How different is the psychology and mental attitude of winning athletes from the rest of the competition? Originally answered on September 13th, 2016.
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Answer by Jonathan Fader, author of Life As Sport and Sports Psychologist for the New York Mets:
There is a story that was once told to me about Barry Bonds in which Bonds had just struck out.