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With Her Candor, Osaka Adds to Conversation About Mental Health

By Alan Blinder — 2021

In making herself vulnerable, Naomi Osaka joined other noteworthy athletes in pushing a once-taboo subject into the open.

Read on www.nytimes.com

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Olympic Medalist Simone Biles on Her Scholarship, Lifetime Movie and Larry Nassar | TODAY

Five-time Olympic medalist Simone Biles talks to TODAY’s Hoda Kotb about the new scholarship being launched in her name, a new Lifetime movie based on her life, the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo and the sentencing of disgraced doctor Larry Nassar. She says the judge in Nassar’s trial is her “hero.

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Simone Biles
2018
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How Endurance Athletes Are Using the Power of the Now | Ned Phillips | TEDxUWCSEA

Mind over Matter? Ned Phillips explains the idea of peak performance in what he calls ‘the power of now.

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2015
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How NBA Coach Phil Jackson Taught His Teams Mindfulness | SuperSoul Sunday | Oprah Winfrey Network

When Phil Jackson began coaching the Chicago Bulls—and later the Los Angeles Lakers—he says he used the Zen philosophy of mindfulness to help build both teams.

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Phil Jackson
2013
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Kobe Bryant: The Power of Sleep and Meditation

Kobe Bryant was always more than a legendary basketball player. Here, Bryant, who felt strongly that well-being is critical for peak performance, shares how prioritizing sleep and meditation benefited his game.

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2020
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What Gives Elite Athletes the Edge? | Janne Mortensen | TEDxOdense

Do you want to develop the mind of a winner? Have you ever wondered what gives young, elite athletes the edge? How can you transform a kid into a champion? Expert in sports psychology and mental training, Janne Mortensen has coached national teams and world-class athletes, taking them to European...

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2019
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Mind Gym: An Athlete’s Guide to Inner Excellence

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.

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Gary Mack, David Casstevens
2002
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The Mindful Athlete: Secrets to Pure Performance

Michael Jordan credits George Mumford with transforming his on-court leadership of the Bulls, helping Jordan lead the team to six NBA championships. Mumford also helped Kobe Bryant, Andrew Bynum, and Lamar Odom and countless other NBA players turn around their games.

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George Mumford
2025
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A Still Quiet Place for Athletes: Mindfulness Skills for Achieving Peak Performance and Finding Flow in Sports and Life

Based on her groundbreaking Still Quiet Place mindfulness program, holistic physician, mindfulness coach, and long-time athlete Amy Saltzman provides practical, step-by-step exercises and skills to help both sports enthusiasts and professional athletes cultivate present-moment awareness, find flow,...

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Amy Saltzman
2021
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Dottir: My Journey to Becoming a Two-Time CrossFit Games Champion

As one of only two women in history to have won the title of “Fittest Woman on Earth” twice, Davidsdottir knows all about the importance of mental and physical strength. She won the title in 2015, backing it up with a second win in 2016, after starting CrossFit in just 2011.

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Katrin Davidsdottir, Rory McKernan
2025
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Keeping Your Head in the Game: Untold Stories of the Highs and Lows of a Life in Sport

Elite athletes play out their lives in the most public of arenas. Everything they do is analysed in real time and then picked apart in the pub and in the press afterwards. 'Why did they miss that penalty?', 'What made them fall at the first jump?', 'That press conference was a bit weird.

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Gary Bloom
2021
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