Biondi was the only swimmer that day who not only beat his false feedback time he beat his original time. At the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics, it was predicted that Biondi would match Mark Spitz's record of seven gold medals. In his first two events Biondi won first a Bronze and then a Silver. Biondi responded by winning 5 straight gold medals. I have learned that it is much easier to work with a player who gets 3 or 4 over par after 5 holes and then gets it back to even than the player who shoots 4 under one day but who gives up when he gets it over par the next.
Psychologist call the ability to fight back and overcome adversity mental toughness.
The level of mental toughness is defined by how a person explains their successes and failures. Those of us who see adversity as temporary and specific to that particular situation are called optimists. We are considered mentally tough. Those of us who see adversity as permanent and pervasive throughout our lives are called pessimist. We tend to give up in the face of adversity.