discouraged from losers who try to downsize my aspirations or dreams. I would probably attract more female attention than normal.

I would love this i am a soccer player and i think i have what it takes to not only go pro but become like david beckham because the way i play is very similair o\to him but my biggest difficulty is when coach puts me down after a mistake and when im gonna take a free kick if i had more confidence i know crouds coqach or even nerves wouldnt effect me and i could dominate

things would be much better for me on the court, my turnovers would completely decrease, i would start on varsity this year as a junior(even my coach said i would), and i would have a much much better play for the game. thats like the key part im missing in my game. that and quickness. but this would really help my hesitation. i would gain so much more respect from my teamates which i really need today starting NOW!

Being able to overcome my issues with self doubt and lack of confidence would be amazing!!! I’ve been told by so many coaches and other basketball players that I’d be getting in to all the state teams on a regular basis if I only had more self confidence.. so this would be so awesome if I could finally put all that behind me and become the great player I have worked so hard to be… the only thing that is stopping me is my head and its ability to create doubt in my game but if I could fix that then BAM!!! I’ll be able to dominate the competition like I know I should… that’d be the best thing in the world for me right now =)

Man, this would be soo helpful to me and my teammates. i honestly believe this is my teams problem, two years in a row now we’ve lost games we shouldnt have in the second halfs of games because of pressure/mentally tough situations like you talk about. to me personally, knowing these little tricks/secrets would help me out tremendously by making me be a better leader and player for my team. let us have the rest of it!!!! hahaa

It really would be nice to be confident enough to use ALL of the moves that i spent countless hours working on in GAMES instead of only in one on ones and games of 21. In one on ones and those games of 21 sometimes i do things that i even surprise myself, but in the game i tend to tighten up. It sucks to hear your own teamates after a one on one say “Why dont do ALL that in the game?!” and not have an answer. I thought about it and i realized that it never had anything to do with fear of the opponent but really fear of messing up and letting my teammates down. Having self confidence and good work ethic can be a SCARY combo because with both of them your potential is UNLIMITED.

I would definitely prove myself, and actually show off my game. in practice, i feel as if i have the power to do anything, but as you said, once the stakes are raises, sometimes i doubt my shot, my handle isn’t as confident as it was. If i had more self confidence, i would be able to become my full potential

> A lot of people do it completely WRONG. They’ll say something over
> and over to themselves like:
> “I will not lose. I will not lose. I will not lose. I will not lose. I will not lose.”

I can’t believe I’ve been doing that exact thing all this time. You’re right, all of us love to deny if there’s any mental insecurities in our system by ignoring it with repetitious ‘not’s. There are so many things I want to improve in my sport (which is martial arts) and the mental game is really one of the biggest obstacles I have to overcome. Out of the hundreds of spars I have gone through, only one stands out to me where I was focused and calmly confident and I was able to block AND counter-attack with ease. I would love to have that lonely number to increase.

Things would be awesome. My school team would never lose a game, they always depend on me as i’m the captain and the ball is always in my hand at the end of games. I have missed so many game winning shots! I need that self confidence big time !

Things would be super for me! I would just do it vs think about it too much. I’m anxious to know this secret now.

there are sometimes when i’m so focused when i’m playing that everything comes natural. it’s hard to keep up though, but without any doubts i’m sure it will be much easier

No longer having to deal with self-doubt would probably be great especially for someone like me who has a low self-esteem as an athlete. It will be so awesome that I would shoot lights out on people no matter how much pressure I feel during games. If I stop doubting my own talent and perform well in games, the crowd will cheer for me instead of making a joke out of me. Taking away all the jitters will make me an effective player I believe.

It will be awesome! I will be unstoppable and the opposition better run away. By having no self doubt, not only will I feel no fear, but also, my coach and my team mates will trust me more knowing that I know that I can do it. The pressure from them will be easier to handle.

