Mind-body connection: The underrated strength to being an Olympic athlete is all in your head

There’s no question that it takes nearly divine athletic ability to become an Olympian, never mind a gold medal winner, too. No matter the sport, your body is challenged to do things faster, stronger, more aggressively and more precisely than anyone else in the world can do.

But achieving that athletic glory can’t happen without your mind being in the right place, too.

Tiara Fennell — a professor, therapist and clinic director for the Center for Healthy Families at the University of Maryland (UMD) ...