Mental Agility In Sports

You need both mental strength and physical strength in order to do well in sports. In the debate over the importance of physical prowess and mental agility in sports. Sanneh and Heinrich have similar views with Sanneh supporting the idea that you need to think when you play football in “What could be better than a Touchdown” and Heinrich suggesting that you need your muscles and mind to run in “why we run.”Both article’s states to think and mental strength is important as well as physical prowess.

In the article “What could Be Better than a Touchdown?”, the author Kelefa Sanneh explains that in football athletes need mental strength in order to think and know how to win. Sanneh explains he isn’t trying to teach the reader how to play football, rather he describes what football player, Lowery could have done better than a touchdown and how he should have used mental strength. Furthermore Sanneh states, “If Lowery had fumbled during his interception return, then Favre and the Vikings offense would have got the ball back immediately, still down by only two”. (Sanneh, 59)What he meant is that mental agility is just as important as physical strength because Sanneh explains that if Lowery had

fumbled the Vikings only would be down by two points. “On the other hand, if Lowery had forsworn the end zone and dropped to one knee as soon as he caught Favre’s pass, the game would have been over and the Jets could have run out the clock with three pro-forma snaps.” (Sanneh, 59) The point he is trying to get across in football is that mental agility is just as important as physical strength because Sanneh explains that if he just dropped to one knee the game would have been still over and how Lowery should have thought of what the possible outcome could have been.
“And our minds as much as our lungs and muscles are a vital force that empowers our running”.

This idea that mental agility is just as important as physical strength because Sanneh explains even our muscles and mind is the important force to running and helps us run, because you have to think of strategies in order to win.“I’m moved by other dreams and by their devotion and courage in the pursuit of excellence and a goal in mind.”Completing a race isn’t just about being fit it is also a dream to Achieve. An athlete also need to have mental strength in order to devote and dedicate yourself and succeed. pg(71)

Mental strength is important as physical ability because in sports you need to think of strategies and you have to force and dedicate yourself to this

sport.