Mental Practice For High Level Performance
London, 2012. 100m butterfly stroke – men.
The US-American swimmer Michael Phelps is preparing himself for the start of the race. He seems a little introverted as he goes to the pool and takes two or three deep breaths. He is wearing big headphones and is listening to ´Lil Wayne´. Apparently, he is somewhere else with his thoughts. He is standing on the starting block, the start signal rings. There are a lot of screaming spectators and there is a lot of motion in the water…
