ATTITUDE ---------- a way of thinking, acting or feeling.

AGGRESSIVENESS ---- active; energetic.

AWARENESS --------- knowing; realizing.

CAUTION ----------- being very careful; never taking chances.

COMPLACENCY ------- self-satisfaction ("That's good enough.").

CONFIDENCE -------- a firm belief; trust.

CONFUSION --------- mix up; throw things into disorder.

DESIRE ------------ a wish; wish earnestly for.

DETERMINATION ----- making up one's mind; a great firmness in carrying out a

purpose.

DISTRACTION ------- drawing away the mind or attention; confusion of mind.

DOUBT ------------- not sure, feel uncertain; difficulty in believing.

FAILURE ----------- not succeed; not be able to do.

FEAR -------------- a feeling which makes you turn away or run from something.

FRUSTRATION ------- a feeling of defeat; to be baffled.

MEDIOCRE ---------- of average quality; neither good nor bad, just so so.

MOTIVATION -------- the thought or feeling that makes one act.

PANIC ------------- the unreasonable fear that causes people to lose control of

themselves.

PERFUNCTORY ------- done merely for the sake of getting rid of the duty; mechanical;

indifferent.

POISE ------------- a balance of mind and body.

PRIDE ------------- a high opinion of one's own worth; self-esteem.

SUCCESS ----------- favorable result; wished-for ending; good fortune.

TIMIDITY ---------- easily frightened or shy; non-aggressive.

WORRY ------------- feel anxious about; be uneasy about.

After sharing this information with some of my colleagues, I became aware that it applied to all individual sports. In team sports however, it applies to the skills of each individual player rather than the team as a whole. I would appreciate any comments, suggestions or thoughts on this topic because I am still trying to learn as much as I can so that I can better guide the divers I coach.

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