The mind of a boxer is a kaleidoscope of adrenalin rush, effusion of fury, bursts of energy and conviction to test his limits for overpowering opponents. Kick-boxing is not merely a sport, it entails immense hard-work and struggles a person goes through in his journey towards achieving victory.
The mindset of a boxer is filled with a panorama of feisty thoughts and feelings. A walk down the memory lane and he remembers the beginning from a novice, an amateur with talent brimmed to the full, in the bones. As they say, beginning is always the hardest part, rest comes easy once you have taken the first step towards the goal. Before his first fight, he faces many speculative remarks, controversial statements from opponents, media hype and this fuels the furore boiling in his mind and rushing in his heart. Actually, the aforementioned situations are faced each time he fights. However, the first time he is raw and unlearnt about the quagmire of politics that plagues every field of work. The boxer learns to make better strategies to fight, his moves, his flaws, his strengths, his weaknesses.
The boxer prepares himself well for each fight as if his first for optimists and last for survivors who make a come-back after a sabbatical. His mindset is like a maze of S.W.O.T analysis. The boxers not only learn from their mistakes and brilliance but also take note of their opponent’s moves, mistakes, strengths and weaknesses. They watch the previous boxing matches to identify the opportunities and threats in the game to better their performance each time.
A celebrated boxer has a couple of important concerns in his mindset. He feels responsible to live up to his excellently established stature. Therefore, he does not play merely for himself, he plays to represent his country, his fans and then to set the ring on fire with his glory. A boxer is not always judged by his celebrity stature. Each boxer fights with all his might, gives his 100% each time, gets up after each fall, goads himself to go on despite the injuries and hence each of them is a hero. They have an unquenchable thirst to strive and thrive by pushing their limits, exploring new challenges and overcoming with courage.
One of the lesser known thoughts inside a boxer is the care, support and concern of his family and vice-versa. The moral support of his family means the world to him. He cares for the welfare of his family like a warrior who returns after a war and makes up for his absence with his generosity of love and gifts. The family of boxers feel like in a death-knell situation along with huge optimism filled faith that this boxer shall come out victorious despite all odds.
However, there is a sportsmanship between players when they win and lose because a wise man said,
“after all, life is a fight and we all strive, what matters is how we thrive despite the challenges that strike us thrice.”
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