Dwight Lowery Talks To Himself

It’s interesting to hear the ways athletes psyche themselves up. Some, like Jaguars DT John Henderson, want other people to hit them. Some, like Chad Ocho Cinco, like to talk trash. And some, are just plain nuts. Jets defensive back Dwight Lowery? He likes to tell himself how he’s going to do. Dwight Lowery was chatting with Dwight Lowery, pumping up Dwight Lowery and giving Dwight Lowery a pep talk that proved to make all the difference. … “Self talk is something that’s very underrated for an athlete,” said Lowery, who will start for the injured Sheppard Sunday against the Tennessee Titans at the Meadowlands. “We talk to ourselves all the time throughout the course of a game or practice. That voice that’s doing the talking in your head has a profound influence on how you’re going to play and approach things.” Watch Lowery play for a game and it’s obvious that he has a ton of talent. The first half of last season was proof enough of that. He also played a ve...