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→Self-talk and sports psychology
According to McLeod Health, in sports psychology, "Self-talk is defined as the verbalization or statements athletes repeat to themselves prior to or during skill execution (Begley, 2012). Performing these techniques can improve focus and slow the brain down, giving it the ability to devote more “power” to the specific task at hand."<ref>[https://www.mcleodhealth.org/medical-library-entry/sport-psychology-self-talk/ Sport Psychology: Self-Talk], McLeod Health</ref>
According to McLeod Health, in sports psychology, "Self-talk is defined as the verbalization or statements athletes repeat to themselves prior to or during skill execution (Begley, 2012). Performing these techniques can improve focus and slow the brain down, giving it the ability to devote more “power” to the specific task at hand."<ref>[https://www.mcleodhealth.org/medical-library-entry/sport-psychology-self-talk/ Sport Psychology: Self-Talk], McLeod Health</ref>
[[File:100 m final Berlin 2009.jpeg|500px|thumbnail|center|[[Usain Bolt]] avoids thinking about his weaknesses before a race. Sometimes he thinks about how he will celebrate if he wins.<ref>[https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/07/how-the-worlds-fastest-man-usain-bolt-mentally-prepares-for-a-race.html How the world’s fastest man Usain Bolt mentally prepares for a race] CNBC</ref>
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Usain Bolt beating Tyson Gay and setting a 100 meter world record at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin, Germany.]]
Runners World magazine indicates concerning self-talk:
Runners World magazine indicates concerning self-talk:
{{Cquote|Most runners have experienced race-day jitters. You spend months training, building confidence and fitness, and then as you get closer to the race—boom, the excited butterflies have turned into crippling competition anxiety.
{{Cquote|Most runners have experienced race-day jitters. You spend months training, building confidence and fitness, and then as you get closer to the race—boom, the excited butterflies have turned into crippling competition anxiety.