Preparing for Big Games: Mental Strategies for Athletes

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00:00Do you spend time envisioning what the game's gonna be like? Do you try not to

00:06think about it? Like how do you get ready mentally for these big games? Well you

00:10got to prepare just like you always do you know obviously it's not your

00:14ordinary game everybody understands that but you got to make it as ordinary as

00:19possible in your in your head you know I think part of that is just sticking to

00:24your routine you know our room has done a great job of you know being at our

00:33best in these big moments. Honestly talking about walking through the desert

00:40with a fish and feeding 700 people. I think that's the biggest that's the biggest thing for me

00:45tonight if they win are we gonna see a different side of this guy? I want to see

00:51that that's that's the boat might be the most intriguing thing tonight. Does

00:55McDavid have any personality and will he show it when the monkey gets off his

00:59back and he wins a cup? He's got the he's got the full what was your boy

01:04Andrew Luck you know Civil War neckbeard. As of this very moment the

01:14Oilers are now minus 115 favorites tonight on the road in sunrise minus 105

01:21for the Panthers and a five and a half just like every other game in this

01:25series. Yeah I told you I got it at minus a buck too and I'll take the under and

01:29I'll take the Oilers and I you know for Goldie and Moeller I hope you get your

01:36rings but I'm not feeling it like I'm not feeling like I would be if I were

01:43the Florida Panthers I would be scared to death of what is about to happen to

01:49them because it has been so apparent to me who's better. I watched six games

01:55who's flat-out who's better. Evans is better than them. They're faster they're

02:01bigger they're they're more skilled their their power plays better their

02:05penalty kills better their goalies better their coach has been better with

02:10his line movements. I hate to say it but it's all true every check the boxes

02:15they're better and everything. If Florida wins this game tonight I will

02:18keel over.