Adam Stone is a pitcher for the Team USA Collegiate National Team, Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and Harvard Baseball.
He's a top professional prospect as a starting pitcher, standing at 6 foot 6 and over 215 pounds, and getting it up to 98 miles an hour with a wipeout slider—but he won't tell you that.
After listening back, I realized that Adam gives a crash course in sports psychology in this one.
stress appraisal—how he re-frames his pre-game jitters as getting locked in
self-talk—what he says on the mound and how he gathers confidence
mental imagery—seeing a game before it happens
positive mental approach—bouncing back from Tommy John surgery (a rehab process that takes a whole year)Beyond that, we talk about what he learned about preparation from playing alongside the best college guys in the country and we even dive into how he gained 40 pounds in a little over a year.
Full show notes here at chrismcgrory.net