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Every captain would love Brearley's degree in people, as well as a hardhitting all-rounder like Botham. But theirs was a barely recognisable game from the one we play on often dishevelled grounds up and down the country with ragtag teams of ageing, deluded or hungover friends and acquaintances. Now, Charlie Campbell offers us a New Testament to Brearley’s Old Testament, as he guides us through the realities of captaining an amateur team.

When Jenny Valentish wrote a memoir about addiction in 2017, she noticed that people who treated drug-taking like an Olympic sport would often hurl themselves into a pursuit such as marathon running upon giving up. What stayed constant was the need to push their boundaries. Everything Harder Than Everything Else follows people doing the things that most couldn’t, wouldn’t or shouldn’t. Their insights lead Jenny on a compulsive, sometimes reckless journey through psychology, endurance and the power of obsession, revealing what we can learn about the human condition.

Gary Bloom is a sports psychotherapist. He works with footballers, cricketers, rugby players, jockeys, Olympians and many other athletes besides. They might seem like superheroes on the pitch, but in the dressing room they're just like anybody else, subject to the same emotional pressures that affect us all. In Keeping Your Head in the Game we peer into this highly confidential world.

From Anju Bobby George’s unexpected gold medal at the World Athletics Final in Monaco to Abhinav Bindra’s Olympic gold in Beijing, India’s sportspersons have constantly proved that they stand shoulder to shoulder with the world’s best. However, as easy as they might make it look, their success is the result of years of struggle, focused training and relentless hard work to overcome several challenges.

Dre Baldwin built his brand and business on consistency and persistence. Whether on video, in his audio podcast, or in writing, Dre has cultivated a reputation for dropping "game" every day.

Here, I’m sharing essential tips about playing overseas basketball that you may never otherwise have been told - until you were on the wrong end of this information (which is how I learned all this stuff).

The 12 steps to developing unstoppable mental toughness in young athletes and high-performance sportspeople. In this audiobook, I take a broad look at what mental toughness means. Because I have lived with adversity for most of my life, I’m often asked: "How do you deal with this?" This book is my response to that question. Mental toughness is the key to success. Though my life experiences, I have discovered that all successful people share one trait - psychological resistance.

Mentale Wettkampfvorbereitung - Die praktische Übungsanleitung! Nimm dieses Hörbuch mit ins Training und arbeite mit den vorgestellten Methoden. Sofortige Wirkung - wissenschaftlich geprüft! 1. Einleitung, 2. Eingangstest, 3. Leistung im Wettkampf abrufen, 4. Mentale Stärke aufbauen, 5. Unerwartete Situationen meistern, 6. Pausen nutzen, 7. Leistungsentwicklung beschleunigen, 8. Bonusmaterial (Störgeräusche / Einschlafhilfe).

How to live a more creative, content and fulfilled life by reconnecting with nature. Brothers Jack, Calum and Robbie have been swimming together their whole lives, and they have never lost the sense of wonder, excitement and relief that getting in open water brings. In this book, we learn about their swimming feats, from tackling the 145km River Eden to setting the world record for swimming in the Arctic.

Tough Mudder is not a race. It's a challenge. Unlike other endurance events, Tough Mudder encourages team spirit. The course's design forces you to seek help from others - and with 20 obstacles, 40 tons of ice and 500,000 litres of grade-A mud set over 10 to 12 miles, you're going to need it. This revival of community is the key to the company's success. In It Takes a Tribe, founder Will Dean explores the mental, physical and social principles behind the experience and reveals how he built a global tribe.

With this book, the key to a better you and a stronger self is at your fingertips. If you've ever wondered how some of the people around you or your fellow employees at work never seem to look stressed or overwhelmed by the situations that life presents to them, then the key to that knowledge is right in front of you. Finding a more fulfilled, satisfied and stronger self begins with looking inward and ends with finding workouts that not only lead to physical results but also are free!

The brilliant young forensic pathologist had no idea that the body on the slab in front of him would change his life - and ultimately change the world. The body belonged to legendary American footballer Mike Webster, whose mental health had rapidly declined after he had stopped playing - he had ended up Tasering himself to relieve his chronic back pain and fixing his rotting teeth with superglue. Dr Bennet Omalu found that the psychosis suffered by "Iron Mike" was no accident.

La programmazione mentale e fisica, sono due componenti, che se ben allenate, con sinergia, hanno effetti davvero straordinari, che permettono, a chi le pratica...

Strumenti per la tua crescita personale e il tuo miglioramento quotidiano. Strumenti per esprimere al massimo il tuo potenziale e migliorare la qualità della tua vita. Strumenti semplici, pratici, diretti, a un prezzo straordinariamente conveniente. È questo lo spirito con cui abbiamo progettato la serie sulla PNL. Con questa tecnica di PNL compierai una cosa magica: modellerai la tua perfor-mance sportiva su quella del tuo campione preferito. In un certo senso "diventerai come lui".

TennisWorldItalia presenta Concentrarsi sotto stress di Alberto Cei. Avvertire un senso di stabilità e di solidità prima di giocare una partita di tennis è fondamentale: talvolta i giocatori (a volte in modo del tutto inconsapevole) eseguono un respiro profondo, ma spesso non è altro che un tentativo mal riu-scito di riduzione dello stress. Anche quando lo eseguono bene la loro mente continua a essere preda di pensieri inutili e dannosi.

Race wisely to achieve your personal best. You've trained for your peak race for months. When the big day comes, how will you perform? All the training in the world is useless if you can't execute your race plan and cope with unforeseen events, and subpar training can be overcome if you approach race day with the right attitude. Whether you are new to racing or have been frustrated by underperformance or setbacks, Racing Wisely gives you tools - from the practical to the philosophical - to perform to the best of your ability.

When Pat Cummins unexpectedly became Australia's 47th Test captain at age 28, he inherited a team with a long and storied history, but also one on the cusp of reinvention. It was the beginning of a personal leadership journey for him. Inspiring, revealing and deeply personal, Tested is an exploration of the remarkable place where challenge, crisis and opportunity meet, and how it's only in the moments when we are tested that we discover what we are made of.

Are you ready to join the fastest-growing sport in America? Welcome to the ultimate guide for pickleball enthusiasts! Whether you're a seasoned player or just starting, this audiobook dives deep into the exhilarating world of pickleball, blending strategy, skill development, and the joy of community.

La différence entre les champions et les espoirs : le mental. Les sportifs donnent souvent l'impression d'être des rocs impénétrables et incassables. Dans l'imaginaire collectif, l'exigence liée aux compétitions, à l'entraînement quotidien suppose un mental d'acier, une force morale surhumaine qui ne peut se permettre de plier à la moindre difficulté rencontrée. Ce n'est pas faux : supporter l'intensité du très haut niveau n'est pas à la portée de tous, il faut une sacrée dose d'égo, de volonté, de courage pour y prétendre.

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