Before his pommel horse routine secured USA Men's Gymnastics its first Olympic medal since 2008, cameras showed Stephen Nedoroscik seemingly napping on the sidelines.
The 25-year-old American, who was brought to Paris exclusively to be a pommel horse specialist, had his nation's hopes on his shoulders.
"I do it all the time," Nedoroscik told the Washington Post about his habit of visualizing.
"I don't think I actually use my eyes on pommel horse," he said.
Vision boards can help because there's not much difference to your brain between a strongly imagined vision and an actual experience.
Persons:
Stephen Nedoroscik, Nedoroscik, Tara Swart, Swart, there's, You've
Organizations:
USA, Washington Post, Penn State grad, CNBC
Locations:
Paris