The Champion's Mind: How Great Athletes Think, Train, and Thrive by Jim Afremow

Description: The Champion's Mind by Jim Afremow, Jim Craig The athletes go-to guide for creating mental strength and achieving peak performance. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Even among the most elite performers, certain athletes stand out as a cut above the rest, able to outperform in clutch, game-deciding moments. These athletes prove that raw athletic ability doesnt necessarily translate to a superior on-field experience-its the mental game that matters most.Sports participation-from the recreational to the collegiate Division I level-is at an all-time high. While the caliber of their games may differ, athletes at every level have one thing in common- the desire to excel. In The Champions Mind, sports psychologist Jim Afremow, PhD, offers the same advice he uses with Olympians, Heisman Trophy winners, and professional athletes, including-. How to get in a "zone," thrive on a team, and stay humble.How to progress within a sport and sustain long-term excellence.Customizable pre-performance routines to hit full power when the gun goes off or the puck is droppedWith hundreds of useful tips, breakthrough science, and cutting-edge workouts from the worlds top trainers, The Champions Mind will help you shape your body to ensure a longer, healthier, happier lifetime. Author Biography Jim Afremow, PhD, is a sports psychologist and licensed counselor at Arizona State University. He has worked closely with athletes at all levels, including pros from the MLB, NBA, WNBA, NFL, NHL, PGA Tour, and LPGA Tour, as well as business professionals, performing artists, and others in demanding careers. He lives in Phoenix. Review "The Champions Mind "is loaded with great lessons, advice, and perspectives on how to be successful. The skills and strategies that Jim provides here are essential in carving a path to success, no matter what field you are in or what your goals are. I can honestly say that I have lived by many of the strategies offered in this book and I can also say I wish I had lived by more of them. But its never too late to be as good as you can be!"--Dan Jansen, Olympic gold medalist, speed skating"I learned early on in my professional baseball career that players at the elite level are generally pretty similar from the perspective of physical aptitude. Yet, what tends to differentiate the all-stars from the rest of the pack resides between the ears. Jim Afremow does a great job of exploring this subject in "The Champions Mind". This is a great book for coaches and athletes of all ages who are looking to improve performance at any level, in any sport."--Shawn Green, two-time MLB All-Star"The Champions Mind" reveals the mental skills and strategies Olympic champions use to perform their best when it matters most. Dr. Afremows matchless book is a must for athletes and coaches."--Shannon Miller, Olympic gold medalist, gymnastics"The Champions Mind" is a mental training book that will help you reach your potential in sports. I highly recommend this book to all athletes and coaches."--Jackie Slater, NFL Hall of Famer "Dr. Afremow nails all the basics and gives readers an excellent window into how a champions mind works before and during the process."--Randy Cross, three-time Super Bowl Champion "I read this book with my eyes wide open and the content continued to keep them open at all times. Jims advice and tips are very simple and easy to understand. Read only one chapter at a time and apply it to your approach to Tennis, Sports, and Life."--Nick Bollettieri, Founder/President of Nick Bollettieri IMG Tennis Academy"The Champions Mind "shows you how to take your game Promotional The Champions Mind distills actionable advice into clear and concise steps for athletes looking to develop confidence, concentration, and mental preparedness-the edge that sets champions apart. Review Quote " The Champions Mind is loaded with great lessons, advice, and perspectives on how to be successful. The skills and strategies that Jim provides here are essential in carving a path to success, no matter what field you are in or what your goals are. I can honestly say that I have lived by many of the strategies offered in this book and I can also say I wish I had lived by more of them. But its never too late to be as good as you can be!" -- Dan Jansen, Olympic gold medalist, speed skating "I learned early on in my professional baseball career that players at the elite level are generally pretty similar from the perspective of physical aptitude. Yet, what tends to differentiate the all-stars from the rest of the pack resides between the ears. Jim Afremow does a great job of exploring this subject in The Champions Mind . This is a great book for coaches and athletes of all ages who are looking to improve performance at any level, in any sport." -- Shawn Green, two-time MLB All-Star " The Champions Mind reveals the mental skills and strategies Olympic champions use to perform their best when it matters most. Dr. Afremows matchless book is a must for athletes and coaches." -- Shannon Miller, Olympic gold medalist, gymnastics " The Champions Mind is a mental training book that will help you reach your potential in sports. I highly recommend this book to all athletes and coaches." -- Jackie Slater, NFL Hall of Famer "Dr. Afremow nails all the basics and gives readers an excellent window into how a champions mind works before and during