Figure Skater Joannie Rochette Masters Her Emotions

Feb. 25, 2010 - PRLog -- Canada’s Joannie Rochette will compete in the long program in Vancouver tonight after giving a brilliant performance in the short program Tuesday.  Her performance was remarkable considering the fact that her mother had died just a few days before, according to noted sports psychologist Dr. Gregg Steinberg.
“In most cases those emotions would be overwhelming and incapacitating -- they were for speed skater Dan Jansen who fell twice in the 1988 Olympic games after learning about his sister dying the day of one of his skating competitions,” Dr. Steinberg noted.  “He could not handle the emotions, as most of us could not.”
Dr. Steinberg added, “Joannie Rochette, however, turned those feelings of grief into an emotional masterpiece on the ice. She mastered her emotions and used them to her benefit, and I am sure her mother would have been very proud that she continued to skate in the program.”
An author of three books on mastering your emotions for success in business, sports and life, Dr. Steinberg said we can all learn from Rochette.  “When we master our emotions, we master our world. Our emotions drive the engine -- we either control them or we become their slave,” he explained.  “Joannie controlled her emotions in an extremely tough situation. In business, there are many tough situations that we must control and master our emotions to be successful -- such as remaining calm under pressure, as well as finding joy in adversity. When we do that we will be happier and much more successful.”
Dr. Steinberg’s latest book on mastering your emotions for success, Full Throttle, is a Washington Post best-seller and available at Amazon.com.
About Gregg Steinberg
Dr. Gregg Steinberg is a sport psychologist to many professional athletes, motivational speaker, business keynote speaker and sales training speaker. To see more about mental toughness strategies and going “Full Throttle” in your sales, business and life, go to www.drgreggsteinberg.com.

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Sports psychologist Dr. Gregg Steinberg is a noted author and speaker who helps sports and business professionals control their emotions to master their respected fields. His latest book is Full Throttle.