{"id":12612,"date":"2025-04-03T22:13:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T02:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/?p=12612"},"modified":"2025-08-11T02:27:01","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T06:27:01","slug":"grit-and-discipline-lessons-for-young-athletes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/grit-and-discipline-lessons-for-young-athletes\/","title":{"rendered":"Grit and Discipline\u00a0Lessons for Young Athletes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Without grit and discipline, young athletes won\u2019t be successful, said Cary Knox, retired head coach and author of&nbsp;<em>I Believe<\/em>, which explores the legacies of Illinois sports legends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou have to be gritty to be successful in just about anything you do,\u201d he said.&nbsp;\u201cYou have to have a willingness to get after it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Embed Player\" 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