Mental toughness in the ring and in life
To learn more about what attracts a woman to boxing, I contacted, Holly Lawson, a female fighter who is starting her professional career in the sweet science.
Here are some of her responses to my questions:
Q: How did you get interested in boxing?
A: I took a class at a gym for fitness reasons and discovered that I had some natural ability. The instructor suggested I go to a boxing gym. My employer at the time was a boxing fan and took me to The Wild Card Boxing club. It’s been my home ever since.
Q: What is it that you love about boxing?
A: Boxing is the only thing in my life that has made me want to be the best that I can be. Boxing is my true passion. I love it, because it’s more cerebral than people think it is.
Q: What would you like to accomplish in boxing?
A: My goal is to be a world champion and to be a role model for other women.
Q: To be a great fighter, you have to be mentally tough. Do you think you were born mentally tough or did you learn how to be mentally tough as a result of your training?
A: I think you are born with certain characteristics. So, one person might be more stubborn or single-minded than another individual. However, I believe that most of us are products of our environment and the way we were raised. In my mind, it is these two things that form our personalities and our natures as we mature.
Q: Some people believe that role models help us to understand what it takes to be mentally tough. Who is the mentally toughest person you have known?
A: I think the mentally toughest person I know is Freddie Roach, the well-known boxing trainer. In the eight years that I have known Freddie, I have seen how Parkinson’s disease has taken its toll on him first hand. And though it is obvious that he experiences pain on a daily basis, his love for what he does, for his fighters and for the gym, keep him here working every day. It’s that same mental toughness that I know he tries to instill in every one of us who is part of his “boxing family.”
Jay P. Granat, Ph.D. is a Psychotherapist in River Edge and the founder of http://www.StayInTheZone.com
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