Emotional intelligence is defined as the ability to recognize your own emotional state, that is how you are feeling. Sense the emotions in others. Knowing how to motivate yourself to create your best performance. Build productive relationships with others. Today we recognize these athletes as having high levels of competency in the area of emotional intelligence. The major component to emotional intelligence in sports is the ability to keep your composure in an tough environment and create a peak performance on demand when needed. For example Tom Brady and LeBron James has the ability to turn on a switch in their head when a score is needed in the clutch. There have been many instances I can recall vividly when Tom Brady has brought back the Patriots. For example Superbowl LIII when the touchdown was needed, he connected with Gronkowski on a huge 2 and 10 conversion for a 30 yard catch, that would set the Patriots up for a touchdown. On the other hand transitioning to basketball LeBron have made countless plays in the clutch when his team needed him most. Back in the 2015-2016 NBA season Lebron led the Cavs back from a 3-1 deficit to make a historical comeback to steal the title and bring the first NBA championship to the franchise. Even though emotional intelligence is a relatively new term in sport, it is certainly not a new concept. We have witnessed great athletes “switch themselves on” to create amazing performances with incredible consistency. We would describe these performances by stating these players are mentally tough, and composed to be able to control themselsves through such intense sporting environments. For the last 17 seasons the New England Patriots have been having winning seasons. Throughout that 17 year span they have won six super bowls and appeared in 9 total. Tom Brady is a very great example of a player who is poised throughout his career and because of his doing so he has won a 6 super bowls and have been the MVP of four of those 6 appearances.
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