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How does Stoicism, as a philosophy, help someone who has a career as an athlete or a coach?

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Stoic teachings highly and widely praised and used by athletes, coaches and sport communities at large scale.

Step-by-step explanation:

It is claimed by the Stoic philosophers that body and mind are one, and the mental dispositions bring some sort of problems to the performance of body and mind. Nick Saban, Michael Lombardi, Bill Belichick some of the football coaches who embrace the Stoicism. There are 12 Stoic rules which help coaches and athletes :

1. Plan Ahead

2. Assess Yourself

3. Fully Commit and Set Your Standards

4. Accepts the Scarifies

5. Set your Discipline in Stone

6. Have no Excuses

7. Practice Difficulty on Purpose

8. Embrace the Challenges

9. Train your Instincts

10. Set Your Eyes on the Bigger Picture

11. Focus on the Here and the Now

12. Prepare for Defeat

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