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Mind Gym
The Sports Plus take
Mental reps for any sport.
Sport psychology consultant Gary Mack, who worked with pro baseball and basketball players, teaches the mental skills behind performing under pressure: confidence, focus, visualization, handling slumps and staying in the moment. Short chapters and real athlete stories make it easy to pick up one idea at a time. Ken Griffey Jr. and Jason Kidd are both fans.
About this book
- Author
- Gary Mack with David Casstevens
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill
- Published
- June 24, 2002
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 240
- ISBN-10
- 0071395970
- ISBN-13
- 978-0071395977
Book description
Praise for Mind Gym
"Believing in yourself is paramount to success for any athlete. Gary's lessons and David's writing provide examples of the importance of the mental game." —Ben Crenshaw, two-time Masters champion and former Ryder Cup captain
"Mind Gym hits a home run. If you want to build mental muscle for the major leagues, read this book." —Ken Griffey Jr., Major League Baseball MVP
"I read Mind Gym on my way to the Sydney Olympics and really got a lot out of it. Gary has important lessons to teach, and you'll find the exercises fun and beneficial." —Jason Kidd, NBA All-Star and Olympic gold-medal winner
In Mind Gym, noted sports psychology consultant Gary Mack explains how your mind influences your performance on the field or on the court as much as your physical skill does, if not more so. Through forty accessible lessons and inspirational anecdotes from prominent athletes--many of whom he has worked with--you will learn the same techniques and exercises Mack uses to help elite athletes build mental "muscle." Mind Gym will give you the "head edge" over the competition.
About the author
Gary Mack is a leading sports psychology consultant and counselor who has worked with athletes in the NBA, NFL, NHL, WNBA, and Major League Baseball. He is president of two consulting firms, Sports Assist and Planning Solutions; the director of sports psychology for Griffey International; and team counselor for the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury.
David Casstevens is a senior writer for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and author of the Charles Barkley biography, Somebody's Gotta Be Me.
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