If i had no doubt in my mind as well as the confident swagger of Kobe, i would be in the league right now no question, even though I am small for a hooper, I would not be afraid of anything. My fear of losing the ball is what has stopped me since I started playing ball. I want this fear to go away forever.

Helpful blog, bookmarked the website with hopes to read more!

shit I would be a champion by now

Damn , that’s exacly what i’ve been dealing with last 5 years, if the tip really helps, it would save my basketball life … the difference between what I are my practise ability’s and what I do in a game is enormous … I’m so anxious !

too much anxiety and other distractions going on during game. to be in that zone-have that swagger-would probably help me in life.

This is what is really interesting. I truly believe in sports psychology, though there are so many kinds and I have yet to find the one which works best for me.
But there are moments im almost literally in flow and in those moments no one is gonna score upon me.

I’ve always felt I was better than most of the people around me. That feeling has gotten me where I am today, but it’s also kept me from being the best I can be. What I mean is, I don’t set goals that might be “too” high, for fear of failure. If I fail, that means I’m not as good as I think I am. If I’m not as good as I think I am, then that would mean I’ve just been lucky my whole life. I can’t have that, so I set the bar just high enough that I can fool myself into believing that I can do anything without failure. I’ve gotten so good at it, that I can see a tough challenge from a mile away, and plan around it so I don’t fail. I would love to be able to break down that barrier of fearing to fail.

Things would have been so different if I only believed in myself as much everybody else believed in me.When it mattered I would go missing & leave it to somebody else,when I had the tools.I was scared to fail.I am a coach now,if I can help my athletes to find the right options,it would take away some of my pain.

Hi!!Alex !!This is if u want the most important point that we schould focus on. coz as athletes as human beans we all know that 80%of wat we do and how we perform wether sports or work is the mental side( Brain) and 20% wish i call the answer comes from the body.So me being a freaky bball player and a huge fan of ur uncontested T.A.Q i’m the type of guy that will work hard during practice and willing to be the best among my teamates.When game time comes there u go oh man i just have this kind of nervousness even do i know i’m prepared and have the right mindset but i just don’t under stand why?and during some games i totally lose my confidence in my abilities to do the things that i normally do at ease.Soi’ve come to the conclusion that u can be skilled and athletic as u want but if ain’t got heart and the mental focus(the zone) then u aren’t different from the beginner and average athlete.
So it would be great if u post those mentals think

Don’t do this to us. Cmon man.

This would be great for me because i often pass up clear shots and i have one moment of self doubt that i can not shoot because i am afraid i will miss and get benched.

Self-doubt kills me in key moments. If I get pressed with the ball i panic and usually turn the ball over, if I just had the confidence to pull a crossover, which I can do thanks to the Effective Ball Handling Program, then it make my game so much more effective. I thnk too much, if i had the confidence to know i can pull off that pass or that fake or that crossover then my game would come on leaps and bounds.

Hey alex, if I was completely confident in my abilities I’d be averaging 25 points a game, I could be an all-stater before my senior year, and most of all I could help in winning a state championship this year

My game would flow freely regardless of the situation… Practice, scrimmage, , BIG GAMES, you name it!

I think my game would elevate to another level! My example of dis belief is in grand finals for some reason as wat happened to u things go through my head like a fish goes through water and my game goes completely off and i pretty much play like shit!!
Believing in myself would elevate my game soo much in just believing i have wat it take to dominate anyone and any game all the time!

Yeah I know from experience that this works, ur much better to think I will make this shot, then I wont miss

Thanks Marko for opening up a whole new level of perfomance for my team. this is fun stuff. We coaches get caught up in the negative so often. Dont do this. dont do that. Cant wait to get started.

without self doubt, you can believe in your team more – you are doing all you can and trust that your teamates are doing the same.

