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The Negativity Instinct: How Negative Self-Talk Undermines Athletes and Team Culture

  • Post author By Trent Claypool, PsyD
  • Post date October 15, 2025

The quarterback sits in the film room, watching Sunday’s game. Eighteen completions, two touchdowns, 310 yards. His eyes barely register any of it. But the interception in the third quarter? He’s rewound it seven times. The overthrow in the red zone? He can feel his stomach drop watching it again. By the time he leaves, […]

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