“…Therefore, motivation or HP without courage could not generate the desired results. For example, research indicated that characteristics that differentiate those who reach the professional level from those who do not include courage ( 15 ). Researchers also indicated some other factors could be related to HP, for example, psychological skills ( 27 ), mental toughness ( 28 ), coping ( 29 ), goal-setting, leadership, responsibility and emotional regulation ( 30 ), mastery climate ( 31 ), mindfulness ( 32 ), flow ( 10 ), coach-athlete relationship ( 9 , 33 ), DT, goal commitment and strive for success, high levels of effort, invest much energy, and mobilising all possible resources to get where they want to be ( 1 ).…”