As a Coach for the better portion of the last 8+ years, I frequently ponder this question: WHAT DOES IS TAKE TO BE A CHAMPION?
I have been fortunate enough to have had opportunities as an athlete, student, and coach, to witness first hand a variety of men and women who hold or have obtained the "title" of 'champion'. I've taken time and spent well earned dollars to communicate with some of the most influential people in various sports to attempt to better understand this very question. This interest and passion has formed a very specific belief and awareness to several processes of what I believe an athlete really does require to achieve greatness. Of course I can't exclude talent, or even suggest of certain outcomes given certain characteristics, but I will go as far to say that many individuals can greatly improve their outcomes based upon obtaining some of the CHAMPION CHARACTERISTICS. Here is a notation about Muhammad Ali and what helped him build the confidence needed to compete at a world champion level.
(Below is an excerpt of Marshall Kauffman's blog entry on the question so many athlete, fans, and coaches pose, I've also provided a link in case you find yourself wanting to look further on the views of a professional boxing trainer.) www.readingeagle.com/blog/kings/archives/2005/04/
Some people think that the bigger stronger guy will always win. Well that is not the case when it comes to boxing.
In my opinion when it comes to boxing and going after the ultimate prize of becoming a World Champion, you must have a lot more then just big muscles. Yes that helps as well, it also helps to be a great athlete who can learn fast and who can do things that the average person can not do.In my opinion it takes so much more then that. You first must have a great team of people who really care about the fighter and they must have an ultimate goal of becoming a World Champion. They must all be on the same page as to what they expect from each other. There must be a leader as there is in any business or in any home as well. They are just a few things that it takes as a team. As a fighter it takes a strong and well conditioned body, but most important it takes a strong & well conditioned mind to be a Champion.The great Muhammad Ali had always said that he was the greatest and he believed it as well. Ali used to run until he was completely tired and then he went in the gym and boxed 15 rds. He knew that there was no man that could do what he was doing. What he did that was so amazing was that this whole time he was conditioning his mind to know that he was the Greatest.
I have been fortunate enough to have had opportunities as an athlete, student, and coach, to witness first hand a variety of men and women who hold or have obtained the "title" of 'champion'. I've taken time and spent well earned dollars to communicate with some of the most influential people in various sports to attempt to better understand this very question. This interest and passion has formed a very specific belief and awareness to several processes of what I believe an athlete really does require to achieve greatness. Of course I can't exclude talent, or even suggest of certain outcomes given certain characteristics, but I will go as far to say that many individuals can greatly improve their outcomes based upon obtaining some of the CHAMPION CHARACTERISTICS. Here is a notation about Muhammad Ali and what helped him build the confidence needed to compete at a world champion level.
(Below is an excerpt of Marshall Kauffman's blog entry on the question so many athlete, fans, and coaches pose, I've also provided a link in case you find yourself wanting to look further on the views of a professional boxing trainer.) www.readingeagle.com/blog/kings/archives/2005/04/
Some people think that the bigger stronger guy will always win. Well that is not the case when it comes to boxing.
In my opinion when it comes to boxing and going after the ultimate prize of becoming a World Champion, you must have a lot more then just big muscles. Yes that helps as well, it also helps to be a great athlete who can learn fast and who can do things that the average person can not do.In my opinion it takes so much more then that. You first must have a great team of people who really care about the fighter and they must have an ultimate goal of becoming a World Champion. They must all be on the same page as to what they expect from each other. There must be a leader as there is in any business or in any home as well. They are just a few things that it takes as a team. As a fighter it takes a strong and well conditioned body, but most important it takes a strong & well conditioned mind to be a Champion.The great Muhammad Ali had always said that he was the greatest and he believed it as well. Ali used to run until he was completely tired and then he went in the gym and boxed 15 rds. He knew that there was no man that could do what he was doing. What he did that was so amazing was that this whole time he was conditioning his mind to know that he was the Greatest.
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