Sports has for long been considered the mainstay of muscle power. But the powerof the mind that fuels those incredible sporting feats is no less potent. An in-depth look into a champion’s mind

WHEN YOU ARE IN FLOW...

There is a merging of action and awareness: you have no dualistic perspective.

Questions like “am I doing this correctly?” do not enter the mind

You narrow your consciousness to a specific locus

You transcend your individuality

You control actions and the environment without conscious effort

You require no goals or rewards external to the feeling