Being an athlete is by default being present while playing your sport. Coming back to the breath is the essence of it. Training the mind as you train your body is the core message. To work with the mind is to work with the heart. To finally break out of the conditioned mind which is only happy after it achieves or gets something, but the next instant falls into a big suffering of hunting the new thing. Bringing yourself as an athlete to have the intention for kindness, love and generosity. We always have a choice. So learn about being with the reality as it is. Feelings especially, no avoiding but straight up training your mind. And meditation does wonders. Try it out. You don't have to worry about doing it right. Focus on observing your breathing and understand one thing: YOU ARE INHERENTLY A GOOD BEING. You do not need to fix anything. BE WITH THAT. You are awake. Be with the intention of love and shine. Use the 3 step process: Why? Are you present doing it? How do you feel after? Conscious engagement in life as being an athlete you have a story to tell. Write it from the scar, not the wound. And you'll help a lot of people with your genuine juicy personality.