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Mental Toughness from Dallas Mavs

"I think mental toughness comes from believing in yourself and at the same time not getting rattled," center Brendan Haywood said. "If a team runs off eight, nine, 10 points in a row, you don't get rattled, you stay the course, you stick to the plan and you don't fray from the team system. That's mental toughness to me."

How can we make our teammates better?

Good article in Sports Illustrated on the leadership of Colorado Rockies teammates Carlos Gonzalez & Troy Tulowitzki:

CarGo and Tulo have formed a thriving partnership, not just in the middle of the order, where they bat third and fourth, but in the clubhouse.

"We talk all the time about how to set the right tone," Gonzalez says. "We do our running in the outfield, and we're talking about how we can help our teammates. Is somebody in a slump? What can we do for him? What can we do today to make this team better?"