| PMA - Positive Mental Attitude: you've heard it before. We will present a chart showing the relationship between your attitude and the chance of achieving success. |
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| PMA - Positive Mental Attitude: you've heard it before. We will present a chart showing the relationship between your attitude and the chance of achieving success. |
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Because sport is, by it's very nature, a competitive event it means you must constantly strive to better your performance - or accept the fact that, either you will never reach higher levels or, if you are already at those higher levels, that others will catch you up and overtake you. Your attitude determines how you react to this situation. Regardless of whether you are a beginner or compete at international level differences in attitude can directly affect your chances of achieving higher levels of success.
| This chart was produced by
the USOC (United States Olympic Committee) for their
athletes. It is also given out on Dick Ritger's bowling
courses.
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| The graph provides an excellent visual comparision
between the Can-Do attitude of the successful bowler
compared to that of a person looking for an excuse, a way
out, a way round the challenge. "If you say you
can't, you're probably right" is a famous quote by
Henry Ford, nothing is ever absolutely certain, though,
so the chart puts a very small likelihood of success
against the can't/won't attitudes. Notice, however, that even at these lower level attitudes the bowler is quite close to a positive change - once he or she gets over the denial stage, realises that they don't know (but would like to learn) they can ask for help. A coach or a fellow team-mate can provide the help but the bowler has to be ready to accept the advice, if they are still stuck in the denial (can't/won't), the advice will fall on deaf ears. |
If you say you can't, you're probably right Your attitude determines your altitude A quitter never wins and a winner never quits |
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