Mental Toughness of Hitters

Hitters must be mentally tough to survive in the game of baseball. A season will carry a roller coaster of emotions that a hitter will have to juggle along with his personal life. A batter must have a very short memory when it comes to bad showings at the dish and even good games. You shouldn't let your lows be too low or your highs be too high. To stay even keeled like this, a hitter must be mentally tough. Not only because it is hard to get hits day in and day out but because it is hard to hit, play the field, hit again, play the field. If a batter is not mentally tough, one at bat can change the momentum of the game. A hitter must not let this happen. Some of you are thinking to be mentally tough just means to be confident. Yes you are right, it encompasses confidence but it is so much more too. To be mentally tough you must be confident, be able to perform under pressure, and be able to handle different personalities like coaches, managers, teachers, etc. That's just the baseball side too. A hitter then has to take it a step further and seperate his life from baseball and vice versa. Something that may be bothering him outside of the game can't effect him during the game. The same goes the other way. If you lose a game you cannot let it effect your life outside of baseball. Once you hit the showers it is over with. Go back the next day and get the team that just beat you. That's what being mentally tough is.