Sports Motivation

What if you could combine the agility, adaptability, and cohesion of a small team with the power and resources of a giant organization? When General Stanley McChrystal took command of the Joint Special Operations Task Force in Iraq in 2003, he quickly realized that conventional military tactics...

As one of Britain's best-respected sports presenters, Jake Humphrey has witnessed first-hand the highs and lows of some of the most remarkable athletes on earth. And in his multimillion-download podcast, High Performance, he teams up with Professor Damian Hughes to examine the secrets of the world's highest-performing people - in sport, in business and in life.

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. A widely respected public speaker and coach, Mumford is sharing his own story and the strategies that have made these athletes into stars in The Mindful Athlete: The Secret to Pure Performance.

Without the right mindset, no one will reach their health and fitness potential, and that's exactly what James Atkinson focuses on in this book. James Atkinson knows what it takes to set a goal, and only through sustained, consistent motivation will that goal ever be met. This book is for anyone who wants to make a change in their life but doesn't know where to start, or doesn't think they have the motivation to meet their goals because after all, motivation is a shared quality in any type of fitness goal.

How do sportsbooks make their lines? Which types of bets are the best? Can you beat the house? The Logic Of Sports Betting answers all these questions and more with a dash of humor and a whole lot of real talk about how it all works. Peek behind the counter and learn how sportsbooks operate. Combine that insider knowledge with why-didn’t-I-think-of-that sports betting logic, and you have the winning formula.

One of your most important responsibilities as a manager is to motivate your employees to do their absolute best. Managers who create positive, rewarding, high-energy environments reduce absenteeism and turnover while dramatically increasing productivity and quality. In Motivation, success expert Brian Tracy draws on his decades of experience bringing out the best in others to provide 21 of the fastest, most powerful methods ever discovered for increasing the effectiveness of any individual or group.

This transformative guide is designed to help you unlock your full potential by harnessing the power of sports mental resilience. With science-backed techniques for all ages, it will guide you toward unshakable mental toughness—on the field and in life.

This will give you an energy boost when you need it! Athletes have an undeniable power and a firm mindset. Successful athletes have become who they are because of what occurs in their minds. With the right determination, personality (or lack of it), skill to adjust, or speed and readiness to learn, you can speed up the outcomes of your performance and find more completion in the process.

Are you running and want to step up your training? You've set a goal and want keep pushing forward while running? Or you would finally like to start running, because you feel that more exercise could do your body and soul some good? With the hypnosis program "Get Running! Running Motivation by Hypnosis", you've got a training partner at your side, ready to support you. No matter whether you're a beginner or a passionate runner, hypnotherapist Kim Fleckenstein will provide you with the motivation you need to reach your running goals with this sports hypnosis.

The mental game may be more important in poker than in any other form of competition. It's one of the only games in the world where you can play perfectly and lose-again and again. Hundreds of poker players have turned to mental game coach Jared Tendler's revolutionary approach to help them play their best, no matter how badly they're running. In this book you'll find simple, step-by-step instructions and proven techniques to permanently fix problems such as tilt, handling variance, emotional control, confidence, fear, and motivation.

Follow the journey of Mark Tullius, former cage fighter and boxer turned author and stay-at-home dad as he puts his love of fighting and his sociology degree to use. What began as a personal exploration to unlock his reasons for continuing to train and pursue a fight career evolved into an in-depth sociological study of why competing in mixed martial arts (MMA) appeals to fighters. Why do these men and women subject themselves to the endless hours of grueling training required for the full-contact sport?

Bloomsbury presents Running in the Midpack by Anji Andrews and Martin Yelling, read by Martin Yelling and Anji Andrews. '...a really, really, really good book' – Vassos Alexander ‘A masterpiece' – Paul-Sinton Hewitt CBE, parkrun founder ‘A lovely book… it is really simple about getting...

“A Zen classic” (The Washington Post) about achieving the state of “relaxed concentration” that’s not only the key to peak performance in tennis but the secret to success in life itself—now in a 50th anniversary edition with an updated epilogue and a foreword by NFL coach Pete...

Triathlon for Beginners is a complete start-to-finish guide that covers all areas of training and racing, including what you need to know and how to begin; how to understand the jargon of the sport; training rules and techniques; swimming, cycling, and running techniques; race etiquette; and how to get faster and better performances.

This is an audiobook that contains two books with various tips about different topics related to sports, such as the distinction between a professional sports player and an ace athlete, ways to interact with coaches, trainers, and mentors, reaching your true potential by conditioning your brain to achieve success, and overcoming weakness and ego by embracing the entire sport and its history.

In Champion Minded, Allistair will help you develop the winning standards in both sports and life by teaching you the mindset, habits, and discipline of a champion. With over 125 lessons and inspirational anecdotes, Champion Minded will not only improve your mental and game preparation but motivate you to achieve excellence in your life, too. In this easy-to-listen to book, you will discover how to think, act, look, prepare, communicate, compete, commit, and live like a champion.

The phenomenal International Number One Bestseller with exclusive interviews with Richie McCaw, Steve Hansen, Beauden Barrett and Dan Carter, The Jersey is the first definitive story behind the greatest sports team on the planet. 'Extremely well written. Compelling, accurate, insightful and...

Sie haben sich schon so oft vorgenommen, mehr Sport zu machen? Wenn da nur dieser innere Schweinehund nicht wäre, der Sie immer wieder davon abhält! Was Sie brauchen, ist eine Art laute innere Stimme, die dagegen hält. Das Affirmationsprogramm "Think Fit! Affirmationen zur Sportmotivation" ist mit vielen positiven, sehr motivierenden Glaubenssätzen wie ein Verbündeter im Kampf gegen den inneren Schweinehund. Freuen Sie sich auf eine hoch wirksame mentale Motivationsspritze mit der es Ihnen leicht fällt, regelmäßig mit viel Spaß Sport zu machen.

Sie wollen eigentlich mehr Sport machen? Weil Ihnen klar ist, dass Sie dann viel zufriedener und ausgeglichener wären? Und weil sich Ihr Körper viel besser anfühlen würde. Doch Sie können sich einfach nicht motivieren, sich regelmäßig (mehr) zu bewegen? Das Hypnoseprogramm "Get Moving!" dringt tief in Ihr Unterbewusstsein ein und kann dort mit positiven Affirmationen hinderliche Handlungsmuster verändern, so dass es Ihnen mit jedem Tag leichter fällt, Sport zu machen und Ihre Willensschwäche zu überlisten.

The legendary college football coach and analyst, Lou Holtz once said: "When all is said and done, more is said than done." These few, yet extremely profound words explain one of the biggest predicaments that individuals face today. Many of us as individuals say we want to be successful, happy, and influential. Yet, very, very few of us follow up what we say - whether said to others or ourselves - with specific actions that move us directly toward those goals.