A、Getting well prepared for each game. B、Knowing the end result you want. C、Cooperating with other team members. D、Practicing mo

Imagine you are watching the NBA Finals, there is 1. 5 seconds left, and your favorite team is down by one point in game seven. There is enough time for one last shot. I’m guessing you know who you would like to take the last shot. Every team has their own fan favorite superstar. Whether your sport of choice is basketball or another sport, we all know how great athletes look and are aware of the mindset they embody. If you were to list the mental characteristics, it would read something like: motivated, determined, courageous, focused, and so on.
    Would you like to embody some of these qualities? I bet you would. The truth is, there is no reason you can’t. That’s exactly what the field of sport and performance psychology does. It teaches athletes and everyday people how to harness their inner mental toughness. Performance psychology is a key component in my work with athletes, performers, and executives. On some level everyone is an athlete, perhaps your sport just happens to be financial trading, or making million-dollar sales, or writing a best-seller. We all have an arena in which we strive to be a superstar. We can all take something from sport psychology to jump start our performance.
    In sport, as in life, one of the biggest keys is knowing the end result you want and having a crystal clear vision of where you want to go. It’s very difficult to go after something if you don’t know what it is you’re going after. The more detailed and vivid your goal, the better. While goal-setting is nothing new, it’s a very powerful tool when done consistently. The field of sport and performance psychology has done some of the most rigorous research on goal-setting of all fields. We’ve demonstrated positive results of setting goals time and time again.
    Knowing your goals will increase your motivation. Once you know where you want to go, start breaking your long-term goals down into manageable daily actions that are process-focused. Great athletes focus on what they can control. Setting daily action-packed goals will help you stay focused on what you can do to ensure your long-term results come true.
    Questions 23 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.
    23. What does the speaker say about sport and performance psychology?
    24. What is one of the biggest keys in sport?
    25. What is the benefit of breaking goals into daily actions?