A person's tragedy is not that he loses, but that he almost wins. No one knows when the opportunity will come, but when it suddenly comes, can you withstand the pressure and successfully demonstrate the accumulated strength in the past? Normal or abnormal at critical moments is e

A person's tragedy is not that he loses, but that he almost wins.

No one knows when the opportunity will come, but when the opportunity suddenly comes, can you withstand the pressure and successfully show the accumulated strength in the past?

is normal or abnormal at critical moments, which is enough to allow two people with the same talent to move towards different results, and also between the front lines, determining the difference between success and pity.

1980, a major league scout described a star of tomorrow in baseball in this way: "He is a rare natural good player, more like a superstar than a real superstar; his momentum is hard for people within a radius of 50 miles."

He is Billy. Billy Beane, 18 years old at the time, has the physique, extraordinary athletic talent and perfect physical conditions that scouts dream of, attack, long-term strike, defense, and base-up omnipotent;

He is not only an impeccable "all-round player", but also a wonderful ball that others will never achieve in their lifetime. For these scouts who like Bean, they undoubtedly witnessed the birth of a great player with their own eyes; Bean himself is also convinced of this.

Just when Bean stood in the official match of the major leagues, everything changed.

So, in April 1990, Bean finally stopped going to the court. He took off his player's uniform and became a scout for the Oakland Athletics team, entering another stage of his life, and also kicked off the first chapter of the best-selling novel "Moneyball".

can show the strength it deserves when facing pressure?

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In the NBA standards, he is definitely not an excellent player in "traditional recognition". He is not very tall and has a good physique, even though he has won excellent statistics in the NCAA (U.S. College Basketball Championship).

When participating in the 2010 NBA draft, the scouts still "deliberately" ignored his all-round and balanced performance, which made him fail. It was not until he participated in the Summer League that he was selected to join the Golden State Warriors and officially entered the NBA.

However, in the NBA days, it was another blow to him. After being released by the Warriors and Houston Rocket one after another, he finally won a contract with the New York Knicks.

However, while leaving for New York, he had no intention of making too much preparation, and even planned to live on his brother's sofa, because he himself was not sure how long he could stay in New York.

The outside world has always been obscure and unwilling to speak clearly, but he understands from the heart: because he is Asian, no matter how many numbers there are to prove it, others just don’t believe that he can play basketball.

However, on February 4, 2012, all this changed in an instant.

On that day, in the game against the New Jersey Nets, the Knicks' main player was injured, resulting in the head coach having no cards to play, so he could only be assigned to be substitute, who is about to be terminated in 3 days.

That was his first chance to win the main control of the entire team in the regular season. Few people knew him, but he scored a game-high 25 points in one fell swoop and led the Nick to defeat the Nets.

From that day on, he became famous overnight. He used 36 minutes to prove himself, proved his efforts over the past 10 years, and proved that those prejudices and neglects were all mistakes; he used 36**** minutes to let the ball world see him, so that the eyes of the whole world can no longer be separated from him.

He is Jeremy Lin, I believe you must have heard of him.

Billy. Bean and Jeremy Lin, the same outstanding players, are equally serious, have the same ambitions and self-stimulation, but they have completely opposite results.

When it comes to Bean, you will feel a pity. When it comes to Jeremy Lin, it is inspiring. What is the difference between them? Which day and where do they start, go to different paths and face different results?

At the most critical moment, Jeremy Lin faced pressure and responded calmly, seizing his only chance to continue to survive in the NBA;

However, Bean let himself and the outside world destroy him. He was abnormal, he was stage frightened, and he always thought too much. In the end, he not only did not change the world, but instead made the world change him.

does not rely on luck or miracles, but is the psychological quality exercised

Facing every critical moment in life, you and I may be Jeremy Lin or Bian. We all hope to exert our strength and succeed in important moments such as exams, interviews, negotiations, and briefings.

