The art of life, Stoic Emperor Marcus Aurelius wrote to himself in Meditations, is “more like the wrestler’s art than the dancer’s.” It teaches you to “stand ready and firm to meet sudden and unexpected onsets.”

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As Ryan Holiday explains in this video, the connection between sports and Stoicism is very clear. Any athlete will immediately see the parallels: “Stoicism as a philosophy is really about the mental game. It’s not a set of ethics or principles. It’s a collection of spiritual exercises designed to help people through the difficulty of life. To focus on managing emotion; specifically, nonhelpful emotion.”

Here are 11 rules from Stoicism to help you become a better athlete today in order to win, be number one and conquer the heights of greatness.

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00:00 Intro
01:08 1. Prepare for adversity
01:50 2. Run your own race
02:46 3. Develop a routine
03:51 4. Be in charge of yourself
04:35 5. Remember you will die
05:52 6. Focus on what you control
06:49 7. Embrace obstacles
07:55 8. Always give your best
09:30 9. Plan for the worst
10:53 10. Don't put it off
11:42 11. Be better than yesterday

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