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A Story for Halloween: Is Fear Why You Fail? Part II
The Hitting Mindset The Hitting Mindset

A Story for Halloween: Is Fear Why You Fail? Part II

In THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW, at the conclusion of the chase, which resulted in Ichabod Crane’s escape, Washington Irving offered this warning: “…He that runs races with goblin troopers [ghosts], is likely to have rough riding of it.” In other words, if you believe that Headless Horsemen and other apparitions exist, like the alleged flame-throwing pitcher you are about to read about, you will have a tough time in doing whatever you are trying to do.

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A Story for Halloween: Is Fear Why You Fail? Part I
The Hitting Mindset The Hitting Mindset

A Story for Halloween: Is Fear Why You Fail? Part I

In a scene from the movie, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, an elderly man, a fellow prison inmate of Bruce Wayne (Batman), tells him that fear is why he has not been able to escape from the prison by climbing up a cylindrical tunnel, just as others had failed for the same reason. “Fear is why you fail,” the man said. Wayne said that he was not afraid and demonstrated that by climbing the tunnel to freedom. In sports, is fear why an athlete fails? Perhaps these articles relating a 19th-century American short story about the supernatural, which is often associated with Halloween (Part I), and a real-life example of an alleged fire-balling high school pitcher (Part II) may help you to understand the nature of fear, how opponents may use one’s fear to defeat them, and how fear can prevent an athlete from becoming successful.

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What Should I do If I’m New At Sports?
Aruzhan Shabaeva Aruzhan Shabaeva

What Should I do If I’m New At Sports?

“Just start doing sports” sounds easy, but at the end of the day, it’s tough. It becomes more complicated if you have no idea where and how to start. For example, do you know how to keep yourself motivated? These points will be addressed as well as champions golden rules to succeed in sports.

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