“Hitters talk constantly about “being uncomfortable .” They should not be seduced by the “feeling” of comfort. Behavior is the key, and it is when faced with adversity — situations or “slumps” — that we are all most in touch with what is the greater value to us: being given what we want or working persistently and effectively to get what we want. Baseball won’t develop character, but adversity in the game will surely reveal it. To develop yourself as a hitter and a person, you must face difficulty with intelligence and courage. Many in the game call it “character,” and I’ve heard managers, coaches, and scouts say “character is destiny.” CharacterDestinyCourageComfortDifficultyAdversityIntelligencePersist Book:The Mental Keys to Hitting: A Handbook of Strategies for Performance Enhancement Source: The Mental Keys to Hitting: A Handbook of Strategies for Performance Enhancement
“But getting the mind right when things are not going ideally is the key to athletic excellence. Good perspective in the face of adversity qualifies as “mental toughness” — the coin of the realm for elite athletes.” MindPerspectiveToughAdversityExcellenceMentalElite Book:The Mental Keys to Hitting: A Handbook of Strategies for Performance Enhancement Source: The Mental Keys to Hitting: A Handbook of Strategies for Performance Enhancement
“Your destiny is also your character. Adversity will test you — and reveal you.” CharacterDestinyAdversityTestReveal Book:The Mental Keys to Hitting: A Handbook of Strategies for Performance Enhancement Source: The Mental Keys to Hitting: A Handbook of Strategies for Performance Enhancement
“The power never to compromise. .. [to] have the fortitude.. .the guts!.. .the stamina for the long haul.” PowerCompromiseFortitudeStaminaLong HaulGut Book:The Mental Keys to Hitting: A Handbook of Strategies for Performance Enhancement Source: The Mental Keys to Hitting: A Handbook of Strategies for Performance Enhancement