"Nothing can stop the person with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the person with the wrong mental attitude." - Thomas Jefferson
Angelo Esposito Determined To Make Canadian Junior Team On Fourth Try
The 19-year-old from Montreal is trying out for the Canadian junior hockey team for a fourth time after getting cut in his three previous attempts.
“There's nothing wrong with that,'' Esposito said. “There's not too many players that get invited four years in a row, that are in the top 35 in Canada”.
A lot of people ask, “What happens if you get cut a fourth time? “But I'm not thinking about getting cut a fourth time. I don't think it's a good thing to think negative going into camp.''
The only other player to get cut three times from Canada's junior team was Daniel Cleary, who currently plays for the Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings, from 1995 to 1997.
“I have a bit of experience at the camp,'' is Esposito's understatement. “I'm just going to go in there and work hard and my goal is to make this team. “I'm stronger, faster and more confident. I have to make sure every time I'm on the ice, I'm competing and making sure I'm at my best every shift, every minute that I'm there.”
Not only did Angelo make the national junior team for the first time in four tries, he emerged as one of its stars He started on the fourth line and finished on the first. He scored the winning goal in the final and had a huge goal in the semifinal. He was a big part of that team and finished the tournament with three goals and an assist.
DEFINITION OF ATTITUDE
Webster defines attitude as a manner of acting, feeling, or thinking that reveals one's disposition, opinion, etc. Most sport psychologists agree that attitude plays a major role in the establishment of long- and short-term goals. The more positive the athlete's attitude, the more likely he or she is of achieving these goals. The more negative the attitude, the less likely he or she is of achieving these goals.
"Nothing can stop the person with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the person with the wrong mental attitude." - Thomas Jefferson