Ben Newman

Sometimes it could be a new agent.

And it's very hard.

And distractions are going to keep you from identifying your highest level of performance.

Well, you know, a lot of times it's social media, right?

It could be the engagement of they do something wrong in a game and they spend way too much time paying attention to the details of what some fan says that doesn't even understand what they went through to get to that point.

So a lot of times you, not that you want them to tune it out.

I mean, they need to have their life and enjoy social media, but you have to learn to silence the distractions, eliminate the distractions, because otherwise it puts undue pressure on yourself.

I think also, you know, family is something that can really tug at you if it's not controlled, right?

You know, the ninth cousin who all of a sudden wants to come to the Super Bowl with you, like, they could probably buy their own ticket, you know?

If we're trying to prepare you to play in a Super Bowl, the last thing I want you worried about is your ninth cousin who thinks that he should be getting a free ticket to the game.

Like, we don't need you taking that phone call.

It doesn't mean that you don't love that ninth cousin, but somebody needs to pull away from the distractions.

And it's incredible.

And at the end of the day, these athletes are human beings.

And they want to be loved.

They want to be supported just like anybody else.

And I always share with those athletes, if you feel that there's not an authenticity or there's not real love or not real support, is that person really in your circle?

Yeah, I mean, it's I think it was Lee Trevino, the golfer, used to say that golf is 90 percent mental and the other 10 percent is in your mind, which means what?

It's all it's all completely mental.

Right.