VOL. 54 ISSUE 50 DECEMBER 19, 2017 P175
Garrett Gerloff proved a point to not
just himself but the global racing
community in 2017, using the power
of positive thought and natural talent
to take back-to-back MotoAmerica
Supersport Championship titles
T
he human brain is one of
life's greatest mysteries. Its
power over personal per-
formance is absolute, allowing for
mediocrity and greatness all from
the same pound of flesh.
Positive thought is the most
important weapon in a professional
sportsman's arsenal. The sheer be-
lief you are the best, that first place
is yours for the taking, is a devastat-
ing tool you can use against your
opponents. And for Garrett Gerloff,
that belief came from seeing the
number one on his motorcycle.
"Every time I got on the bike and
I saw the number one on the front,
it gave me this confidence like, "all
right, you're the number-one guy.
Look at the bike. You're the guy, so
go show them," Gerloff says.
Gerloff's mindset had completed
a 180-degree switch from midway
through the 2016 MotoAmerica
Supersport season, when, under
the mounting pressure of realizing
a childhood dream with his first
national championship victory on
the horizon, he let his mind get the
better of him.
The Power of
One
BY RENNIE SCAYSBROOK
PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRIAN J. NELSON
Garrett Gerloff's
number-one plate
gave him the
confidence he was
lacking throughout
his professional
career. He now
knew he could do it.
