138. Twelve Disciplines of the Mind - DeShawn Fontleroy

Sports Mastery

TWELVE DISCIPLINE OF THE MIND

1. Right Hearing

2. Strength & Courage

3. Right Judgement

4. Love & Affection

5. Power of Expression

6. Imagination

7. Understanding

8. Will Power

9. The Discipline of Order

10. Praise

11. Enthusiasm

12. Detachment

"Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There's plenty of movement, but you never know if it's going to be forward, backwards, or sideways."

Discipline brings stability and structure into a student athletes' life. It teaches a young person to be responsible and respectful. The observance of well-defined rules is the basis of society. If there were no discipline, athletes would coach themselves and make mistakes without putting the consideration of others first and foremost.

Discipline promotes good behavior to make better teams, organizations, and society.

The ability for an individual to have self-restraint allows them to behave in a consistently stringent and controlled manner.

"Mental toughness is many things and rather difficult to explain. Its qualities are sacrifice and self-denial. Also, most importantly, it is combined with a perfectly disciplined will that refuses to give in. It's a state of mind -- you could call it character in action." — Vince Lombardi