Kaizer Chiefs player Khama Billiat’s secrets revealed

“Two words “CONSISTENCY” & “DISCIPLINE “

Imagine there are two guyz, A and B. Both of them exercises, say 100 push-ups, on a daily basis. But you notice that A projects more success than B. How? This is where mentality kicks in.

B does his 100 push-ups every day too, but he does it whenever he gets time. On a Monday he might do it in the morning and the next day in the evening as per his convenience.

A on the other hand, wakes up every morning at sharp 6, and no matter what, does his 100 push-ups. Every single day, same time, no matter what.

Theoretically it should not make a difference but you see, practically, when you do things everyday at the same time, it not only improves your body but also sharpens your mentality. This is a Japanese technique to eradicate laziness and if you look at Billiat Khama’s regime, he is very punctual and very disciplined about it. And although there are many players in the world (there aren’t many but still) who does the exact same amount of work as him, no body can quite catch upto him because of his insane discipline with which he does his work. This amplifies the impact of his training making him much better than the others. That’s the power of discipline and consistency.

And if at all he misses any of his work regime due to prior engagements, he penalizes himself by doing almost double the work out as a form of punishment. This makes him mentally very sharp and helps him put this great amount of hard work without having to think about it.

Even during the games you must have noticed, that before a free kick or before a penalty kick, he takes three deep breaths, a particular stance etc etc. A sudden jump into the air before he enters the field. This is his ritual. That’s how he gets into his zone. This methodology prevents him from slacking mentally.

In yoga, they say that while performing it, yogis make hand mudras . When done consistently over a long period, it fools the mind into thinking that whenever the person hold his hand in mudra formation, their mind automatically gets into the calm zone as experienced during meditation. Even Rajnikanth follows this method. I have seen him do this in many award functions.

He has a similar ritual he does before and after every game And also he has a ritual for his food habits as well.

These are my observations on Khama from whatever I have read. So yes, this extreme form of discipline which he follows like a religion is what separates others from him.”