Sports Success

When the pressure is on, great coaches remain laser-focused, confident, and fully in charge of their roster. They're the same way when it comes to developing strategies and game plans to succeed. In short, they always win because they have a superior decision-making process. Game-Time Decision Making provides everything you need to up your decision-making game and build a championship-level business.

Horseheart offers a simple, concise, and unique approach to horsemanship. This book, written for equine lovers ranging from the casual enthusiast to the seasoned expert, explores the four horse personalities and reveals the secrets of how to quickly and efficiently connect with each one. With a splash of humor, farrier Tim Prindle also demonstrates how horses can help us learn about ourselves and facilitate growth in our own lives.

Legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden is known for his record-breaking run of NCAA championships and for working with some of the best players in the sport. His principles for success have been used by not only coaches and athletes, but also business leaders, entrepreneurs, and others. But his reach stretches even farther than most people know - into the hearts and lives of the people who learned the game of basketball on one of Coach Wooden's forgotten teams. For nearly 20 years, John Wooden ran scores of summer youth basketball camps in California and other states.

Leadership can be hard. It can be relentless. The pandemic has wreaked havoc on the well-being, health and sustained performance of many senior leaders, and yet strong leadership remains central to the performance of every single organization. Business leaders are very familiar with drawing lessons from elite sport, particularly around teams, leadership and high performance. But we have all been missing a trick. Day in, day out, sport has been showing us not only how to improve, perform and achieve, but how to do so on a sustained basis, consistently delivering results when it matters.

Meet the extraordinary individuals who refused to let disabilities define them. From Paralympic champions and daring adventurers to groundbreaking artists and innovators, these remarkable people overcame immense challenges to achieve greatness. “I tell my story—not about my disability, but about where I come from. No one is perfect, and that’s what makes each story worth sharing.” —Adrian Anantawan, violinist born without a right hand Missing limbs didn’t stop them from winning gold medals, climbing mountains, or racing at top speeds. Total paralysis didn’t prevent them from ...

In The Way to Win, freestyle football world champion and TikTok sensation Liv Cooke opens up about her journey to becoming the best freestyler in the world. Drawing from experience, Liv shares an easy-to-follow 10-step guide to achieving your dream - from correctly setting out your goals and forming good habits to handling nerves and maintaining success.

Tony 'Bomber' Bellew is one of the most unmissable boxers Britain has ever produced. Whether you loved him or hated him, you couldn't ignore him. His journey from chubby kid growing up in a rough part of Liverpool to world champion is a story of willpower, resilience and dedication. Now he's here to take you inside the ring and help you understand that whatever your goals, there's plenty you can learn there.

In the fast-paced and often challenging modern world, mental toughness is a crucial skill that can significantly enhance one's ability to navigate life's ups and downs with grace and strength. "How to Attain Mental Toughness" is an insightful and practical guide designed to help readers cultivate the essential mental attributes needed to thrive. This book delves into the key concepts, offering a thorough exploration of each and providing actionable strategies to integrate these principles into everyday life. The journey begins with an overview of fundamental insights into mental toughness. ...

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.

Can a martial art improve your life? Neko Ryu Goshin Jitsu goes farther than other martial arts. Its philosophy and principles describe a way of interacting with the world. A way compatible with Christianity, Stoicism, and Buddhism. Its principles are practical. They apply to individuals, families, and nations. This short book isn’t about “moves”. You won’t learn throws or joint locks here.

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.

(Extrem-)Sport prägt das Leben von Helmut Linzbichler: Ultralaufen, Bergsteigen, Klettern und Skifahren betreibt er seit Jahrzehnten mit Leidenschaft. Er stand als ältester Europäer auf dem Gipfel des Mount Everest, bestieg alle Seven Summits, lief beim Badwater Ultramarathon mehr als 200 km durch das Tal des Todes und beim Transamerikalauf 5.000 km quer durch die USA. Das Herantasten an die eigenen Grenzen – körperlich ebenso wie mental – ist das Lebenselixier des Österreichers.

How much does your bank or building-society savings account pay? Is it 2%, 3% or maybe you’ve found a good deal online and managed 5%. What if there was a technique that delivered a 30% return month in, month out. Would you be interested in an investment system that had turned $1000 into $8000 in just one year? Would you like to find out how that $8000 turned into $64,000 in under 18 months? Craig Beck uncovers the closely guarded secret-investment system of European professional gamblers.

Lawrence shares 40 short life lessons and explains what you should do to focus your mind on your goals, however ambitious they are, so you can make your pipe dreams real, too.

Conosci qualcuno che sembra andare nella giusta direzione da solo? Lo ammiri perché mantiene sempre il controllo e la compostezza e padroneggia ogni situazione in modo ottimale? Desideri anche tu di essere benedetto con questo dono? Allora questo libro ti porterà un'intuizione rivoluzionaria: questo presunto "dono" si chiama Mindset o mentalità e tu stesso hai il potere su di esso! Perché la mentalità non è altro che la totalità degli atteggiamenti con cui affrontiamo la nostra vita quotidiana.

When man leaves the technology-dependent metropolis and embarks on a journey in the wilderness, primal instincts come into play. Bushcraft, which refers to the set of skills utilized to navigate through and survive in the wilderness, involves primitive methods of gathering food and water--primitive in the sense that there are no mechanical devices or high-tech equipment involved in the process; one must perform all tasks firsthand and craft everything from scratch.

Colleges provide over $12 billion in financial aid and scholarships annually. Of this, $2.7 billion is awarded each year for athletic scholarships. Only six percent of high school athletes compete for that $2.7 billion. Score College Scholarships is produced from the perspective of a college applicant, who received multiple offers and earned six scholarships. With the help of this book, student-athletes, and their parents will learn the most effective strategies to get noticed by college coaches, balance academic and athletic considerations, and choose the "best fit" school.

Dr A. Jose Jones is one of the earliest African-Americans to become a certified diver. His exploits and those of the diving clubs he has founded in a previously segregated sport have received international media attention and many prestigious awards. Pathway to Ph.D. is an instructional memoir for those interested in the "how" of humble beginnings to international fame stories. Beginning with his family roots in Washington, D.C., Dr. Jones lays out a roadmap for using the pillars of education, sport, and, through it all, family to forge a successful career.

With the exciting sport of fencing steadily becoming more mainstream in the UK and US and around the world, parents are spending thousands each year to help and encourage their children to train and excel in this unique Olympic sport. Fencing can be a mysterious world to the uninitiated, and parents and young fencers will have many questions about the sport, the fencer's potential, and the do's and don'ts. From Last to First aims to answer all these questions and many more.

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.