EXTREME SPORTS AND PSYCHOLOGY

Every year, people get seriously injured in Extreme sports. Some of them even die. But, do you think this prevents other athletes to perform next time?
Think again. But, then what is it that drives some to take extreme risks while the rest just prefer to stay away?
Lester Keller, a coach, and sports-psychology coordinator says that not everyone has the psychological makeup to do extremely well in dangerous pursuits.
"It takes a certain kind of person," Keller says.
Most of us limit our appetite for tremendous risk and, as a result, our capability to do well in dangerous situations