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Breaking the Color Line: 1940 to 1946

By Library of Congress

In 1945, the Jim Crow policies of baseball changed forever when Branch Rickey and Jackie Robinson of the Negro League's Kansas City Monarchs agreed to a contract that would bring Robinson into the major leagues in 1947.

Read on www.loc.gov

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Strongwomen Athletes Learn How Exercise Can Restore and Grow Your Brain | ABC Australia

Mari is with Sam Hughes, Senior Exercise Physiologist at BrainPark. He gets her to do a Vo2 Max testing exercise to see how fit she is, and how far she can push her body.

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2021
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How this Sports Psychologist Trains NFL Players’ Brains | The Assist | GQ Sports

These days in the NFL, every team has a sports psychologist who looks out for the players’ mental health. Meet Mike Gervais, the sports psychologist for the Seattle Seahawks.

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2019
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BIPOC + ALLY Meeting at the Intersection: Mindfulness, Compassion, and AntiRacism with JoAnna Hardy

This is a meditation meeting for people of color and their allies interested in using the Buddhist principles of mindfulness and compassion to help work with and understand how to be AntiRacist. JoAnna will share wisdom and experience on topics that are pertinent and immediate in the country today.

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JoAnna Hardy
2020
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The Champion Mindset: An Athlete’s Guide to Mental Toughness

Champions, as the familiar adage preaches, are not born―they’re made. Reaching the top of any sport, or any aspect of life, takes years upon years of dedication and proper preparation.

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Joanna Zeiger
2017
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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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Ninety Percent Mental: An All-Star Player Turned Mental Skills Coach Reveals the Hidden Game of Baseball

In Ninety Percent Mental, Bob Tewksbury shows readers a side of the game only he can provide, given his singular background as both a longtime MLB pitcher and a mental skills coach for two of the sport’s most fabled franchises, the Boston Red Sox and San Francisco Giants.

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Bob Tewksbury, Scott Miller
2020
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Breathe: A Life in Flow

Undefeated from the late 1970s through his final fight in the Tokyo Dome in 2000, Rickson Gracie amassed hundreds of victories in the street, on the mat, at the beach, and in the ring.

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Rickson Gracie, Peter Maguire
2025
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The Full Spirit Workout: A Ten-Step System to Shed Your Self-Doubt, Strengthen Your Spiritual Core, and Create a Fun and Fulfilling Life

We all understand the basics of physical fitness, and many resources teach mindfulness, business skills, and entrepreneurial chutzpah.

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Kate Eckman
2025
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Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance

The capacity to endure is the key trait that underlies great performance in virtually every field.

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Alex Hutchinson
2021
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The Comeback Quotient: A Get-Real Guide to Building Mental Fitness in Sport and Life

Every sports fan loves a great comeback. Is there a special quality shared by top athletes who triumph over great challenges? And can anyone acquire it? In The Comeback Quotient, celebrated sportswriter Matt Fitzgerald supplies the answer to both questions.

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Matt Fitzgerald
2025
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