{"id":37,"date":"2008-03-22T01:58:00","date_gmt":"2008-03-22T01:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports_psychology_blog\/?p=37"},"modified":"2025-06-16T05:13:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T09:13:33","slug":"the-10-deadly-mistakes-athletes-make-with-their-pregame-attitude","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/the-10-deadly-mistakes-athletes-make-with-their-pregame-attitude\/","title":{"rendered":"The 10 Deadly Mistakes Athletes Make With Their Pregame Attitude"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6935\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/pregame-mistakes.jpg\" alt=\"Pregame Mistakes\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/pregame-mistakes.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/pregame-mistakes-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_You_Making_Any_of_These_%E2%80%98Deadly_Mistakes\"><\/span>Are You Making Any of These &#8216;Deadly&#8217; Mistakes?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Article Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #0769bf;color:#0769bf\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #0769bf;color:#0769bf\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/the-10-deadly-mistakes-athletes-make-with-their-pregame-attitude\/#Are_You_Making_Any_of_These_%E2%80%98Deadly_Mistakes\" >Are You Making Any of These &#8216;Deadly&#8217; Mistakes?<\/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\/the-10-deadly-mistakes-athletes-make-with-their-pregame-attitude\/#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-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/the-10-deadly-mistakes-athletes-make-with-their-pregame-attitude\/#The_Confident_Athlete\" >The Confident Athlete<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Are you so concerned about what others might be thinking about your game that you get distracted when you play? For many athletes, a huge source of pregame anxiety or worry comes from the need to seek &#8220;approval&#8221; from others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If this is you, you might have a need to be admired, accepted, respected, or liked by other people. You worry about performing poorly because it may have affect what others might think about you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus, athletes who crave approval from others become anxious or are afraid to fail in competition. I just finished off another &#8220;Relaxed Athlete&#8221; preview video about how you can stop worrying about what others think about your game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the video, I give you three tips for how to help you remove the focus on what others think. Go check it out and send me your comments:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/mental-toughness-report-athletes\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On this page, you can still access a free report titled&#8230;<strong><em>&#8220;The 10 \u2018Deadly&#8217; Mistakes Athletes Make With Their Pregame Attitude&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You will learn the top 10 mental game mistakes that athletes make prior to competition. I also outline the six most important mental game objectives of your pre-competition preparation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, if you know anyone that gets stressed before they perform, it&#8217;s a good bet he or she worries too much about what others think. 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