I have dealt with this for as long as I can remember. I played soccer growing up, and was always on one of the top teams, but we never seemed to get to the top. I always felt good at practice, but would sometimes hesitate during games. The same thing happedned when i started running track in high school. I would train my butt off, but I always seemed to struggle to keep consistent times during races. I now race BMX with my kids. I started racing with just the idea of going out and getting some exercise instead of just sitting and watching. That self doubt had me feeling like I wouldn’t stand a chance against some of the guys I had seen racing. I started and would do Ok in practice, but just couldn’t make the commitment in actual races. I have started doing better, but I still struggle with a lot of things that I know are strictly mental. If I could work on my confidence I know that it would not only help me to be the best I can on the track, but in everything else I do. I also know that my son struggles with this as well. I watched him beat one of the top racers in his age group in practice on several occasions, but when he finally got to the level he had to race him, my son would choke on his start and end up having to fight from last place for every place he got. This has only made things harder as each time it happened it seemed that he felt worse. I would really like to help him with his self confidence as well because I know that he has a lot of potential.

I know I am a good player. Like you mentioned about your earlier playing I too can dominate in practice and scrimmages. However, in really competitive games I seem to lose it and its all mental. I would be playing much more in games if I could just get my confidence up.

My games would be awesome. Just recently i started to get self confidence and my game improved significantly. However, i frequently find myself in the crack. If i get rid of the cracks i dont know how much better i would be

There would be no limit to what I would be able to do. It’s this self-doubt that has been holding me back from “taking the bull by the horns” and making the most of my life. The self doubt leads to self sabotaging behaviour which ensures the real success never happens.

The most important thing to remember in building confidence, as a coach or as an athlete, is that confidence is something that will ALWAYS be there for the rest of your life. While it is important in sport, it is VERY important in life – being a parent, being a student, in your job, in your relationships! As coaches we want to help develop healthy, happy, confident adults!

It affects me, big style, especially in team sports where you feel like you need to live up to ‘the teams standards’. Every time i’ve played a team sport like soccer and basketball, my confidence drops whenever i make 1 mistake, it only takes 1 mistake for my game to suffer. I get nervous, i never want to have the ball passed to me incase i make another mistake, and i fear what the rest of the team will say to me when i make a mistake. Luckily for me i found out i’m a way better athlete in individual sports (i’m a triple jumper), but i can still get affected by self belief. I’ve had times where an opponent has jumped further than my PB, and i just think to myself ‘jesus andy, you’ve got no chance of jumping that far!’, and i end up jumping worse than i’d ever imagined because i knew i couldn’t beat my opponent anyway.

Im just like you.. when u were 17. Just that i dont have a credit card

I’m literally the best in the world at what I do, and the only difference in my successes and failures is doing what I know I can do with conviction. When I play knowing is totally different than when I play hoping. It’s the hugest thing in anyone’s game to be able to summon “the zone” at will.

I coach a college volleyball team and it is amazing how things work in mysterious ways. We are going through a rough patch in the season and everyone of us in the program have come to a conclusion that at this point in the season our struggles have nothing to do with skills and system of play but the complete lack of confidence and consistent competitiveness with our players.
All season they have played with fear more times than not. We have preached being aggressive, fearless, calm, and relaxed. We have even tried deep breathes before and during matches to calm our breathing and heart rate. The Fear of failure overpowers my athletes and inhibits their ability to process information and completely slower rate than our opponent.
This post came at a great time. I need another idea to help eliminate that fear for my team. It would be great to get that info before our next match.

Yup–I am my own worst critic and enemy! I tell myself my weaknesses and mistakes long before anyone else can. I NEED to hear how to turn this around.

My daughter and son are already having doubts creep in of the big one next month, she having dreams every night and they are not ending with a win. They are always questioning themselves, knowing that they are doing good now but what about the Grands????? Please help me help them.

