Elise Devlin

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Elise Devlin |Jayson Jenks

Editor’s Note: This story is a part of Peak, The Athletic’s desk covering leadership, personal development and success through the lens of sports. Follow Peak here. As Keith Langford headed to his hotel room in Miami, he thought: I guess no news is good news. He and the San Antonio Spurs were playing the Miami Heat in one of their final preseason games in 2007. He knew the final roster needed to be set, but he didn’t know if he would be on it.

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Elise Devlin

Editor's note: This story is a part of Peak, The Athletic 's desk covering leadership, personal development and success through the lens of sports. Follow Peak here. To Lisa Bluder, even the best performers have room for improvement. It's why, when she recruited Caitlin Clark, she didn't highlight Clark's strengths but instead pointed out her weaknesses.

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Elise Devlin

Editor's note: This story is a part of Peak, The Athletic 's desk covering leadership, personal development and success through the lens of sports. Follow Peak here. When Doug Baldwin first met the sports psychologist who would have a profound impact on his life, he was skeptical about working with him. "Skeptical is kind of a nice way of putting it," Baldwin said. "I was against it."It was 2011, and Baldwin had just joined the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted rookie.

4 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Elise Devlin

Editor's Note: This story is a part of Peak, The Athletic 's new desk covering leadership, personal development and success through the lens of sports. Peak aims to connect readers to ideas they can implement in their own personal and professional lives. Follow Peak here. More than anyone, professional athletes have been exposed to a wide range of leadership and coaching styles. When they leave professional sports behind and start coaching young athletes, they have plenty of experience to draw from.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Elise Devlin

When Dr. Elizabeth Nobis has a pile of tasks that start to overwhelm her, she sometimes pauses and does 10 to 15 push-ups. "Every time I get up after that, I feel just a little more like, 'OK, I can do this,'" she said. For Nobis, a sports psychologist in the University of Pennsylvania's athletic department, it's a small habit she developed in high school that helps her reset her attitude. It's also the kind of mental tool that anyone can try.