MMA Fighter Khalil Rountree Learned to Stop Self-Sabotage
For GQ's new series Breaking Points, young Italian tennis phenomenon Jannik Sinner—currently ranked 12 in the world—talks to athletes from around the world about about the mental side of sports. For the first episode, he tapped in with MMA star Khalil Rountree. The heavyweight and the tennis pro got into it: dealing with the impulse to give up, understanding and combating negative self-image, and processing with the fear that comes from knowing your opponents have been training as hard as you have—check out the full video below.
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