Posted: November 16, 2021
“Will I end the semester? Or will the semester end me? Stay tuned.” ~ Rahib Ali Mazari After a long, long school year, the semester is finally drawing to a close. While this should spell good news, most students are really just hanging on by a thread. For many student-athletes, the constant struggle to keep […]
Posted: November 10, 2021
“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.” Dalai Lama, Haruki Murakami, Injuries are a part of life for athletes and sportspeople. Unfortunately, it’s one of the hazards of the profession, and sometimes, some injuries can have a lasting impact on their mental health and not just their bodies. Sports injuries come with struggles and challenges of rehabilitation […]
Posted: October 11, 2021
“Balance is not something you find, it’s something you create.” ~ Jana Kingsford Being a student-athlete is challenging in so many ways. Not only are you expected to excel in your sport, but you also have to do well in the classroom. It’s even more difficult if you have to maintain a specific […]
Posted: August 23, 2021
“Acknowledging the good you already have in life is the foundation for all abundance.” -Eckhart Tolle The rigorous and challenging process that elite athletes go through during training is very trying. For many of them, it’s something they have done from very early on in their lives, so much so that it’s become second nature […]
Posted: August 16, 2021
“It is possible to have too much of a good thing:” Aesop Many athletes come to that point in their lives where they’re faced with either taking a step back or going forward despite the risks and severe costs that may follow. Public scrutiny and peer pressure have forced one-too-many athletes to cave and proceed […]
Posted: August 8, 2021
“You cannot always control what goes on outside, but you can always control what goes on inside.” —Wayne Dyer Many times we find ourselves in situations where we suddenly become too anxious to do things we normally could do with our eyes closed. Right in the heart of your performance you blank out and can’t […]