{"id":15706,"date":"2023-06-08T12:55:54","date_gmt":"2023-06-08T16:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/?p=15706"},"modified":"2025-07-28T05:51:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T09:51:01","slug":"athletes-who-make-comparisons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/athletes-who-make-comparisons\/","title":{"rendered":"Athletes Who Make Comparisons &#8211; Video"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Do you often <strong>compare yourself to other competitors<\/strong> and then create expectations or feel less confident in your skills? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch this video to learn how to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/CmTkymhJJqo?si=ZBY9WY-t61VPqSmj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">stop making comparisons to your competitors<\/a> <\/strong>and stay focused only on your warm-up and performance.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-ff622b41\">\n\n<figure 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