Category: Psychology
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Michael Phelps on managing depression: “It’s OK to not be OK”
Swimmer Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympian in history. He has gone to five Olympic Games and won consecutively. Phelps joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss his water conservation initiatives, fatherhood, and how he learned to manage depression.
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Olympian Missy Franklin On Swimming’s Highs And Lows, Then Facing Depression
Missy Franklin was the golden girl of the 2012 London Olympics. Night after night, she stood in the spotlight, her broad swimmer’s shoulders draped in medals and her impossibly bright smile dazzling fans and sponsors. Four years later there was crushing disappointment. Franklin lost every one of her individual races in Rio de Janeiro. She’s…
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USA Swimming Partners With Leading Mindfulness App Headspace to Provide Training and Resources to Athletes
USA Swimming, the National Governing Body for the sport of swimming in the United States, and Headspace, the world’s leading meditation and mindfulness app, are partnering to bring meditation to all USA Swimming National Team athletes and coaching staff by providing access to Headspace’s popular app. National team swimmers were first introduced to Headspace while…
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Janet Evans Remembers Superstitions From Her Iconic Swimming Career
Evans, who set multiple world and national records, won four Olympic gold medals.
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Michael Phelps: This Is How I Figured Out How To Conquer Pressure | Better | NBC News
Olympian Michael Phelps has overcome competitive pressure since breaking his first world record at 15. This is the story of how he does it.
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Talkspace x Michael Phelps: How Therapy Helped a World Champion Swimmer
Talkspace has partnered with world champion swimmer, Michael Phelps, and in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, we’re sharing an important story about how therapy helped him feel stronger. If therapy helped a 28-time medalist maybe it can help you too. Here’s his therapy story: www.talkspace.com/michael
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There Is No Off Season! | Will Jonathan
Off-Season? What off-season!? Great athletes don’t take time off. If you want to compete at a high level and succeed in your sport, you have to skip your off-season and continue to train all year round. The fact is, your competition is working harder than you and trying to gain an edge over you, so…
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Michael Phelps and his Swimming Philosophy | Jason Park | TEDxKISJeju
n his speech, Jason describes what success is in his own words and spells out how to be successful through a life of well-known sports player. Jason Park is a current sophomore (Year 11) at North London Collegiate School, Jeju. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently…
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‘I can’t feel the water on my fingers anymore’
An extremely interesting article here on Zwemza, on when and why Ian Thorpe decided quit and on what he thinks we should to for our athletes After a long stint away from the prying eyes of the Australian media, including a much-publicised training stint in Los Angeles, Ian Thorpe is preparing to return to Australia-based…