I have a mental coach in Korea, and I talk to her every week before the tournament, during the tournament and try to talk to her and try to get a little bit of the pressure off.
Partnerships are not just about bowling in tandem all the time. It all is about helping the other guy get in the right frame of mind.
She is a friend of mind. She gather me, man. The pieces I am, she gather them and give them back to me in all the right order. It's good, you know, when you got a woman who is a friend of your mind.
I've always been an advocate for mental health.
I work with a team of coaches and trainers to make me feel like I am not alone out on the ice.
I haven't really worked with, like, a mental coach or anything.
Talking to my mental coach definitely helps. I talk to her every week. Yeah, I mean, she's been helping me a lot, too.
As a 14-year-old with anxiety, to have read about that in a book would have helped me so much.
If I'm not on the court, I have to be there to cheer my teammates on and from the sideline be there mentally and keep guys locked in and focused.
I went to physical therapy, occupational therapy, voice, every kind of therapy except mental therapy - obviously!
If your brain's not right they have good people at the NHS to help you fix it and talk to and counselling to calm you down and to focus you.
I don't think, in international cricket, there is a need for coaching. The real coaching is to recognise your players' strengths and weaknesses. You always remain positive with your players.
I have a mental coach, which is super cool, but it's also kind of eerie at times.
I joke around sometimes and say that the DP [director of photography] is like a shrink for the director, but there's some truth in there.
I came into the Indian team and was touted as someone who did well only against weaker oppositions. There were doubts creeping into my game. I was looking for support, someone to put an arm around my shoulder and say I am good and I belong to this place. Virender Sehwag is that someone for me.
Our chief want in life is somebody who will make us do what we can.
The body can do incredible things as long as the mind supports it.
If the coach is good, I don't think a psychologist is needed.
We must make sure the stigma is removed around mental health and commanders must make it clear on a consistent basis that their door is open for everyone. Servicemembers need to know that command is there for them, to offer assistance however and wherever needed.
I want to break down some of the stigma associated with mental illness.
God is my psychologist. And my dad is probably the best sport psychologist in the world.
I'm a big proponent of having a mental health component go along with whatever the physical realities are.
There were some coaches, some teammates, some sports psychology people who I could trust and rely on. They were very important to keep me focused on the right things - the things which would be beneficial to me instead of catastrophising things and worrying about things which were not in my control.
It is as imperative to take care of our minds as is our bodies and hence seeking help for mental illness is of paramount importance.
I know how important good mental health care can be because I personally benefited from it.
