Dr. Gregg Steinberg, Renowned Sports Psychologist and Author of Mental Rules

Happy New Year and sport psychology Predictions

gsteinberg — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:33:50 +0000

As a sports psychologist, I believe we will have some great mental game stories. Will Tiger finally make his comeback official? Will a young gun become a true star and take Tiger’s Reigns?
What do you think will be a 2012 headline?

Rory McIlroy at the British Open

gsteinberg — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 08:58:52 +0000

Everyone believe Rory McIlroy will run away with the British Open like he did at the US Open.

The problem is that now he has the weight of expectations placed upon his shoulders. With expectations comes much more pressure-with pressure comes tension in the arms which leads to bad swings.

When you have expectations placed upon you, the world will change for you. To help get rid of expectations is to enjoy the journey and stop thinking about outcome. Expect to have fun and you will do much better-If Rory works on enjoying the journey now, he will succeed time and time again.

Dr. Gregg Steinberg is performance motivational speaker who works with Merrill Lynch, Bank of America, Pacific Life, and many other Fortune 500 companies. He is also a sport psychologist who has worked with many PGA, NFL and other professional athletes Please e-mail him at mentalrules24@msn.com

Rory McIlroy at the 2011 Masters

gsteinberg — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:25:03 +0000

As a professional speaker this year’s Masters was a goldmine! Rory McIlroy clearly choked at the Masters 2011. He had the lead and was not ready for all those expectations of winning. This shows us that Talent is not enough, but we also need to be emotionally tough and emotionally prepared for pressure. If Rory prepared himself for this type of pressure, he would have been the Master’s champion.

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Big Ben and the Steelers fail at Critical Time in Superbowl

gsteinberg — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 18:28:04 +0000

As a motivational speaker, I always state that the test of a true champion is whether he can weather the storm under intense pressure. Big Ben in the last drive of the Super Bowl showed he could not handle the pressure.

To be great at Football or business or any venue , you must be able to be emotionally tough, and handle pressure. The secret is to learn how to make your prime emotional state your habit so that you will fall back into that habit when the pressure comes.

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Emotional Control is Essential for Football, Life and Business

gsteinberg — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 18:30:37 +0000

Texans’ Johnson and Titans Finnegan were ejected from the game and both were fined for their fistfighting on the football field. Yes football is an aggressive game, and yes you need to be pumped up, but if you lose your cool, you will lose your game.

Regardless of sport, or situation, you have to have emotional control, especially in the toughest of situations. Whether you are a police office, fireman or professional football player, you need to be prepared for such situations. Johnson and Finnegan do not like each other, and they have had fights in the past. They both should have been ready for this, and if they were, neither would have been ejected from the game last Sunday.

Regardless if you play football or are a business person, you need to have a planned response for difficult situations-Then you will have emotional control.

Melinda Gates on 60 Minutes-She is a true hero for your motivation

gsteinberg — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 18:34:52 +0000

As a motivational business speaker, I am always looking for great stories. Here is one: Melinda Gates appeared on 60 Minutes last Sunday. She mentioned that material goods did not make her happy but rather doing good and giving back is what drives her.

The Gates Foundation is planning on giving away billions of dollars to fighting Malaria and polio around the globe as well help education here at home.

She also said that she plans on not giving her children a lot of money in their trust because that would ruin their motivation. That is so true. Melinda and Bill Gates are hopefully starting a new generation of giving as the standard of wealth.