BRUCE BOLT BLOG

The Ralph S. O’Connor Center for Recreation and Well-Being, located on the campus of Johns Hopkins University, closes at midnight during the week—a reflection of the culture at the elite Baltimore college where many students hit the gym only after long days and nights of hitting the books. One student, about a decade ago, pushed those limits even further. “If you could get in before midnight, our baseball facility was in the basement,” Raul Shah recalled in a recent conversation. “So I could go down there (at about 11:45) and stay there the whole night. Nobody would ever check. I...

  * * * * * Stay in the know   1st round draft pick and new BRUCE BOLT Pro, Reggie Crawford (@reggiecrawford) has become known for being both a left-handed pitcher and a first basemen. What many don't know is that he only started playing travel baseball just before his senior year high school. Find out how Reggie still got recruited, drafted, and ended up with BRUCE BOLT in the full interview. Subscribe and listen to the full interview via podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts as well.

Besides being a mental skills coach, I’m a volleyball dad. My kid is in college out of state, so she Facetimes from the bus or locker room to debrief her games. I want to talk about how many kills she got, a great dig she made, or some other achievement-oriented thing that happened. I can’t wait until the next day when her stats are online so I can see how well she did. I know better, but it’s hard to resist. It’s my ego! Clearly, I’m the best dad in the world if my kid did well, right? As good...

In last month’s article, I asked you to pay attention to the way language is used in your system and your head through the self-talk challenge. This month I’ll add texture to the challenge by explaining how self-talk influences EVERYthing. Sports, life, and what you have for lunch are all managed through self-talk. A refresher: Self-talk is how we “hear” our thoughts. It is a collection of statements, phrases, and cue words that direct our actions and provide a running commentary on our experiences.  Self-talk starts from the way our primary caregiver talked to us as we were figuring out...

When The Bronx burned with anger last summer, Harrison Bader kept his head down and worked. Now, having worked hard enough to turn down the heat, he shrugs and smiles. “I thought he was traded for a pretty good player, so he should be dominating,” Harrison said recently of Jordan Montgomery, the pitcher the Yankees surrendered to acquire Harrison from the Cardinals on August 2. “He should be having success, which he did. And it wasn’t something I was surprised to see.  “If they traded me for a stiff, I would've said, ‘Well, damn, what are we doing here?’” Stay...

*****  Stay in the know BRUCE BOLT Ambassador, Tommy Morrissey (@onearmgolfer), has become known for hitting more home runs with one arm than most players ever could with two. He's a public figure, incredible athlete, and an even better person. Founder & CEO, Bear Mayer, caught up with Tommy on our podcast this week. Subscribe and listen to the full interview via podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts as well.