Don't Be Afraid To Lose
ATHLETES: Don't be afraid to lose. If you want to accomplish anything great, you can't be so afraid to lose that you don't put yourself out there, that you don't try your hardest, or that you won't try that new move that coach has been teaching you. You will lose. You will mess up. You will experience failure. It's just a part of sports and it's a part of life. The key is how you approach losing and how you handle it. Don't let losing break you. Understand that losing just teaches you what you need to do to get better. Learn how to learn and grow from your mistakes, failures, and losses. There are few things worse than athletes who hold themselves back because they are afraid to do their best or afraid of a challenge because they are too worried about losing. Don't stay at the same gym or the same field where you are always the best just so you can win all of the time. It won't m...