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Sports Psychology

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  • 14-08-2012 12:26am
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    mrwhimwham
    Registered Users Posts: 114 ✭✭


    Don't know if I should put this here or over in the sports forum, so mods feel free to move it.

    Just wondering if anyone could recommend any good books to do with sports psychology? I've got a world championship coming up and would be interested to know more of how to get inside my opponents head, not choke etc.

    All replies welcome (even sarcasm)! :)


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    mrwhimwham
    Registered Users Posts: 114 ✭✭mrwhimwham


    103 views and no replies.

    I am dissapoint!


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    padraig_f
    Registered Users Posts: 3,287 ✭✭✭padraig_f


    The Inner Game of Tennis by W. Timothy Gallwey

    Haven't read it myself but read an off-shoot of it, The Inner Game of Music, and it was very good.


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    Mardy Bum
    Registered Users Posts: 3,674 ✭✭✭Mardy Bum


    Yes I've been recommended the Inner Game of Tennis before but I've not read it.


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    Imhof Tank
    Registered Users Posts: 2,122 ✭✭✭Imhof Tank


    Any of Dr Bob Rotella's psycholgy of golf books


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    Scrum001
    Registered Users Posts: 23 ✭Scrum001


    Can I suggest a couple of books by Frank Dick, who was Daley Thompson's athletics coach amongst others. I bought his book "Winning" a good few years ago as it interlinked sports and business motivation, two subjects that I was interested in. I found it a good read at a time when I was lacking a bit in motivation. He has a more recent book called "Winning Matters" which might be more relevant.


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    looder
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    I'm actually half way though both Winning and The inner game of tennis and both are pretty good and I'd recommend them greatly.

    Sorry for resurrecting an oldish thread.


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