Psychology of champions
Subtitle: how to win at sports and life with the focus edge of super-athletes
By: James J. Barrell and David Ryback ; foreword by Gordie Howe.
Contributors: Ryback, David.
Publisher: Praeger Publishers
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 196
ISBN-13: 9780313354366
Subjects: Sports -- Psychological aspects; Success -- Psychological aspects; Achievement motivation; Athletics
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Motivation; title: What fuels our fires; title: Big goals; title: How challenges motivate the super-athlete; title: Little goals : the aim in competition; title: Results of process; title: Comparing the goals of super-athletes with others; title: Points on winning with motivation; title: Confidence; title: Believing in yourself; title: What the super-athletes say about confidence; title: When confidence is lacking ... how to build it; title: Putting confidence to work; title: Points on winning with confidence; title: Concentration; title: Being in the moment; title: What super-athletes say about concentration; title: Broad and narrow attention; title: Inside that elusive "now-zone"; title: Helpful rituals and visualizations; title: Points on winning with concentration; title: Pressure situations; title: Where it all comes together, under pressure; title: How super-athletes deal with pressure; title: Getting rid of your performance anxiety; title: The focus edge formula for dealing with pressure; title: Applying the focus edge mindset; title: Points on winning with the focus edge approach.