{"id":3750,"date":"2017-02-18T00:33:12","date_gmt":"2017-02-18T00:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fieldstonnews.com\/home\/?p=3750"},"modified":"2018-10-11T13:22:00","modified_gmt":"2018-10-11T13:22:00","slug":"mindset-athlete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fieldstonnews.com\/home\/2017\/02\/mindset-athlete\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mindset of an Athlete"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s no secret that being an athlete is difficult. It is certainly physically taxing, with players pushing their bodies to the limits to get to the top of the leaderboards. But what is often overlooked is the psychological component of sports: the mindset of an athlete, knowing how and what to think before and after wins and losses. Two Fieldston athletes from two very different sports had a few things to say about the sports mentality: Dylan Porges (IV) in swimming, and Emma Holub (IV) in lacrosse.<\/span><\/p>\n

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While Emma does do a bit of swimming herself, and is certainly dedicated to Fieldston\u2019s swim team, she admits that her true passion is in lacrosse, having played it since 5th grade. <\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cOne problem with swimming is that it\u2019s individual,\u201d Emma says, explaining why she prefers one sport over the other. \u201cThe pressure, it\u2019s all on you, and you usually feel as though there\u2019s no reward. Sometimes you drop a second from your old time, and sometimes you don\u2019t, and you just feel sad,\u201d she says with a laugh. <\/span><\/p>\n

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The tighter team spirit is a very attractive part of lacrosse, and Emma has definitely shown her stripes in the sport. Emma was one of the few freshmen to make the Varsity team last year, and she set the record for most goals scored by an underclassman in a single season (50!).<\/span><\/p>\n

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It was around this time in the interview that Dylan came into the conversation, wanting to expand on Emma\u2019s \u201cdropping seconds\u201d comment.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cWhen you get to a certain \u2018elite\u2019 level in really any sport,\u201d he states, \u201cit becomes very hard to improve. All of a sudden, you\u2019re focusing on minutiae.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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And Dylan is very qualified to talk out being at an elite level, as he is considered by many to be one of the best swimmers on Fieldston\u2019s team. Having swum since he was 7 years old, Dylan has broken eight school records in all four strokes, and consistently reaches first to second place in meets. To Dylan, you\u2019re either fully in a sport, or you\u2019re not in it at all. <\/span><\/p>\n

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For example, when talking about the enormous effort required for swim meets, Emma admitted, \u201cI could never get tired at school swim meets because of my mindset that school was a \u2018relaxed\u2019 space.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s difficult for me not to try,\u201d responded Dylan. \u201cI\u2019m either 100% or 0%. There\u2019s no in-between.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cI also have real trouble with psyching myself out, especially in lacrosse,\u201d added Emma. She realizes that worrying too much about what one does in the game has the same effect as not caring about it at all: drastically decreasing performance. <\/span><\/p>\n

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By the end of our discussion, both Dylan and Emma\u2019s final words had the same general message:<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cNo matter what sport you\u2019re playing, you have to balance not caring and not psyching yourself out,\u201d Emma ends.<\/span><\/p>\n

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And once you\u2019re caring the right amount, \u201cyou have to treat every game, every meet as a competition,\u201d Dylan states. \u201cThat\u2019s the only way to be the best.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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