Is there a “my day” in sports?

Is there a “my day” in sports?
In the sports environment, the expression “it’s my day” is often used, with the aim of referring to an athlete’s very good result, a top performance, his best possible performance. In order to “analyze” the cause of his performance, he adopts this particular expression, considering that he was helped by “his day” to achieve his goal.
While waiting for the match, he thinks “if it will be my day”, whether he will be in the best possible competitive condition, in order to fulfill his desire. After the match, he evaluates the performance, emphasizing the importance of “my day”, as a key factor for his top performance.
Is “my day” ultimately some undefined factor with a specific “role” in the athlete’s performance?
Does it refer to his psychological state, to the way he faced the match before it started, to how he experienced the competitive condition? Did the training process that followed give him enormous potential, physically and technically, to achieve his goal? Did he manage his mental and emotional state on the day of the competition, so as to “bring out his best self”?
If he prepares for four years for the Olympic Games, will he simply wish that it was “my day”?
The physical, mental, emotional state of the athlete, factors that influence his overall performance, are elements that begin and end with the athlete himself. He will determine “his day”, he will prepare himself and focus on those factors that influence the ability to achieve the maximum possible performance. That is why he prepares!
“My day” is like Elytis’ spring: To find it, you make it!
Yiannis Zarotis MSc-PhD
Psychologist-Sports Psychologist