Attitude

September 12, 2008

This past week, I was lucky enough to watch the Philadelphia Eagles beat the St. Louis Rams live at the Linc. One thing that struck me almost immediately was the Rams lack of attitude. Simply, they were beaten before the coin-toss. They looked lazy and hapless in their pre-game efforts.
When they took the field, they were flat…not an ounce of fire! And, they caught a beat-down for their lack of focus.

You can fake your way through a baseball game…maybe you strike out. You can pretend to be into your golf game…maybe you slice a few times.

But, try and fake emotion and passion for a football game and you will get eaten alive.

In football, and in training for football, one MUST have a proper, positive, unrelenting attitude.

Each day you must strive to be better than you were the previous day. Your game day attitude is cultivated throughout the year. It’s not about listening to loud music, or cursing and screaming or slapping yourself in the face.

• It’s about that training session you didn’t miss way back in February, even though you felt like crap….it’s about the time you sprinted up the hill even though it was pouring rain…it’s about how you found the time to train when all your friends were out having fun.
  
• It’s in those times and countless others that you game day attitude is built. Having the confidence of knowing you put in all the work, struggle, sweat and blood in the months prior to the game gives you a HUGE advantage.
  

You WILL be prepared to battle. Remember all the guys who decided to go out drinking while you were doing Deadlifts? Now’s the time for your revenge.

But, forget those jokers. They’re easy prey. No, you must think about the guy across town who’s playing across from you. He’s been lifting and running and training too. He’s been Squatting and getting 9 hrs of sleep. He’s been on the perfect football diet. And, guess what? He’s a naturally better athlete than you.

Do you roll over and play dead? Unfortunately, many do. No, not if you are a reader of this site. What you guys do is work even harder. Run one more sprint, get one more rep, sleep more, eat more, be mindful of the tasks at hand…and then you go out and Own that guy. He’s worked hard, but you’ve worked harder. And you know it. You now know that you have the skill and determination to destroy this guy. Now your attitude is complete. Now you can be a champion.

Questions, Comments? http://www.explosivefootballtraining.com