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“Middle Age Sports” aka softball is famous for the quote “Walk it off. You’ll be fine!”

Sometimes that works, and sometimes that compounds the issue. The last time I heard that famous phrase eventually ended my recreational “career.”

Likewise, it is a lesson of how much mental focus many games and sports truly require. Sometimes the simplest of processes can be derailed by not having the mental focus.

The 2021 Olympics is a good example of that. We have athletes who are treated by royalty only to snub the country sponsoring them. Meanwhile, is the focus better or awkward to th...