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How Champions Think: In Sports and in Life

by Bob Rotella

A mental framework for performance under pressure

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  • Bestseller

    New York Times bestseller

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    Library Journal starred review

    Starred review; the reviewer recommends the book to golfers and non-golfers alike.

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A mental framework for performance under pressure

Bob Rotella applies sports psychology to questions that reach beyond competition: how people commit to goals, persist through setbacks, and respond when pressure threatens to limit their abilities. The book connects performance with self-perception, presenting confidence and a constructive self-image as parts of how people approach achievement. Its scope includes athletes as well as people in business and other areas of life, with attention to failure and the habits of mind involved in pursuing success. The emphasis is on mental preparation and resilience, not on sport-specific technique.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Athletes interested in the mental side of performance
  • People in business seeking ideas about handling pressure and setbacks
  • Readers exploring confidence, perseverance, and achievement across different fields

Themes

Sports psychologyMental toughnessConfidence and self-imagePerseverance through failurePerformance under pressure

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Book overview

"So good that this reviewer has recommended it to all, golfers and non-golfers alike." --Library Journal (starred review) This New York Times bestselling guide from America's preeminent sports psychologist Bob Rotella--known as "the man behind Rory McIlroy's Masters run" (Golf Monthly) and whose clients have won more than 75 major championships--reveals the mindset behind peak performance and mental toughness.Acclaimed sports psychologist Bob Rotella has advised everyone from professional golfers to NBA superstars to business executives on how to flourish under pressure and overcome challenges. "Rotella's philosophy is astonishingly simple...his success rate...is phenomenal" (The New York Times). Now, for the first time, he's distilled his decades of in-depth research and practical experience into a potential-unlocking guide for everyone, from businesspeople to athletes to parents. Most psychology is focused on trying to make abnormal people normal. Bob Rotella's work is to make normal people exceptional. "Intriguing and persuasive" (Publishers Weekly), How Champions Think takes readers inside the minds of winners in many fields. It explores how to keep the mind from holding you back, whatever your physical gifts or other talents. It's about how to make a commitment, how to persevere, how to deal with failure. It's about how to train your mind to create a self-image that promotes confidence and accomplishment. Any successful life starts with how you see yourself. And with these pearls of wisdom from the nation's preeminent sports psychologist, you can learn to achieve the success of your dreams. "Straightforward and simple...Do the math. Read Rotella" (The Wall Street Journal).
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