Chapter 7. CONFIDENCE
Winning teams believe they can. They expect to win.
The performance question I'm most frequently asked (along with "How can I improve my golf game?") is "What can I do to increase my confidence?"
Two things build confidence: success and preparation.
Success
One evening I received a phone call from the coach of an NHL hockey team. The team had been performing poorly and had just suffered another disappointing loss. The coach called from the team plane on the flight back home to ask, "Can you be at the arena tomorrow afternoon at 2 p.m.? I'd like you to talk to the team about confidence." When I arrived the following afternoon, the team was assembled in the dressing room. I began the meeting by asking the players, "What builds ...
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