Super Bowl 46 Mental Toughness Defined

Tom Coughlin and Bill Belichick  define mental toughness for their teams...

Coughlin - "A perfectly disciplined will that refuses to give in."

Belichick - "Doing your best for the team even when everything's not going right for you personally."

Tough Players Don't Want To Be Treated Like Everyone Else

Dick Devenzio - "Desiring fair treatment is the province of the mediocre.  Champions don't want to be treated like everyone else.  Champions don't want to be put on an equal plane with others, they welcome the opportunity to show what they are made of under all sorts of conditions.  They don't worry what has happenened to anyone else.  They are eager to demonstrate what they can do."

True Grit

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ESPN Mag article about quarterback's and wonderlic score.  Must read!

Daily Thought - Brian Cain

"Many people ask me to name the single most important factor that determines success in any and all sports acitivity beyond natural athletic talent; and to them all I answer "mental toughness" - the ability to handle adversity in it's many forms including mishaps, errors of judgement, weakness, untimely coincidence, injury, pressure, unexpected strategies, cheating, physcological tactics, and hostility."  Brian Cain, Peak Performance Coach
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