Well to start off I’ve been at both ends of it so I understand how crucial this aspect is to someone’s game and life in general. My senior year not only was I confident in me but my coach and teammates where as well. He actually told me to not pass as much and score more lol. However my first two years of junior college ball was completely different. I wasn’t the most athletic guy or best player on the team any more and I let that bring me down. Even though I was busting my butt more than any body else on the team my confidence still wasn’t there.
I believe a lot of this traced back down to how I set my goals. My goal: Play basketball in college. Did I meet it ? Yes, but that’s really not what I wanted. I think if you don’t come out with the right mind set from the get go, then most likely you are bound for mediocrity or failure of what you truly desire.

I learned a long time ago to put on “the look” of a winner. You set your mouth in a half smile, lower your eyebrows and put confidence in your eyes. You’re thinking, “I’ve got game none of these guys even know about.” If you can keep that look and that mindset throughout the game, even if things aren’t going your way, you’re going to perform at a higher level. If you’re a team leader, such as a quarterback or captain, everything you say to your team will inspire their own belief and confidence when you say it with the look of a winner on your face.

I’m just like you in this situation! When I need to believe in myself the most the antagonizing disbelief goes to work, and I doubt myself ove and over. Knowing how to control this would work wonders for me.

I GOTTA know this secret Bro, There is know doubt about, we all doubt ourselves at some points. Not only on the court or field, but in life in general. Im not socially challenged lol, but i definitely, deal wit SHYNESS & its hard to break the ICE sometimes, not only with FEMALES smh but people in general. And everytime I step on the bball court, Im dealing with doubt if i can SCORE on the defenders or won’t TURNOVER the ball. I GOTTA know this man.

my life would bee waay different. and my game and confident would be waay better i would just cut play in the zone every game!!!!

I would score 100 points per game LOL

I had (and still do) self-doubt issues throughout my life, no matter what sport I played. It was so bad, it started to carry over into everyday life. I’ll spare you the details, but if I was able to crush these feelings it would change my life.

Self-confidence is a huge problem I have. When I finally do feel confident and invincible in my abilities, I worry if other people that see me will judge me and think that I am conceited. When I don’t, I second-guess the pass, don’t punish defenders when they give me space with the ball, and don’t go into 50/50 tackles with the right mentality to come out with the ball. If I had confidence to match my abilities, I would prove all the nonbelievers wrong.

i would luv to have dis man it would help me alot

This would be a great asset to my son. He’s at that age that self-doubt really creeps in. To be able to re-enforce this to my son would be a huge advantage for him. He has the athletic ability, to combine that with the mental advantage would create a young kid with huge potential.

If didn’t have self doubt, I think I would be able to be the best player in my school and probablybe dunking all over the court. I can totally relate to this as it hppened to me in the last 3 minutes of the game.

You are so right alex….coach, if not for self doubting i feel i would be one of the best, i believe even the most unstoppable guard/player there is. i feel that way. i used to have this unwavering confidence that did shoot out the window when observing other great talent. To conquer it, i believe in a chance of still playing professionally. I would be a force at some division of school;21

Confidence and self belief….r 2 things that i have a problem with, especially when i am on the court. When i am in practice i feel like i’m in a comfort zone and i generally do well. but as soon as i hit the game floor i 4get everything that i had practiced just an hour before….and i freeze. there is a difference between me and you though. when it gets to crunch time i am alert and i suddenly remember everything i had practiced and i do just fine. the problem i have is before that in the first half and in the 3rd quarter i’m just not there mentally and i often over-think things which lead to turnovers and things like that

Self-doubt is probably the biggest thing holding me back when I play, even if its not in a game situation. I constantly compare myself to other people and feel inadequate if I’m not achieving what everyone else is. I know I work the hardest out of all the players I’m competing against, but for some reason there is still a mountain of self-doubt in my head. I know if I eliminated that part of my thinking I could achieve so much more on the court and in life.

If I didn’t have any self doubt at all, I’d probably be the best player in the state. I would be knocking down huge shots in big games where the score is close. I also wouldn’t panic during the state tournament where there is so much pressure to win da gold.