However, we are also deeply afraid of the possibility of abnormality, because it means that all efforts and preparations will fail due to a moment of failure. "Is this the only way to do this in this life? 》Author Kenneth. Kenneth Christian said: "A person's tragedy is not that he loses, but that he almost wins."

In this world where winning or losing is based on results, no one wants to be the protagonist of the tragedy, but the cruel thing is that reality may not necessarily give you a chance again. The well-known actor Michelle Yeoh also said: "You can have dreams, but this is not enough. You must be prepared in normal times and master the opportunities as soon as you come."

In the examples of Jeremy Lin and Bean, the key to whether you can seize the opportunity lies in their performance in the face of stress: normal and abnormal. This is enough to make Jeremy Lin and Bean go to different results, and it is also between the front lines, determining the difference between success and pity.

"Even when facing pressure and competition, those who can still achieve their personal potential to the extreme are winners." The book "You Can More Than That" clearly points out that under conditions of equal talent and hard work, the biggest difference between losers and winners is that winners can perform better than others under pressure and tension;

This is not luck, nor is it a miracle. It is purely that they have trained strong psychological qualities, so they can still use their usual strength and level under great pressure.

In other words, those who lose to pressure at critical moments can only get the result of "practice 100 points and play 50 points"; however, winners who can fight against pressure will practice 100 points, and the result will also be 100 points.

No wonder Jack the American golf star in the 1960s. Jack Nicklaus once sighed: "What makes most golfers frustrated the most is not that they lack talent, but that they cannot consistently hit a good ball."

. This ability to still respond calmly at critical moments is called Be Clutch in English, which is used to describe athletes who can still perform well under extreme pressure such as the NBA Finals and the last hole of the golf tournament.

In Japanese, this ability is called "this series". It uses the meaning of the official appearance and official opening of movies and TV performances. It is used to be able to avoid internal and external pressures in formal occasions that are related to victory or defeat and success or failure, and to exert its existing strength and ability.

believes that you will succeed and focus on the current action

On March 22, 2012, the Knicks faced the Philadelphia 76ers (Philadelphia) In the 76ers) game, Jeremy Lin assisted the team in the reversal with 10 free throws in the last 10 minutes to win; after the game, when talking about the "ten shots and ten shots", he described himself every second of the pressure: "Keep the rhythm and follow the ball, as long as you don't think too much, the shooting rate will naturally increase." After

World Golf, Zeng Yani also described her way of looking at the game and success or failure: "I never know how much money the game is. I just want to concentrate on playing every game and make progress from it."

Tiger Woods (Tiger Woods even admitted that the trick to win is nothing more than "believe that you will win".

In the examples of Jeremy Lin, Zeng Yani, and Tiger Woods, we see the clear trajectory of "Benfan" fermented in them: through clear goals and self-discipline, they know how to focus on the present and not be affected by success or failure;

The belief in success allows them to stop self-doubt and actively prepare for response. More importantly, before officially taking the stage, they all accumulated 10,000 hours of practice and hard work, and had the ability to win, not by luck.

In fact, This feature is not just the ability required on the sports field, examination room or stage. For managers, in the face of recent financial tsunamis, European debt crisis and other impacts, every crisis moment is related to the life and death of the company;

Every key decision determines the reputation of the individual and the company, and the future of hundreds or thousands of employees. It is also this time that the ability to withstand stress and psychological qualities affects the ability of individuals to make calm judgments, because everyone does not want to fall here, and everyone hopes to reverse the situation and become famous in one battle.

"A person succeeds, does not mean that he can perform well under pressure; however, those who can fight against pressure will definitely be successful people. " "Why do you practice 100 points, but the result is 50 points?" said Paul Sullivan.

Opportunities are reserved for the prepared people, just as Jeremy Lin would not know that February 4 will change his life, but because he is always ready for the game and pressure, he can seize the opportunity and turn everything around in one fell swoop.

We may find it difficult to be Jeremy Lin, but we can start to prepare for the future, no longer be abnormal, no longer convex, no longer fail.

At critical moments, we no longer be people who are changed by the world, but people who change the world.