The Psychology of Elite Athletes

Dr. Srini Pillay
5 min readFeb 1, 2022

What can we learn from them?

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When we think of elite athletes, we immediately think of physical prowess and perfect execution of that prowess when it matters most. What is less obvious is that this level of physical excellence cannot be sustained with the psychological attributes that support that.

A recent study of 135 Australian Olympic, Paralympic, National, and state-level…

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Dr. Srini Pillay

Harvard-trained Psychiatrist. Chief Medical Officer: Reulay; Brain Researcher. Executive Coach. Author: Tinker Dabble Doodle Try,