"This is the basis of trash talking. I mean, I've seen head coaches before a game try and trash talk some of my teammates," he says. "You will go there knowing that that will destroy their performance levels enough for you to find them as a weakness and exploitation." But if you really wanted to serve your teammates instead of insulting them, which could motivate them, give them an uncomfortable environment like in Major League.
What makes some people better at focusing? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly learn about the neuroscience behind concentration and performance with neuroscientist Heather Berlin, PhD.
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