Stephen Nedoroscik opened up about dealing with stress and nervousness while competing on the global stage. The American athlete compared stress to a muscle and shared how one must exercise to deal with it effectively.Nedoroscik concluded his Paris Olympics campaign with two bronze medals and went on to make an appearance on Dancing with the Stars, where he partnered with Rylee Arnold and finished fourth overall after putting forward incredible performances throughout the season.After having dealt with high-pressure situations in his career, Stephen Nedoroscik expressed his thoughts about dealing with stress in such moments. The American gymnast shared that one must be prepared by training themselves by visualizing as well as shifting their mindset from being nervous to excited. Moreover, accepting that they'll be dealing with high-pressure situations can help to prepare the mind to react in a better way, and Stephen Nedoroscik shared that stress can be overcome with time."Stress is kind of like a muscle that you have to exercise. You wanna put yourself in environments that are stressful and overcome them over time, you will get better and better at it. Shift your mindset from being nervous to being excited; that's number one. Number two is controlling those controllables, visualize, prepare, and just accept that you're about to do this thing that is really scary. Part of that preparation is, of course, training, but also getting in the right mindset," he said. View this post on Instagram Instagram PostStephen Nedoroscik opens up about feeling nervous at Dancing With the StarsStephen Nedoroscik comepets in Artistic Gymnastics - Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 8 - Source: GettyStephen Nedoroscik spoke about being nervous while competing at Dancing with the Stars in an interview on 'Live with Kelly and Mark.' The American gymnast shared that he had never danced professionally, and going out of his comfort zone to participate in such a popular show made him very nervous.He compared dancing with gymnastics and expressed that he was unsure about people's perception of his performance, which added to his nervousness.“Amazingly, they are quite similar. It is obviously a little more nerve-wracking when you have people relying on you to get a team medal, but like you know…I don't know how good I am at dance, I don't know how people are going to perceive it, so there is that nervous factor, and it's like, oh man, this is all new to me, I might mess it up,” Nedoroscik said.Nedoroscik thanked his dance partner, Rylee Arnol,d for being patient with him as well helping him to push his limits as a dancer.