{"id":13317,"date":"2020-11-19T15:12:19","date_gmt":"2020-11-19T15:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/?p=13317"},"modified":"2025-06-05T09:00:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T13:00:52","slug":"why-its-okay-for-athletes-to-fail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/why-its-okay-for-athletes-to-fail\/","title":{"rendered":"Why It&#8217;s Okay for Athletes to Fail"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Mistakes-1.jpg\" alt=\"Perfectionist in the Game\" class=\"wp-image-14415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Mistakes-1.jpg 600w, 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href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/why-its-okay-for-athletes-to-fail\/#How_to_Avoid_the_Perfectionist_Mindset\" >How to Avoid the Perfectionist Mindset<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/why-its-okay-for-athletes-to-fail\/#Even_the_best_athletes_in_the_world_are_not_immune_to_mistakes\" >Even the best athletes in the world are not immune to mistakes:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/why-its-okay-for-athletes-to-fail\/#How_to_Avoid_the_Perfectionist_Mindset-2\" >How to Avoid&nbsp;the Perfectionist Mindset:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/why-its-okay-for-athletes-to-fail\/#Related_Sports_Psychology_Articles\" >Related Sports Psychology Articles<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/why-its-okay-for-athletes-to-fail\/#The_Fearless_Athlete\" >The Fearless Athlete<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mistakes and mishaps<\/strong> are an inescapable part of all sports. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No matter how hard you try to avoid them, errors will happen during competitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Even_the_best_athletes_in_the_world_are_not_immune_to_mistakes\"><\/span>Even the best athletes in the world are not immune to mistakes:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211;Pro tennis players hit unforced errors late in matches.<br>&#8211;MLB baseball players strike out with runners in scoring position.<br>&#8211;WNBA and NBA basketball players miss shots late in close games.<br>&#8211;PGA and LPGA golfers miss 5-foot putts that lead to double or triple bogeys.<br>&#8211;Elite gymnasts step out of bounds and miss sticking their landings in big competitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mistakes are not an indication that you lack talent as an athlete or that you cannot win the game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The real mistake is when athletes believe that they should be able to avoid mistakes entirely. Whether you like it or not, mistakes are a part of the game and a part of being an athlete. <strong>Perfectionism<\/strong> is an unhealthy and unachievable standard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you believe that you can achieve perfection, the mistakes that you will inevitably make will have a greater negative impact on your performance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In other words, perfectionism is counter-productive to peak performance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you are a player with a <strong>perfectionist mindset<\/strong>, you become fearful of making mistakes.&nbsp;Your fear creates an anxiety that pulls your focus away from what you should do and causes you to focus on what you should not do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You compete cautiously (hesitant to make a throw), play it safe (pass up scoring opportunities) or avoid taking risks (play not to lose).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you have a perfectionist mindset or <strong>fear of making mistakes<\/strong> you may fall into slumps and performance ruts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker has established himself as one of the premier players in the NFL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2017, Butker set a record for most points by a rookie kicker.&nbsp;In the early part of the 2020 season, Butker has struggled making extra points, converting on only 19 of 24 chances through seven games. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even though Butker has made some mistakes, he has maintained his same approach to his game:&nbsp;focusing on being the best kicker he can be instead of trying to be perfect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BUTKER: &#8220;Whether it&#8217;s 2017 and I&#8217;m going on that streak or now when I&#8217;m missing some extra points, every day I&#8217;d like to think I&#8217;m working just as hard to get better and be the best kicker I can be&#8230;&nbsp;It&#8217;s only a failure if you don&#8217;t learn from it and you don&#8217;t improve it.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Butker&#8217;s approach is a highly effective method to avoid the <strong>perfectionist mindset<\/strong> and focus on being the best athlete you can be every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Peak performance is the result of hard work and improvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Avoid_the_Perfectionist_Mindset-2\"><\/span>How to Avoid&nbsp;the Perfectionist Mindset:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Begin questioning any ideals you have about the need to be perfect. Does it work for you in competition?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Break down how <strong>perfectionism<\/strong> has hurt your performance: high expectations, easily frustrated with mistakes, stuck in a practice mindset, etc. How do these help you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Use an improvement mindset or &#8220;growth&#8221;&nbsp;mindset, which can help you feel less pressure to be perfect by learning from mistakes and loses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And give yourself the luxury of <strong>making mistakes<\/strong> during competition so you can move on without the monkey on your back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-979ef383-5bc7-43ee-b8f9-249663ca1a6c\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_Sports_Psychology_Articles\"><\/span>Related Sports Psychology Articles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"block-05642731-8752-4dbf-9c18-5cc4d276e821\" class=\"wp-block-list has-normal-font-size\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/all-or-none-thinking-one-trap-for-perfectionists\/\"><strong>All or None Thinking: One Trap For Perfectionists<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/fear-of-failure-in-perfectionist-athletes\/\"><strong>Fear of Failure in Perfectionist Athletes<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/perfectionist-athletes-who-mentally-lose-control\/\"><strong>Perfectionist Athletes Who Mentally Lose Control<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\" id=\"block-5726d13f-f715-4ca4-8813-2f8a9ebd8bc3\">*Subscribe to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/sports-psychology-podcast-by-peaksports-com\/id152566009\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Sports Psychology Podcas<\/strong>t<\/a>\u00a0on iTunes<br>*Subscribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/0ynyaalKxbnNmsoeL8gF5X?si=8224669de9b3435b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Sports Psychology Podcast<\/strong><\/a> on Spotify<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\" id=\"block-281f5afb-980b-4c71-9aa0-11d606b5f7c9\"><strong>Download a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/mental-toughness-report-athletes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">free sports psychology report<\/a>&nbsp;to improve your mental game!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\" id=\"block-94138e75-d591-4645-bb1d-212cf57a8841\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sport-psychology-training-athletes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more about our one-on-one mental game coaching.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Fearless_Athlete\"><\/span>The Fearless Athlete <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/fearless-athlete-small.jpg\" alt=\"The Fearless Athlete Audio and Workbook Program\" class=\"wp-image-19344\" style=\"width:213px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>For the last two decades, I\u2019ve been working with athletes and helping them optimize their physical ability by teaching them the secrets of top performing athletes. Now, you too can <strong>learn how to regain that child-like fearless attitude.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mental toughness is what separates the winner<\/strong> from the loser in any competition. 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