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In sports, we tend to think that successful athletes have not only natural abilities, but also superior physical skills. However, research on top soccer players has shown that mental processes are a much better predictor of performance than physical attributes. Elite players not only make better decisions than less-skilled players, they do it by more accurately perceiving and analyzing cues around them and anticipating consequences of their actions. |
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![An origami piece [caption below]. Image credit, Robert Lang.](http://www.free.ed.gov/images/resources/06124.jpg)
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