Young athletes are wired to compete. When they’re injured, that same drive can make them want to get back on the field immediately and prove they can still perform.
Kenny Stoddart understands that mentality. He’s completed 10 Ironmans and spent years testing his own limits.
But his advice to an injured college lacrosse player wasn’t to push harder.
It was to listen to his body.
Mental resilience isn’t about proving you can endure everything. It’s developing the judgment to know when to push, when to recover, and how to protect the bigger goals ahead.
That’s the IronMind mentality.
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