Calendar Book 2017 April #4. The diary of Anne Frank.

The champion's mind by Jim Afremow. Memorable quotes VI

-During practice and preparation, make sure to keep the focus on the process of improvement.
-A champion takes pride in being a comeback specialist.
-When your shots aren't dropping in basketball, be a glove on defense. Step up your game, rather than throwing in the towel.
-Your job when you play is not to win or please others, it is to do what you have been coached to do by carrying out your specific assignments with the right attitude to the best of your abilities.
-Know what your job is and do your job.
-A champion adheres to the no-excuse rule.
-Take full responsibility for your play.
-Improvise, adapt, and overcome.
-That's me. I will keep doing what I am doing, and I will keep playing the way I am playing.
-Focus on what you want to happen, not what you are afraid might happen.

The champion's mind by Jim Afremow. Memorable quotes V

-Body language: make a golden impression. Your own body language reveals your thoughts and feelings to others. Thus, high power postures can generate powerful responses. Looking like a winner will help you play like a winner.
-Warriors never slouch into battle.
-Adopt the pose of a supremely confident athlete for the duration of your practices and games.
-Your BEST:
Body language (strong)
Eye contact (focused)
Speech (assertive, encouraging)
Tone of voice (self-assured)
-Dress for success in competition and in life. If you look good, you feel good. If you feel good, you play good.
-Attitude is the key source for peak performance.
- I start strong and finish stronger.
-Always play to win the shot, game, starting position, scholarship, or your personal best times or scores. If you play not to lose, you are placing yourself in a no-win situation.
-Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising each time we fall.
-Flow, don't force.

The champion's mind by Jim Afremow. Memorable quotes IV

-I don't think there is any such thing as setting your goals too high. The higher you set your goals, the more you are going to work.
-See it, feel it, and enjoy it.
-Visualization takes you to your peak performance.
-I am pressing the reset button and deleting that memory from my mind. Next play!
-Confidence in tough situations is the mark of a great player.
-Train like you are number 2 and compete like you are number 1.
-Focus on your performance, not on unwanted outcomes.
-Mental toughness is the ability to remain positive and proactive in the most adverse of circumstances.
-Get your butterflies to fly in formation.
-A moderate level of anxiety or excitement is necessary for optimal performance.
-Tactics on performance anxiety:
1. Be well prepared.
2. Nerves are natural.
3. Ally with the anxiety.
4. Breathe evenly and deeply
5. Get creative and use your imagination.
6. Stay in the here and now.
7. Stay in a positive thought channel.
8. Take yourself lightly.

Clear sinuses

Clear Sinuses

Try this steam inhalation technique to clear sinus congestion. Boil a pot of distilled water. Remove from the stove and – while the water is still steaming – add a few drops each of peppermint and tea tree essential oils. Immediately close your eyes, lower your face over the water, and drape a damp towel over the back of your head. (Be sure to also cover the edges of the pot to trap the steam.) Inhale deeply and regularly for several minutes to reduce inflammation and open up your airways. Remember to keep your eyes closed the entire time!