Thementalaspectofathleticsisunderrated.Thecommonexpression“athleticsare90percent____and10percentphysical”isoftenusedbycoachesandstressesthatmindsetsmakeahuge____incompetitions.

“Thephysicalaspectofthesportcanonlytakeyou____”saidOlympicgoldmedal-winninggymnastShannonMillerduringaninterviewwiththeDanaFoundation.“Thementalaspecthasto____especiallywhenyou’retalkingaboutthebestofthebest.IntheOlympicgameseveryoneistalented.Everyone____hard.Everyonedoesthework.What____thegoldmedalistsfromthesilvermedalistsissimplythementalgame.”

Manyathleteshaveusedthetechniqueofmentalimageryor____toperformattheirbest.Researchonthebrainpatternsof____foundthatthepatternsactivatedwhenaweightlifterliftedheavyweightswereactivated____whentheysimplyimaginedliftingandsomestudieshavesuggestedthatmental____canbealmostaseffectiveasphysicaltraining.OnestudypublishedintheJournalofSport&ExercisePsychologyin1996foundthat____weightliftingcaused____changesinmuscleactivity.

“Mentalimagery____manycognitive(认知的)processesinthebrain:motorcontrolattentionperceptionplanningandmemory”researcherAngieLeVanwroteinPsychologyToday.“Sothe____isgettingtrainedforactualperformanceduringvisualization.It’sbeenfoundthatmentalpracticescanenhancemotivationincreaseconfidenceimprovemotorperformanceand____yourbrainforsuccess.”

____visualizingismorethanjustthinkingaboutanupcomingevent.____athletesusevisualizationtheytrulyfeeltheeventtakingplaceintheirmind’seye.

“Duringvisualizationsheincorporates(整合)allofher____intotheexperience”sportspsychologistDrJoAnnDahlkoetterwroteinablogpostonTheHuffingtonPost____aspeedskatersheworkswith.“Shefeelsherforefootpushingoffthetrackshehearsherskatingsplitsandsheseesherselfracingaheadofthecompetitors.Sheexperiencesalloftheelementsofherrace____beforeexecuting(完成)herperformance.”

1.A.luckyB.intelligentC.mentalD.strategic

2.A.differenceB.importanceC.improvementD.challenge

3.A.solongB.sofarC.somuchD.sohigh

4.A.turn