Mongero Monday #23 – Trent Mongero is joined by Adam Wainwright, pitcher with the St Louis Cardinals. Adam Wainwright has had a potential Hall of Fame type of career. He has done it on the mound with 167 wins and a career ERA of 3.38, two gold gloves, three time All-Star, Silver Slugger and a World Series Ring. More importantly, Wainwright has built an even greater reputation off the field for his faith and family of 7, including an adopted son. His family has offered great generosity and has consistently given back to their community. Wainwright received the 2020 Roberto Clemente Award which is the highest honor presented by Major League Baseball.
Show Notes:
- What it comes down to is getting a good pitch to hit!
- Pitch selection
- Depending on when the athlete matures should be when he/she should throw a curveball.
- First the athlete needs to understand technique and then they need to develop feel with the curveball.
- Everything is built off of fastball command.
- Hitters make their money on poorly executed pitches….pitches that leak over the heart of the plate.
- Young players should learn how to throw a changeup…..the main thing is to keep the same arm speed.
- Football teaches physical and mental toughness.
- Most games you’re not going to feel good…how can you give 100 percent of what you got that day.
- Other sports teach: speed and agility, hand eye coordination, toughness.
- Colleges are targeting multi-sport athletes.
- If you only play one sport you start to get obsessed and start to over analyze.
- Listen to Jocko motivation.
- “Will find a way to make it happen”.
- Taking time off.
- Muscle memory.
- Understanding how to train your fast twitch muscles to your slow twitch.
- Sprint Work, KettleBell Swings, Slide Board, Goblet Squat.
- Recovery= hyperbaric chamber, STEM, ultrasound, shockwave and massages.
- Understanding all aspects of being an elite athlete= training, sprinting, lifting, throwing, eating, recovery.
- Self talk.
- Trigger words.
- Learn to believe in your abilities and know your strengths.
- Commit to every single pitch. Conviction.
- The higher you go in this game everybodys got physical ability but what separates you is your mental makeup.
- It takes many repetitions to make something stick.
- “I believe I will execute more than the other person.”
- “Control what you can control”
- Attack hitters when you can trust your defense behind you.
- Separate your offense from your defense.
- The Will to Win
- We complicate baseball too much… keep it simple stupid.
- Tight narrow focus… Intent!
- Speak your thoughts into existence.
- Have a “chip” on your shoulder!
- Compete.
- Encourage and lift people around you and results will start to come your way.
- Teams who win have players who are team players.
- Don’t be a negative nelly.
- Human element.
- Know yourself as a player.
- Be stubborn to who you’re as a player but be open to change to make yourself a better player.
- When it’s different we treat it differently…treat everything with a positive attitude.
- Tenuous… the will to win!
- Mental toughness.
- Fight and claw throughout your career.