{"id":4722,"date":"2015-12-17T17:09:40","date_gmt":"2015-12-17T17:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports_psychology_blog\/?p=4722"},"modified":"2025-06-10T07:55:22","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T11:55:22","slug":"why-talent-mental-toughness-success-for-athletes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/why-talent-mental-toughness-success-for-athletes\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Talent + Mental Toughness = Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/mental-toughness.jpg\" alt=\"Mental Toughness\" class=\"wp-image-5607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/mental-toughness.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/mental-toughness-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Does_it_Take_to_Win\"><\/span>What Does it Take to Win?<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\/why-talent-mental-toughness-success-for-athletes\/#What_Does_it_Take_to_Win\" >What Does it Take to Win?<\/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-talent-mental-toughness-success-for-athletes\/#What_are_the_components_of_mental_toughness\" >What are the components of mental toughness?<\/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-talent-mental-toughness-success-for-athletes\/#Talent_and_Mental_Toughness_Equals_Success\" >Talent and Mental Toughness Equals Success<\/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-talent-mental-toughness-success-for-athletes\/#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-talent-mental-toughness-success-for-athletes\/#The_Confident_Athlete\" >The Confident Athlete<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Most athletes and spectators assume the most talented team or athletes should always win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maybe they should, but that&#8217;s not always the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even is your team is superior, results are not a foregone conclusion&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Often, the <strong>mentally tough<\/strong> team wins out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m sure you played a superior opponent, but pulled off the upset. How did you accomplish this feat? Did you out think your opponent? Did you have the \u201cI-have-nothing-to-lose\u201d mindset? Did you out-prepare your opponent?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are a number of reasons why the more talented team loses. Sometimes talented teams rely on their talent to pull out victories&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These teams may <strong>underestimate<\/strong> their opponents&#8230; They may not prepare for a tough battle&#8230; They may have a false sense of security because they see themselves as better&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They may only play hard at the end of a game when the score is closer than they thought it would be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Winning requires a combination of talent, desire, and <strong>mental toughness.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_components_of_mental_toughness\"><\/span>What are the components of mental toughness?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The will to prepare \u2013 Winning starts with full mental, physical and tactical preparation. Preparation is your battle plan. How do you need to prepare to ensure victory?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Relentlessness \u2013 Winning requires that you push forward no matter what challenges you face.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>High effort or intensity \u2013 Success is always a matter of effort. Winners seek to outwork the opponents and dictate the flow of the game for the entire game.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Focus on constant improvement \u2013 Winners do not buy into the attitude that \u201cgood is good enough.\u201d Winners seek to continually develop and achieve their true potential.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Motivation \u2013 Winners are driven to achieve a mutually agreed upon objective.All behavior in practice, training and games is directed towards achieving this goal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Habit \u2013 A winning mindset needs to be consistent. Winning requires that you put everything on the line every day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cleveland Cavaliers: Not tough enough?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Cleveland Cavaliers lost to the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals four games to two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Warriors picked up where they left off last year winning their first 20 games while the Cavaliers have a 13-7 record to start their 2015-16 season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Team leader Lebron James has called out his team saying they are just not mentally tough enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>JAMES<\/strong>: <em>&#8220;It&#8217;s not always about being Iron Man [physical toughness]. It&#8217;s a mental toughness as well &#8212; going out and doing your job, doing it at a high level and preparing that way before the tip even happens. So we got some guys who&#8217;ll do it and some guys that don&#8217;t do it consistently enough.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>James wants his teammates to, not just rely on the talent, but use their talent to work harder, prepare thoroughly and battle each second of every game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>JAMES<\/strong>: <em>&#8220;We don&#8217;t pay attention to details as much. We don&#8217;t go out and battle when we&#8217;re supposed to. And it&#8217;s going to come to a point where every game, you&#8217;re going to be in a late-game situation or a game where you should&#8217;ve won by 10 instead of being a one- or two-possession game going down the stretch.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Talent_and_Mental_Toughness_Equals_Success\"><\/span>Talent and Mental Toughness Equals Success<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You have talent or you wouldn\u2019t have achieved the level of success you have attained in your sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes talent can sabotage <strong>motivation<\/strong> because you think you just have to show up and you&#8217;ll win. Identify your assets. How can you push yourself every day and pay attention to the details what will help you reach peak performance?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Train or practice with a blue collar mentality where you use training opportunities to improve your skills and gain the <strong>mental edge.<\/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\" 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\/do-you-or-your-team-have-the-comeback-mindset\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/defining-athletic-success-on-your-terms\/\"><strong>Defining Athletic Success on Your Terms\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-to-grow-competition-confidence\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/a-mindset-for-success\/\"><strong>A Mindset for Success<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-preparation-boosts-confidence\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/focused-training-and-mindset-equals-success\/\"><strong>Focused Training and Mindset Equals Success<\/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 Podcast<\/strong><\/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-css-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Confident_Athlete\"><\/span>The Confident 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\/2024\/01\/confident-athlete-audio250.jpg\" alt=\"The Confident Athlete Audio\" class=\"wp-image-16347\" style=\"width:198px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Confident Athlete\u201d consists of 2 audio programs that include 14 days of confidence fueling exercises and a simple to follow workbook that guides you through the 14 days, helps you apply the strategies, and customizes the exercises to your personal needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let me help you put a <strong>stop to the confidence leak<\/strong>. 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