The Competitive Athlete
Competitive athletes will tell you that what separates the great hopefuls from the great achievers is the knowledge and application of mental skills. A computer with all the gigabytes in the world is useless without the software to make it run. And so it is with the world class player or Olympic athlete, whose mind is the software controlling that collection of hardware known as flesh and bone and muscle. Aside from their astounding physical prowess, it's the world class players' mental muscles - and how they flex them - that really sets them apart from everyday athletes. In bowling, especially the PBA Tour, you would probably have to add experience to this formula. The difference between you and the other guy next to you is almost completely mental. Sport psychologist's from numerous universities and the Sport Science and Technology Division of the U.S. Olympic Committee, have seen how "mental management" contrib...