This new insight will help thousands of young athletes and weekend warriors around the globe. The fear of failure, which can also be described as the fear of success, holds back a high percentage of players from becoming their best on the court/field and even in life.

Thanks for sharing your experiences and potential solutions Alex.

Eric

I’ve been through ACL reconstruction, meniscus shaving, ankle surgery, and several other minor injuries and now doubt creeps into my mind at every practise and every game. It’s a hard thing to overcome and it takes a lot of time. There are no quick fixes with this. Yeah you’ve got to think positive but it’s changing how you think of yourself that is what determines this. Focus, a good attitude, and the talent to go along with the first two is what you need. Just remember, you are in charge of your performance not any one else-it’s you that determines how hard you go for that tackle, how much you push yourself to win that 50-50 ball, how much are you willing to give.

You couldn’t have made a more salient and correct point.

This is a great topic. I have two boys playing football right now. One freshman and the other a senior in HS. Both are starters on offense and defense. The freshman is still learning the game and shows a lot of promise. I can definitely see when he is getting in his own way mentally, but I haven’t it much thought becuase he seems to work through it. The senior is a very gifted athlete in my humble opinion! He’s 6’0″ 185lbs very fast and very strong. He’s had some aweome games this year so far, but I think he could even better if he had more confidence. He’s heading into the playoffs soon, and it would be great to be able to help him out with the mental side of the game.

It’s the one thing that keeps my son from going from good to great. It is the most frusting aspect of the game because i can and do work all the fundamentals and weights and agility drill, but how to you teach confidence.
Come on give me the secrets.

Alex PLEASE share wit us the techniques man… This would be SUPER helpful

I just asked my 13 year old son if he has any doubts while competing. He claims not to, but I don’t believe him. When I asked if he does any self affirmations like, “I always win, I always win”, he said no, I just say “kick butt, kick butt, kick butt”. I’m not sure this is the answer I was looking for, though I did chuckle under my breath a bit. Anyway, I’m looking forward to your continuation of the subject.

…keep going alex…

it would great help me with my confidence!!! i dont have the confidence to even try out for my basketball team i know i have to talent its just i cant use it cause i start to doubt whenever i get into the game even at open gyms so this would greatly help me out

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W0w I can definitely say that is my all time worst enemy. Sometimes I doubt myself even when there is nothing to be afraid of. I think this would help me out a lot, not just my game but I would become a better person instead of being in a bad mood all the time. I believe that the secret to this will help my game out tremendously since everyone deals with it but does not take care of it properly. I would rather have self confidence then to brag.

It would be amazing i suffered last year and now im running the point. I have had a good summer but im hoping this is only the tip of the iceberg. If i never had doubts of me or in my shot i would be unstoppable and would soar to new heights

This could help me so much. I really feel that coaches do things the wrong way now days. They constantly are punishing you for doing something wrong instead of praising you for something good. They focus way to much on not doing the wrong thing instead of doing the right thing. I feel like as of late this has really been hurting my confidence so come on and tell us what the secret is I could really it.

Man, you jus don’t know how different my life would be…I would no doubt be the best player in the nation right now as a junior in high school if I could just get rid of this self-doubt. It’s just at times I get so low that I’m not a threat at all when I’m on the court when I play in games. I really really really really need for you to expand on this subject. This is a very vital subject that I just have not been able to figure out myself.

No Self Doubt = Strong finish at the basket every time.
Perfect swish from deep three every time.
Perfect control of the ball all the time.
Focused on the Game.

I feel that it’s gonna help me

Great tip on the self affirmation. When I was younger I didn’t understand that and just thought I had to press harder when the reality was I had to have faith in my abilities and create a mind set where the situation became irrelevant because I knew I could shut down every receiver I went against.

I would be point guard of our team I’m the best shooter my quick (tnx to TAQ2.0) and a good ball handler but everyone thinks cuz I’m short I stink and it gets to me so in games when I’m wide open I pass.and now I’m benches but I’ll be better this year definitely especially if u tell us this tip.

