"To be able to manage your success efficiently, you need to know who you are. The prevailing coronavirus pandemic was an opportunity to speak about players' mental health and how to translate the same into success. Exercises, such as mental imagery, diaphragmatic breathing and self-talk, were weapons introduced to those in attendance to enable them secure their mental health. Sports is 90 per cent mental and 10 per cent physical," sports psychologist Kanyali Ilako said. The symposium wound up with a session on investment as well as sportspersons relations with the media.

Source: The Star February 22, 2021 01:52 UTC