the process." -- Randy Cross, three-time Super Bowl Champion "I read this book with my eyes wide open and the content continued to keep them open at all times. Jims advice and tips are very simple and easy to understand. Read only one chapter at a time and apply it to your approach to Tennis, Sports, and Life." -- Nick Bollettieri, Founder/President of Nick Bollettieri IMG Tennis Academy " The Champions Mind shows you how to take your game to the next level." -- Tony Womack, MLB All-Star and World Series Champion "Dr. Afremows training and tips have been an important part of the preparation and success of our athletes when they take the Wonderlic test at the NFL Combine. In The Champions Mind , Dr. Afremow provides simple, yet powerfully effective strategies to help athletes and coaches reach their full potential." -- Mark Verstegen, author of Core Performance "How sweet it is to breathe that rarified air of a high performance athlete! How refreshing it is, as well, to recognize so many of the techniques in Dr. Afremows book that get you to that privileged place. The Champions Mind is simple, straightforward elixir for the high achiever in all of us." -- Morten Andersen, NFLs all-time leading scorer "The mind is a powerful thing. As a baseball player the more confidence I have and the more mentally prepared I am, the better I perform when it matters the most. Dr. Afremowsbook The Champions Mind will help guide you to reach your potential both on and off the field!" -- Travis Buck, MLB outfielder, Houston Astros "Athletes who want to learn the secrets of the mental game should read The Champions Mind ." -- Carli Lloyd, Olympic gold medalist, soccer "One can always learn from others. The Champions Mind holds a wealth of insight as to how you can become a winner in your everyday life." -- Phil Mahre, Olympic gold medalist, Alpine skiing "Its amazing to see how Dr. Afremow points out what athletes go through every day. He describes a lot of situations that I have experienced as well. In this book, you can find a lot of simple but very useful tips and principles that might help you to improve your performance." -- Britta Heidemann, Olympic gold medalist, epee fencing " The Champions Mind is very informative and full of great principles and guidelines for any athlete that is searching for excellence in their performance." -- Mike Candrea, three-time Olympic gold medal coach of USA softball, eight-time national champion coach of the University of Arizona womens softball team "Athletes can unlock a new level of performance by learning the power of training their mind as they train their body. From preparation to rehabilitation to competition, The Champions Mind gives the mental guidance necessary to allow an athlete to reach their full athletic potential. Dr. Afremows playbook for increasing mental strength gives clear direction to make the reader a better athlete, a better teammate, and a better person." -- Curt Tomasevicz, Olympic gold medalist, four-man bobsleigh "We all have an athlete in us; we were all born to run, jump, swim and compete in some way or another. The gold medal at an Olympic Games has been declared as the highest honor to reward discipline, commitment, power, strength, finesse, passion, precision, patience, speed and skill, just to name a few. You too can go for gold in all areas of your life by following Jims strategies. Decide what you want and go after it with all you have to give, every single day. Daily acts of excellence are the secret. Choose your success today." -- Natalie Cook, Olympic gold medalist, beach volleyball "Do you want to learn how the best in the world got there? In The Champions Mind , Jim distills a myriad of golden Olympic stories into clear tools we all can use. I am positive that you will read insights in this book that will help you rise to the top of your discipline. If you read this book you will be inspired. Thank you Jim for writing this book!" -- Adam Kreek, Olympic gold medalist, mens eights rowing "When I read The Champions Mind it quite frankly reminded me of many instances, mannerisms, and thoughts leading to my Olympic Championship, and it has given me many other wisdoms to pass on to the athletes I now coach. Choose your path, follow your path, any path worth choosing will have its ups and downs, but The Champions Mind will help you with ideas to keep moving forward on that path. The focus you gain will help you reach the top of whatever you seek." -- Nick Hysong, Olympic gold medalist, pole vault "Dr. Afremow hits a grand slam with The Champions Mind. Every athlete should keep a copy of this book in their locker or gym bag." -- Leah Amico, three-time Olympic gold medalist, softball Promotional "Headline" The athletes go-to guide for creating mental strength and achieving peak performance. Excerpt from Book CHAPTER ONE BE YOUR OWN CHAMPION The attitude with which we approach the situation can determine our success or failure. --PEYTON MANNING What separates the top few from the many in a sport? Mentality. The importance of the mental side of athletics was once brilliantly summed up by basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: "Your mind is what makes everything else work." Tennis great Novak Djokovic further explains: "[Among the] top 100 players, physically there is not much difference. . . . Its a mental ability to handle the pressure, to play well at the right moments." So your mental game matters the most. Physical ability alone