Alex pleeeasee give us the techniques!!

With the mental toughness because of a lack of self-doubt the impossible would become possible. I’ve been constantly told since the day I was born I’m not going to live. I’m not going to be strong enough, fast enough, healthy enough, tall enough, good enough. However I do the only thing I’ve known to do all my life. Work harder than anyone else. What I lack in natural born talent I gain through hard work. Yet I lose it through a lack of mental toughness. In self doubt I shoot myself in the foot with nothing to gain. How can I win races on the track if I know that less than a hundred meters down the track in a 400m race my best friend who has always been faster than me blows past me without thinking about doing work in the offseason? I’d have to say the worst comment I have ever heard in my short track career was straight from my head coach. He said and I quote “With that time I know and you know there is no way in hell you will be competitive in this race.” This was the first race in the season, after a weeks recovery from a preseason injury. That statement still haunts me to this day.

Here is how it all will be different: that same head coach is going to realize I’m the greatest asset on his team not because of times but because of leadership, work ethic, character, and overall competitive runner. The best friend who thinks a night with the ladies the day before a race or possibly a sip of something stronger than a soft drink is the key to success is going to realize that he follows the road to ruin. Records will not just be broken but shattered. The sign right now says Jay Carlson- 50.1 -1980. By the time I graduate it will be replaced with my name, my time, and the year I just destroyed a thirty year record. To say that this is all going to be easy or come naturally would be a lie through my teeth. I understand how to get where I want to go. Now I know that there is one less thing holding me back but instead giving me a competitive edge, the mental toughness and swagger of a champion.

Once i read about how the brain doesn’t register the words “can’t” or “not” I was amazed at how much better it is to say “I always win” vs. “I never lose” It even feels more positive in writing!! That alone changed my view on my personal belief!!!

If I didn’t have those cracks, I would be a solid player with a nice shot, not a shaky player that airballs sometimes from sheer nervousness. I would have respect as a consistent player rather then being looked past for only being good on some plays. I know I have the talent, because I’ve worked my butt off. My mind just doesn’t know how good I can be, and my playing suffers.

Alex, I think this is the only problem in my game. Im a sophmore and very new to my schools basketball program. At the beginning of the summer I was tearing it up with the varsity guys. I had a couple bad weeks and I lost confidence in myself and other players around me lost it too. If I had that confidence I would be the best sophmore on the team. It would be the BIGGEST game changer for me.

Tonight my high school team played against our rival and I felt like I was in a funk all night. Like the Pregame jitters just wouldn’t settle down. I know i can perform 100% better but tonight with the gym packed and the spotlight on me I just could play at the level I know I can. THe championships are coming up soon and I want to be ready for them, with this information I can be ready to out and crush them. Thanks Alex

I wouldn’t have to be in the situation were everyone is looking for someone to step up. I wouldn’t have to worry about messing up. No pressure whatsoever

Personally, I would be in the entertainment business ratherr that working a 9-5. The athletes that I work with all would have better times in their running events if they they weren’t mentally defeated before the race.

i i wouldnt doubt in my self i would probably play much better and i had more chance for a national team. This is just big big big problem..

Self-doubt is my obstacle between potential and greatness. I know that if I break free of this obstacle, I will be as wild as a bull on the court. I won’t be afraid to express my skills and to take risks. And I will be completely aggressive on offense and defense. People will be afraid when I walk on the court because they know they won’t be able to stop me, physically and mentally. I will basically be called “the freak of nature”.

My life would be totally different, I would still be actively involved in high level sport coaching if I was able to cope with self doubt prior to end results.

