what's with the sports psychologist bit?

[lukewarmplay]

"We don't know whose idea this was, but the players had to sit still for nearly an hour to hear a lecture from Sports psychologist Bob Rotella after practice. He's mostly a mental coach for golfers, which makes sense: We always thought people who play golf should have their heads examined. "</p>

http://blog.nj.com/netsblast/2007/10/fab_five.html</p>

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The mind is a strange thing, men. We must begin by asking it..."What is losing?" Losing is a disease...as contagious as polio. Losing is a disease...as contagious as syphilis. Losing is a disease...as contagious as bubonic plague ... attacking one ... but infecting all. But curable. Now, I want you to imagine ...you are on a ship at sea ...on a vast...

You wanna sit down and pay attention?
...gently rocking.

Get back in here!

Gently rocking. Gently rocking. Gently rocking. </p>

 

[pegs]

hahaha, what the hell?</p>

I didn't realize there was Sports Psychologists. that must have been an interesting lecture.</p>

 

[Dumpy]

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"We don't know whose idea this was, but the players had to sit still for nearly an hour to hear a lecture from Sports psychologist Bob Rotella after practice. He's mostly a mental coach for golfers, which makes sense: We always thought people who play golf should have their heads examined. "</p>

http://blog.nj.com/netsblast/2007/10/fab_five.html</p>

</p>

The mind is a strange thing, men. We must begin by asking it..."What is losing?" Losing is a disease...as contagious as polio. Losing is a disease...as contagious as syphilis. Losing is a disease...as contagious as bubonic plague ... attacking one ... but infecting all. But curable. Now, I want you to imagine ...you are on a ship at sea ...on a vast...

You wanna sit down and pay attention?
...gently rocking.

Get back in here!

Gently rocking. Gently rocking. Gently rocking. </p>

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the young'uns won't get it. My attitude is more like Roy's. If I was in that situation, I wouldn't get it, either. Maybe there are some people that would benefit from it, but there are others that wouldn't. I'm in the second camp.</p>

 

[GMJ]

haha hey a ship at sea, or rotating on defense...whatever works I guess?</p>

 

[SportsTicker]

Rotella gets $25K a pop on speeches. Lot of basketballs.</p>

 

[Ma3oxuct]

They need a sport physcologist....how else you you going to fix the poor RS records of the last two years. Its not really an issue of man power with the Nets...its mental.