Word: mentalism
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Crimson travelled to Penn the following weekend in poor mental condition, a result of fatigue and post-Princeton let-down. The outcome was a 1-3 loss to the Quakers, the only truly bad part of this "bad" season. The key to the defeat was the absence of Desaulniers, who had undergone foot surgery following the Princeton encounter. As Reese reflected later, "Losing the 'D' was critical. His presence means one match is in the bag and, also, having a player of that caliber makes you feel a little more impregnable." Without Desaulniers, who was recently elected captain of next...
Steadiness and control categorize both Stiles's mental state and improvement through his Crimson career...
...addition, Blaine Heckle, an ex-Harvard vaulter, an assistant coach for the women's track team and a physics tutor, helped boost Stiles's mental attitude by explaining the vault in scientific terms...
Vastola does not make such mental errors. "You have to be able to gauge your opponent when you step on the strip, probe him. You have to tailor your fencing to what you need to beat him," he says. Simple, well-executed attacks are often the most appropriate, Vastola says...
Vastola's tenacity on the strip, his mental alertness and poise all derive in large part from his fierce pride. For him, losing, especially losing when you don't fence your best, is humiliating. He describes fencing as "more crushing from an ego point of view" than most sports and says. "When someone clobbers you, you have the joy of groping around on the strip with a pair of tweezers to pick up your...