I would be invincible and supremely happy all the time

Basically for me is to go out and kill my opponent …..im not thinking about fear or anything, my mindset is to kill him mentally and physically on the court, i challenge myself & each & every time i try to overcome it. I feel a sense to prove and its what on the inside of me, when i play, i play with all of me… not just part, so i believe once you can get ya spiritual game connected with mental along with skill. . . its simply something amazing, this is what works with me though, most guys breakdown mentally within the first 5 mins of gameplay… i simply enjoy doing it and winning, its about winning thats all that matters to me.

It would change the way I see basketball. At the moment I play under 15s and have just moved up to a higher grade. These people are really hard and my teammates Lose their self belief it can get very annoying to play with this type of attitude and I feel that it would help not only me but my whole team and btw I’ve signed up to email subscription is it the same as the one above???

C`mon Alex,you said in past days it was 50 comments and now it`s 75…you give us more anxious time than when we`re in the finals seconds of a tied game and with the ball in our hands to shoot the last attempt.

Incredible stuff guys…I was about to post the next installment post today when I got a very interesting phone call from a friend…

Give it a day more — it’ll be worth the wait, I promise.

-Alex

I am still struggling with this issue and I’m over 60 years old. It haunts and hurts me still.

I want to preform at my best whether the person guarding me is two feet taller or two feet shorter. Right now I know I don’t. I get intimidated and choke, I let myself off the hook when I know I can do better.

if i will always belive in my self i will be the best player on the court because i have the skills and they are just waiting to come out…in the money time i sometimes just cant do my thing… so i need those mental tricks and i need them bad! thanks men…

If I had never self-doubt, I easily would’ve overcame my sprained ankle injury during sophomore basketball season of High school and bounced back to make the varsity basketball team and become the best basketball player in my high school and just dominate and received offers from D1 colleges, which will get me on the high road to fulfill the dreams of playing in the NBA. Unfortunately it did not go the way as I have envisioned as I am now a sophomore in college and still on the pursuit of fulfilling my dreams and pave my own path that no one else has gone before.

In addition, I believe a lot of people would think I’m cocky if I never self-doubted, but I would have the ultimate unbeatable confidence that will help me overcome any fears or intimidation and give it my best shot at everything I do.

Can you help me make my dreams come true, Alex?

without self-doubt I’d perform at my fullest. and hesitate once. and my goals would be “easier” to come by:-) I’d feel much better and more confident:-)

If I never had self-doubt, i would be unstoppable and try new things that are sure to work but I’ve never had the confidence to do

Same man I crumble under pressure if I didnt hesitate I could perform at my best.

If I never had fear things would be so much my game would be restless my swagger would make people fear me. If I know how to over come fear just over coming fear it self would be mind blowing for everybody that’s trying to over come it would be better player world wide

That’s Too nice, when it comes in india hope it can make a Rocking place for youngster.. hope that
come true.

the only reason im not a pro is becuz of fear… i am such a good shooter but i choke in games because i get nervous and i am capable of doing so many greater things if i overcome fear

i started basketball my freshmen year and i had no skill and no confidence. I have gained alot of skill in the three years but now i need confidence in order to use that skill effectively in games. If i never had those times of self doubt i know my game would be so much better.

Hey Coach Alex,
Akeel here, from Srilanka.I am so glad that i finally found the no 1 problem that is standing in- between my basketball success and me.Even though i practice all day
and feel so confident about myself, as soon as i get onto the court for a real game,thats when doomsday arrives! I almost completely freeze.I cant even take a proper layup( i am a star at practice but whats the use if i cannot do well in realgame situations.)That really sucks knowing that you put in all the hard work only to go into a game and not do well.
It seems i never can overcome it.Please ,please help me with this problem of getting my mentality right before the game.I badly need your help.PS I really truly appreciate what your doing .Please reply soon .
Thanks a lot
Akeel

without self doubt, everything i do would be so much better. I practice all the time, but when it gets to pressure situations, i always mess it up. just yesterday i screwed up for my baseball team while under pressure. I really appreciate what your doing. Thanks man,
Mack