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Confidence: Build It & Success Will Come.

Confidence: Build it and Success Will Come.

By Stan Tzogas- October 8, 2006  Confidence is the firm belief that you can do what is required to succeed. Confidence is developed thorough practice. It is built by numerous successful completions of techniques, tactics, skills or tasks in practice situations. One must perform in practice what is required in competition because successful practice will develop one’s confidence and lead to successful outcomes.   For example:  

1. If I drill countless repetitions of a shoulder throw in practice and then start scoring with it in practice scrimmage matches, I will then feel confident that I can successfully use the shoulder throw in tournaments.
2. If I often get out-muscled in matches, I should seriously begin to strength train. I will start to notice that I am doing more chin-ups and lifting heavier than before and I am now assured that I am stronger.
3. If I am feeling winded (gasping for air due poor cardio-fitness) in matches, I must work on my cardio-fitness. I build confidence in my cardio through demonstrated improvements in cardio-fitness exercises like running or swimming.  

The more often one experiences improvement and success in efforts, the more likely that one will be confident in attempting new challenges successfully. Having confidence in your abilities helps you to win more matches. Think about and focus on what you do well in practice and do that in a match. Focus on this process and the outcome usually takes care of itself. Knowing that you can perform and execute your techniques and tactics is the type of confidence that is needed to win matches.  

Choking in competition is a result of a lack of confidence or over confidence. A lack of confidence is the self-perception that you are unable to meet the demands of the challenge. Over confidence is thinking that success will come easily despite the demands of the challenge and there is no chance of losing. This lack of motivation to meet the challenge leads to a decreased concerted effort, later resulting in becoming overwhelmed in the process by an up started opponent. Thinking you can easily win regardless of any challenges and not focusing on the process will lead to a poor performance.  Building confidence is not an overnight event, it is a progressive process. To build confidence, rehearse in practice what is required to succeed in a match. Progressively demonstrate successful rehearsals in practice matches by gradually increasing to more skilled sparring partners.  Bring these successfully demonstrated skills to the tournament matches.  Focus on the process of using your skills effectively and success will come. This in turn will further develop your confidence. Go back to practice, reload yourself with more skills and repeat the process.    

What you put in your mind is what you get out. The constant use of self-talking internal dialogue will smooth the progress of building confidence. After each successful attempt at a task praise yourself. Tell yourself how good you are. Early in his boxing career Mohammed Ali said “I am the greatest” so many times that Ali actually convinced himself, he was great before he attained greatness. The use of self-affirmation statements like those used by Mohammed Ali, will help.  An affirmation statement is an “I am” statement that athletes use regularly to help bolster self-confidence and direct focus.Example: I am totally prepared and I have worked hard to wrestle with relentless intensity. I am tough and tenacious – no one is tougher. My double leg takedown is devastating.My groundwork is unstoppable.I am ready to work harder than humanly possible.I am an intense, relentless and unstoppable wrestling machine.  “Whether you believe you can or believe you can’t, you’re probably right” – Henry Ford To win matches, focus on taking control of the match, doing what you do best and make your opponent wrestle your strengths. Be positive and have a strong will to constantly accomplish and achieve more. If you can talk yourself into believing it, you will do it. Matches are won in the practice room, work smarter, not harder, build up your confidence and success will come – Good luck!

What you think is what you get

I came across this poem when I was a high school wrestler. It says it the way it is.

Whether You Think You Can or Can’t, You’re Probably Right

If you think you are beaten, you are; If you think that you dare not, you don’t, If you’d like to win, but you think you can’t, It’s almost certain you won’t.If you think you’ll lose, you’re lost, For out in the world you’ll find Success begins with a fellow’s will. It’s all in the state of mind.If you think you are outclassed, you are; You’ve got to think high to rise; You’ve got to be sure of yourself before You can ever win a prize. Life’s battles don’t always go To the stronger or faster man; But sooner or later the man who wins Is the man who thinks he can. - author unknown

The Journey is the Destination

Things never stay the same forever. They either get better or worse. By not striving to get better we will eventually get worse. The pursuit of improvement is the journey of success. Success is the journey not the destination. Enjoy the journey and success will follow you.

Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of the self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best that you are capable of becoming. -John Wooden. Basketball Coach, UCLA 10 x NCAA Champions

Characteristics of a Successful Wrestler by Bill Sherr

The Characteristics of a Successful Wrestler by Bill Sherr World Champion

To read this good article log on to: http://www.mywrestlingcoach.com/content/pages/motivationpages/success.html

Comparison Organizer by Milt Sherman

Champion Wrestler	Average Wrestler	Non-wrestler
Leaps tall buildings with a single bound	Leaps small buildings with a single bound	Bumps into building
More powerful than a locomotive	Almost as powerful as a locomotive	Is run over by a locomotive
Faster than a speeding bullet	Faster than a slow bullet	Shoots self in foot with a bullet
Puts opponent on back	Fights off back	Naps on back
Takes down all opponents	Takes down some opponents	Takes down the laundry
Gets reversals	Gets escapes	Gets gas
lifts weights	Makes weight	Overweight
Works outs	Tries out	Chills out
Kicks butt	Tries to kick butt	Sits on butt
Hits switch on tough wrestlers	Hits switch on some wrestlers	Hits switch on remote
Shoots takedowns	Shoots escapes	Shoots the bull
Shows leadership	Shows up	Shows off
Can’t be scored on	Can’t be pinned	Can’t be bothered
Makes things happen	Helps things happen	Wonders what happened

By Milt
Sherman