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Peak Performance: Mental Training Techniques of the World’s Greatest Athletes

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By Charles A. Garfield, Hal Zina Bennett — 1985

A leading sports psychologist and a veteran sports writer examine the new mental training techniques of Russian and Eastern European athletes and detail exercises that allow everyone to benefit from those techniques.

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Zen Athlete: The Secrets to Achieving Your Highest Potential

Zen Athlete demystifies the art of mental training, flow and peak performance. At its core Zen Athlete is a practical guide to self mastery.

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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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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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Coach Wooden and Me: Our 50-Year Friendship On and Off the Court

Former NBA star and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Kareem Abdul-Jabbar explores his 50-year friendship with Coach John Wooden, one of the most enduring and meaningful relationships in sports history.

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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
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Peak Mind: Find Your Focus, Own Your Attention, Invest 12 Minutes a Day

"Dr. Jha brilliantly blends cutting-edge science, compelling stories, and strong practical instructions--the perfect antidote for our distracted over-busy times." -- Jack Kornfield, bestselling author of The Wise Heart Research shows we are missing 50% of our lives.

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Amishi P. Jha
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Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation

This groundbreaking book, from one of the global innovators in the integration of brain science with psychotherapy, offers an extraordinary guide to the practice of “mindsight,” the potent skill that is the basis for both emotional and social intelligence.

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Daniel J. Siegel, Daniel Goleman (foreword)
2010
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