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Your athlete trains hard.
They put in the hours, listen to their coaches, and want to succeed. Yet when the pressure rises, confidence disappears. One mistake turns into a bad game. A poor race ruins an entire meet. Fear of failure becomes bigger than the competition itself.
The difference isn’t always talent, strength, or skill. Often, it’s mental performance.
Built Different Mentally gives young athletes, parents, and coaches practical tools to build confidence, resilience, focus, emotional control, and a competitive mindset. Through real-world examples, reflection exercises, and proven mental performance strategies, readers will learn how to:

• Build confidence beyond wins and losses
• Bounce back from mistakes and setbacks
• Manage pressure before and during competition
• Strengthen focus and concentration
• Create routines for consistent performance
• Turn challenges into growth

The mental game is universal. Wherever young people are asked to compete, perform, lead, or respond under pressure, this book can help them build the skills to perform closer to their true potential more consistently.
Because champions aren’t just built physically.
They’re built different mentally.

Neil Wattier is a mental performance coach, educator, and Air Force veteran dedicated to helping young people develop the confidence, resilience, leadership, and emotional skills to support both performance and personal growth.Over the course of his career, Neil has coached young athletes, collegiate rugby players, and U.S. Air Force fighter pilots in the mental skills required to perform under pressure. He also taught college-level psychology courses at Grand Canyon University, including sport and performance psychology, leadership, team building, and general psychology.Drawing from experiences in athletics, higher education, and military aviation, Neil bridges the gap between mental performance theory and everyday application. His work equips parents, coaches, and young athletes with practical tools to build focus, emotional regulation, self-belief, resilience, and character, not just for competition, but for life.