What's the best advice a parent or coach has given you before a sporting event?

At school during cross country, my PE teacher told me to "sit this one out", probably because I was rubbish at running and always had the worst times. I suppose it made the class look bad with my time on his chart!

Don't do this for me' was probably the best advice I've ever received from a coach. By saying this it effectively removed most of the pressure I put on my shoulders and the coach became just another face in the crowd. He no longer was the one I was accountable to, I was only accountable to myself.

Simple, but quite effective.

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