“I just think overall a lot of it has to do with conditioning and players putting in the time and the effort in the off-season to keep themselves in condition for 12 months a year.” ThinkingYearsSportsEffortPlayerConditionsMonthsSeasonsConditioningOff SeasonOffseason Author:Mark Messier
“The thing you realize as you get older and you play, that you don't really understand when you're a backup the first few offseasons, how important that mental rest is. It's a grind physically during the season, dealing with the hits and the physical pain that goes with playing in this game. But mentally it's probably more taxing, so you need that ability to find that escape.” NeedsFirstsImportantPlayPainGamesRealizingAbilitySeasonsGrindPhysical PainBackupOffseason Author:Aaron Rodgers
“When it's time to focus in and play ball during the season, 100% of my focus is on that. When it's the offseason and I've got time to be away and I can do other interests - they don't conflict. I'm good at compartmentalizing. I can put everything in its appropriate box at the time and open it up when I need to at a later time.” NeedsI CanPlayInterestCan DoFocusConflictSeasonsBallsBoxesAppropriateOffseasonCompartmentalizing Author:Larry Fitzgerald
“I was doing Hamlet in the off-season, and I had a specific idea in my mind about what I wanted that character to look like, and because it's going to lead into the next year, I knew that it was going to have to be established somewhere in the show.” YearsMindLooksIdeasCharacterShowsWantedNextSeasonsNext YearOff SeasonOffseason Author:Michael Shanks
“I work out four days a week in the off-season, and in the warm, running weather months, I do five days. A push/pull regime of weightlifting, cycling, and the occasional Saturday or Sunday run with my oldest son, even if it's cold out.” IfsRunningFiveFourWeekSonMonthsColdSeasonsWork OutWarmWeatherSundayRegimesSaturdayOccasionalCyclingWeightliftingOff SeasonOffseasonOldest Son Author:Andre Dubus
“During the off-season, I go to the movies almost every day.” SeasonsOff SeasonOffseason Author:Derek Jeter
“A great deal of it is mental, the ability to learn within the game, to perform at a high level - often with injury - and to weather the ups and downs of an emotional game through a 16-game season. Also, there is the willingness to prepare in the offseason, the film room, to learn the scheme and execute without a lot of repetition - that's football character.” CharacterFilmGamesAbilityLevelsRoomsDealsEmotionalFootballSeasonsWeatherInjuryWillingnessSchemesRepetitionUps & DownsHigh LevelOffseason Author:Brendan Daly
“I go out and put in a load during the offseason so I know what I'm going to be able to do, as long as I stay healthy, when it comes time for the season.” KnowsLongAbleHealthySeasonsLoadOffseason Author:Adrian Peterson
“I think the real reason for my improvement is because I had such a long period in the off-season just working as hard as I could on all my new dives; making sure I did lots of repetition to get them consistent.” ThinkingLongRealHardReasonPeriodsSeasonsImprovementConsistentRepetitionOff SeasonOffseason Author:Tom Daley