Blood, Sweat and Tears: Mind Games - Episode 4

Nike.com's new series showing the outsiders what it really takes to be a professional footballer. As Mark Twain once wrote, "Its not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog." Fact is, soccer matches are won just as much by whats going on between your ears as whats happening on the pitch.

Having the mental steel to grind out results when the tides going against you. Using the crowds noise to raise your game, whether theyre chanting your name or booing you to the rafters. Winning your personal onfield battles and playing with freedom even when the pressure gets cranked up so high you can see everyone around you
starting to crack.

Think positive: its Blood, Sweat and Tears, episode four.

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