Self-Belief in Sport using NLP

These distinguishing beliefs are called self-efficacy or expectancy beliefs.
This means that you not only believe that a particular outcome is possible
(whether that means winning the league or winning an Olympic Gold) but you
also know that you have the necessary resources to achieve it.
Our beliefs represent one of the larger mental frameworks for our behaviour.
When you truly believe something, you tend to behave in a way that supports
that belief. The contribution of belief in one's capabilities to athletic attainment
is most clearly demonstrated when someone pursues a seemingly impossible
goal. Many performance levels in sport were considered to be physical,
impenetrable barriers, seemingly unattainable before they were achieved.
Perhaps one of the greatest examples of this was the belief that running a
mile under four minutes was impossible – reflected by the hundreds who tried
and failed. However, Roger Banister decided that this daunting barrier was
surpassable. After he smashed the record in his exhausting, historic
performance, people immediately believed that it was now possible. Even
students now started beating Bannister's record.
Regardless of athletic activity, immediately after a seemingly impenetrable
barrier is broken it is often rapidly surpassed by others. A famous African
runner named Kip Kpinto bettered the under-four minute mile record fifty
times, without even breaking sweat. Once extraordinary performances are
shown to be doable they become commonplace.