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Tracey Goodman on Mental Toughness..
Tracey Goodman and Biscuit
Mental toughness is a big part of barrel racing. Everybody has down days and bad runs. How do you keep yourself mentally tough? Some athletes have a phrase or a saying that they continually say in their head that keeps them focused, what is your secret?
My secret is to, first of all, don’t be so hard on myself, if I quit having fun doing this, it’s time to find something new to do. My favorite saying is one that my mother always quoted. “That which does not kill you will only make you stronger”. So, so true! Also, I find it easier to think about competing against myself and not all the other girls. I can’t control what happens. All I can do is picture a perfect run in my head and what it takes to get that perfect run to become a reality. When I have to check him, how hard to push him, all of the little steps it takes to create an awesome, winning run!
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