Product Description

What makes a winner – in business or in sport? Why do some people consistently break sales targets, cross the line first or hammer the ball in the net with pinpoint accuracy? Natural talent and disciplined training are vital. But with two equally matched professionals, something else makes the difference that provides that extra, champion factor: the mind.

Mind Games looks into the mental processes of sporting stars, identifying the attitudes and approaches that enable them to achieve peak performance, every time, and applies them specifically to the world of business. What are the key mental characteristics that make some people come out on top? How do winners channel adrenalin into controlled power while losers choke? What do sportsmen and women mean when they talk about ′the inner game′, being ′in the zone′ or being ′in the now′? What is it that coaches do to realise the potential they see? What are the lessons that business winners need to learn from sport′s superstars?

Mind Games has the full involvement of over 30 sporting household names, including Sven–Goran Eriksson, Matthew Pinsent, Clive Woodward, Nick Faldo, Jonny Wilkinson. The authors draw on extensive first–hand experiences of acknowledged sporting champions across a range of sports, identifying personal techniques proven to have worked under the pressure of top–level competition. They also draw on the expertise of professional coaches and psychologists who have worked with sportsmen and women.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #10026 in Books
• Published on: 2006-07-07
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 304 pages

Review
"...offers answers from sporting leaders to help us mere mortals make a go of things in all walks..." (Lads Mag)

“…fresh insights…” (Director, September 04)

“…4 stars…a cracking read…” (Business Life, September 04)

“…reinforces the power of the mind and leaves you in no doubt that sports psychology is worth looking into further.” (British Runner, October 2004)

“...identifies the attitudes and approaches that enable sporting stars to reach their peak, and applies them to the corporate world…” (Human Resources, October 04)

“…will delight sports fans and those who get turned on by all that locker–room talk of “pressure” and performance” (Accounting and Business, October 2004) 

“both writers have lots of experience of these mental disciplines and the sporting contributions are all household names.” (City to Cities, November/ December 2004)    

Review
"...offers answers from sporting leaders to help us mere mortals make a go of things in all walks..." (Lads Mag)

“…fresh insights…” (Director, September 04)

“…4 stars…a cracking read…” (Business Life, September 04)

“…reinforces the power of the mind and leaves you in no doubt that sports psychology is worth looking into further.” (British Runner, October 2004)

“...identifies the attitudes and approaches that enable sporting stars to reach their peak, and applies them to the corporate world…” (Human Resources, October 04)

“…will delight sports fans and those who get turned on by all that locker–room talk of “pressure” and performance” (Accounting and Business, October 2004)

“both writers have lots of experience of these mental disciplines and the sporting contributions are all household names.” (City to Cities, November/ December 2004)   

British Runner, October 2004
"...reinforces the power of the mind and leaves you in no doubt that sports psychology is worth looking into further."

Customer Reviews

Uninspiring & repetitive
Sadly this book isn't what at all what I expected, and overall it's very disappointing. It seems to be more of an advert for a certain mental conditioning company, which is mentioned on just about every other page and at one stage is called by different names. There are several interview extracts with famous sportsmen and women, sadly not too many from the very elite top end (Michael Jordan, Roger Federer, Pete Sampras, Michael Schumacher etc) and far too much repetition of facts, names and stories. It's also poorly written in places and badly structured throughout, but the worst thing was it taught me nothing I didn't already know.

How else are you to get into the minds of the successful...?
Jeff Grout has met and interviewed many, many top sports stars. This is and opportunity to learn why and how people exceed their best, never give up and lead in their sports.
Covering the sort of topics that you may be told you need to do to be successful, Jeff reveals what life's winners think and do to give them the edge.
You can imagine this being spoken to you as you read the relaxed style.
I enjoyed this.

A brilliant book so dip in and be inspired
This book is full of tips that you can adapt to your normal life, a good example is Alan Shearer's way of blocking out a missed goal by blowing air through his lip and visualing blowing away the memory to ensure he does not dwell on it.

Lots of inspiring comment and anecdote allow readers who don't have access to motivating speeches by these sportspeople to catch up and be enthused by great sporting heroes