Any one of you love sports? I'm sure all of you do love sports. It can either just by watching or even by getting involve in sports. There are different type of sports namely football (soccer), rugby, badminton, field hockey, ice hockey, american football, baseball, basketball, swimming, archery, tennis and many more.

Some of you may or may not like the same sports. For instance some may like football (soccer) some may not. I love football (soccer), badminton and tennis. Does not matter which sports you like, the question that we need to know is how sportsman, sportswoman or a team of any sports becomes champion or the best in the world? Look at Tiger Woods, Nadal, Federer, Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool, Lin Dan, Chong Wei, Serena Williams, Nicol David and many more. How?

Have you ever wondered about it? I'm sure some of you thought about it. I do.

Well, lets look at what makes them champions or the best in the world. Maybe you, me or everyone else could apply to our daily life.

In doing things, it takes a lot of effort. By going the extra mile, you can make a difference between winning and coming second. It means making extra effort when you're tired, when victory is not guaranteed or when the situation you're facing looks bleak. Champions routinely push themselves to be where they are.

Have you heard of people telling you to 'get it done'? High achievers always use this phrase to show their commitment to the task they have at hand. Once they have committed to winning, they will do whatever it takes to beat the odds and there is no doubt they will succeed. When it comes to being a champion, they have killer instinct. They know how to finish off a competition once establishing their lead. They even have no qualms to beat any opponent. They keep their sights aimed at victory and are relenting as they forge ahead.

Champions raise their game. They know the need to step up their performance levels at various stages of competition. To seize the opportunity to win,the champion digs deeper within themselves for the all encompassing desire to succeed thus taking them to the next level. Even if they come from behind, champions know how to win even on a bad day. They hope for the best and also expect the worst. They are able to pick themselves up and find a way to win even if it is not a pretty sight.

Champions play to win. They are not ashamed to say that they love to win. They play with positive, confident and are out to win. They take bold yet reasoned chances and believe they will emerge victorious. To be a champion, avoid playing with fear. Losers play with fear. They worry about making mistakes, errors, indecisive and doubt themselves. When they are in the lead, they are fearful of losing it. On the other hand, champions hate to lose more then they love to win and will do everything in their power to achieve victory.

Champions don't protect leads. Instead they seek to increase them. Losers concentrate on protecting a lead and end up squandering it. Champions step up to the plate and push themselves harder because they let the surge of confidence take over and increase their momentum. As champions, they live for those pivotal make or break moments. They compete to have a taste of those moments when an additional backbreaking push will propel them to victory. They want to have a story to tell and want their triumph to go down in history.

Champions or even high achievers are in the zone. They know how to climb into an optimal performance zone and ride the wave to success. They know how to get into the flow and allow victory to happen. They get the momentum. They understand and use momentum to their advantage. Every competition has momentum and the secret is to identify and tap into it. Champions increase their success by increasing energy levels and taking chances.

Champions does not play mind games. As champions, they are aware of the potential mind games their opponent may use and are ready for them. Some champions are born this way, some developed this winning attributes.

Lastly, be inspired by these champions and model yourself on them. If they can win the mental game of sport, I'm pretty sure you can win the mental game of life.