Dr. Scotta Morton

I came in as a little bobcat and will be leaving as a proud TIGER. Thank you for it all Mizzou! I am excited to initiate the next chapter. #MizzouMade #GoingForIt

DOWN GOES NO. 4 ALABAMA‼️ #MIZ 🐯🥎 | #OwnIt

When asked (by @codygoodwin) about how he's grown the most this season, ahead of the Big 12 Championships, #Mizzou wrestler Aeoden Sinclair said definitely in his patience. Loved his note on this: "You want the moment to be here already, but you also want it to be gone so fast...The seven minutes before you wrestle are the longest seven minutes of your life...You trained all year for that seven minutes, but then you want it to be over like that because there's so much stress put around you...I've just learned to kind of embrace that stuff.

Season-best 197.550 for the Tigers 🤝 #MIZ🐯

Alysa Liu just won Olympic gold. She retired at 16. Was traumatized by the sport. Wouldn't go near an ice rink. And just delivered a career-best on the biggest stage on earth. It's the most compelling comeback story in sports right now. At 13, Liu was the youngest US national champion ever. At 16, she finished 6th at the Olympics. She was a prodigy being told what to eat, what to wear, what music to skate to, and when to train. She lived in a dorm alone at the Olympic Training Center. And she was miserable. "The rink was my home for far too long... And I didn't have a choice," So she quit. She'd lost something essential: the feeling that any of it was hers. She had no autonomy. So she went the other direction. She went to Nepal. Trekked to Everest Base Camp. Got her driver's license. Dyed her hair. Attended college. She lived life. As Liu put it: “Quitting was definitely, and still to this day, one of my best decisions ever.” She built an identity that wasn't tied solely to the ice. She figured out who she was as a human being. Then in early 2024, she went skiing and felt something she hadn't felt in two years: an adrenaline rush. If skiing feels like this, what would skating feel like? She went to a public session. Landed a double axel and triple salchow on the spot. Two weeks later, she was back, but this time on her own terms. She came back because she wanted to. "I choose to be here. I loved that I was able to come back and choose my own destiny." That shift from external obligation to internal choice is the point. A mountain of research tells us autonomy is one of the most powerful driver of sustained motivation. Self-Determination Theory is one of the most established theories in psychology. When people feel ownership over their pursuits, performance goes up, burnout goes down, and creativity skyrockets. Her coach, Phillip DiGuglielmo, nailed it: "For many years she was dropped off at the rink. She was told what to do. Now she comes in, and it is all collaborative." She picks her own music. Designs her own costumes. Controls her training load. "No one's gonna starve me or tell me what I can and can't eat." We often get performance wrong. We think the path to greatness is more control, more structure, more sacrifice. We push young phenoms to "grind", to be disciplined... Not realizing we're often extinguishing the flame that makes them great. It's what psychologist Ellen Winner found when studying prodigies. They have the "rage to master," but over controlling environments suck the passion and joy out of them, snugging out that rage. Those who make it to adult staff have support, but their drive is more intrinsic than extrinsic. Liu's career-best came AFTER she walked away, lived her life, and came back with agency. Tonight she skated to Donna Summer's MacArthur Park with platinum blonde streaks, a lip piercing, and the biggest smile in the building. Career-best 226.79. First American woman to win Olympic gold in figure skating in 24 years. It was pure joy. Her message to the camera: "That's what I'm f---ing talking about." Everyone wants to know the secret to elite performance. It's not complicated. Give people ownership. Let them bring themselves to the performance, instead of squashing the joy and authenticity out of them. Alysa Liu retired at 16 because skating wasn't hers anymore. She won Olympic gold at 20 because it finally was. Be yourself. Go all the way.

A beautiful testimonial of a human reclaiming her relationship with her craft back as hers.

“This was definitely an outside of the box type hire. Most second assistants in golf are doing operations or recruiting. She will directly improve the most important part of our sport.” Excited to OUT TEAM with Mean Green from my CoMo office. #GoForIt meangreensports.com/news/2026/2/9/…

Dr. Scotta Morton talks mental performance with CC students connected.ccis.edu/2026/02/dr-sco…

Not so hot take: If you actually spent time in most public schools you'd be amazed at how well teachers are balancing large classes, rampant behavior issues, & still teaching at a high level Most of what you hear on social media is scare tactics that teachers don't have time for

We’re training a generation to fear failure. Not because they’re soft or lazy, because everything they do is on display. Every test score, every game, every rejection lives forever online. When life becomes performative, failure feels like a public referendum on your worth.

During fall practice, Mizzou players have worn shirts with five personal strengths, a daily reminder of who they are and what they bring to the team. @MizzouSoftball Fall Report⬇️ 🔗 d1sb.co/4q7cNkq

Keeping a longtime Tiger at home by bringing in @jennyputnam_JD as our Director of Softball Operations‼️ Jenny will start immediately as our director of operations after spending the past two season as the operations director for women’s basketball 🔗 mutigers.com/news/2025/10/6… #MIZ🐯🥎 | #OwnIt

The third time in program history that both our men and women are ranked in the same regular season USTFCCCA Coaches Poll🔥 #MIZ 🐯

Accept your inherent worth and value. #GoForIt

Don’t let your culture become a one-hit wonder. The best music artists are open to making changes and taking risks. They have a constant desire to learn, grow, and develop. Every season requires the same commitment and investment to the uniqueness of the team. #GoForIt

A Perfect End To Our Weekend 😤 The Tigers complete a full sweep in Fort Myers as they go a perfect 6-0 in sets #MIZ🐯🏐 | #LoveFamilyGrit

Ben Arnet — KOMU 8 Sports Director, Father and Friend — passes away at 43 | Click the image to read the story komu.com/news/ben-arnet…

Free gas⛽️ Sharp 3.0 IP from Tyler Putnam (@TyPutnam5) on the hill at the Upperclass @ACBaseballGames. Put the FB in cruise control and reached back for more heat when he needed it. Breaking ball flashed and straight CH thrown for strikes. FB: 90-95, 96 CB: 77-80 CH: 81-82 @PocketRadar Five Tool #90Club Muriel W. Battle (MO) 2026 · @Vol_Baseball commit @FiveToolMidwest Profile: fivetool.org/players/32dea4…

Who are you beyond your self-limiting belief? #GoForIt

As coaches, leaders, and helpers, it is so easy to be overly invested in the outcomes and feeling states of our people. We can CARE without CARRYING. We can care about their well-being and support their development without carrying their discomfort and emotional pain.

‘26 | RHP | Tyler Putnam (Battle (MO), @Vol_Baseball) FB: 90-93 Top: 95 3x 🔥 CB: 74-76 Electric stuff for @TyPutnam5 today as he went 4 IP, 2 H, 1 ER , 3 BB and 8 Ks. Velo jumped every inning. Hit its peak in the 3rd. BIG arm talent with room to grow. Also added an RBI double to help himself out. @PrepBaseballKC // @PrepBaseballMO // @ShooterHunt #KCPI25