Rory McIlroy | How to Stay Mentally Tight and Physically Loose

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🗓️ 18 July 2019

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Golf is all about the long game. And no one knows this better than pro golfer, Rory McIlroy. We caught up with Rory after the 2019 PGA Championship. From barely making the cut on Friday to a top 10 finish on Sunday, he attributes his comeback to what he calls his “resilient mindset.” Over the course of his career, Rory has learned that the more resilient you are and the more you understand that winning is a byproduct of setting small, tangible goals -- the better you will perform. Throughout the episode, Rory tells us about learning proper biomechanics as a kid playing rugby, soccer and tennis, his dedication to positive self-talk, and being an advocate for holistic fitness.

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0:00.0	Hi, welcome to Trained.
0:02.3	At Nike we believe that greatness isn't born, it's trained.
0:05.8	And that means more than just a workout.
0:07.8	Each episode will bring you conversations with leading experts in what we call the five
0:11.8	facets of fitness.
0:13.5	Training, recovery, nutrition, mindset, and sleep.
0:17.8	I'm Ryan Flaherty, Senior Director of Performance at Nike.
0:21.5	I train some of the world's best athletes, like Sequan Barkley, Russell Wilson, and Marcus
0:26.2	Marioda.
0:28.0	Today we're focusing on how positive self-talk and building a resilient mindset is foundational
0:32.7	to progress in training and in life.
0:35.4	You're listening to Trained, presented by Nike.
0:44.5	I talk to myself a lot on the golf course.
0:47.7	Sometimes maybe too much, but I always think to verbalize something, to get something
0:54.0	out there.
0:55.0	I think it's always more powerful.
0:56.5	I mean, you can think something and that's great, but if you put it out there, and whether
1:01.2	that's just yourself or to someone else, that's a very powerful thing.
1:05.6	Even just using positive words is a big thing for me.
1:08.9	That's what self-talk is.
1:11.7	Anytime I feel a little bit nervous on the golf course, I think, okay, you're going to
1:15.5	be mentally tight and you're going to be physically loose.
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