rarely translates into a superior on-field performance. Even naturally gifted athletes who want to perform to their total potential need outstanding physical and mental strengths, because their secret to great performances is not their innate athleticism or technical skills--its their minds. Top athletes are often distinguished, especially in the media, by their unique natural gifts. For example, Michael Phelps, the greatest Olympic swimmer, has the wingspan of an albatross, tennis star Roger Federer has the timing of an exquisite Swiss watch, and Olympic sprinter and world- record holder Usain Bolt is built out of lightning-rod-like twitch fibers. Behind the scenes, their mind-set and work ethic have enhanced their natural abilities. If you aspire to be a champion, dont be awed by the glitter of their excellence; instead, know that they also put in many thousands of hours in the pool, on the court, and at the track to build up their bodies and shape their minds. Distance runner Paavo Nurmi, dubbed the "Flying Finn" and the winner of nine Olympic gold medals (including five at the 1924 Paris Olympics), declared, "Mind is everything. Muscle--just pieces of rubber. All that I am, I am because of my mind." You, too, can develop the mental focus and discipline needed to perform in your sport with a champions mind. The mental abilities of confidence, concentration, and composure are crucial for being a champion in everything you undertake, be it work or sports or both. In contrast to your physical abilities, your mental abilities may flutter moment to moment, because your mind is susceptible to performance pressures and situational demands. This being true, you cannot trust your athletic performance to chance. Just as you can build physical strength through training, you can also build mental strength through training. Mental dexterity must be practiced and developed in a planned and purposeful manner so that you can elevate yourself to a champion performance level in all endeavors. Champion yourself. We all experience similar struggles and deal with demanding challenges in our pursuit of excellence, regardless of the sport or fitness activity. To be a champion, your true best self becomes key to personal and athletic greatness. You know, as we all do, that only those performers who think gold and never settle for silver will continue to strive for and reach their highest, or gold, level. A champion makes greatness happen, despite what may seem like impossible odds. Of course most of us are not Olympians or professional athletes. But all of us can acquire a champions mind-set. Any athlete can learn to think like a champion. Every one of us can be peak performers in the game of life by achieving our own personal best. We can strive to be the best version of ourselves. It is possible for us to stay "professional" whenever adversity strikes. It is possible to ingrain mental fortitude that drives us forward. And it is possible to take a championship approach. Part of this process requires us to maintain our eagerness to learn and grow, and to take well-trained, disciplined action to make solid change in our lives. Sadly, only a small number of people qualify for the Olympics or become professional athletes; so few people ever champion themselves and win with the best version of themselves. This truth is hard to acknowledge, but if you do and if you want your personal championship in life badly enough, then the ball is in your hands. Now the question becomes, will you run with the ball or will you drop it? Understand that the difference between a pedestrian performance and a peak performance begins and ends with your state of mind. Importantly, all of us can learn to think like a champion, but will we? Adopting a winning mind- set will help you perform at the top of your game and enable you to succeed when you want to succeed the most. You have hidden inner potential to tap into in order to unleash your inner champion. A winning mind-set unlocks your athletic aptitude in competition. Champions develop and maintain a complete body and mind approach to their performance- -the perfect blend of mentality, athleticism, and technique. They enthusiastically make the best of every situation, consistently put in the hard work, and take the extra time needed to realize their aspirations. Compile a personal scouting report. As an athlete, compile your own scouting report about yourself by taking a hard, unblinking look at all aspects of your performance. To begin, think about the mentality, athleticism, technique, and strategy that go into your performance. How would you rate yourself in these four areas? How would others rate you? Be sure to stay upbeat, because a negative attitude, poor effort, or an unwillingness to improve your conditioning, technique, and strategy will leave you in the bleachers instead of on the medal podium. Table 1 shows that champions strive endlessly to reach their best level by improving their mind-set, fitness, mechanics, and game strategy. Even if you are a great natural athlete, you still have to tap into that talent. Even if you are on a winning team, you will have to continue to push onward and believe that you can improve. "No coach or team thinks in terms of happy or comfort--those are not words that exist. You keep competing, executing, and trying to improve. It doesnt matter if you have the best record or the worst record," says Gregg Popovich, head coach of the NBAs San Antonio Spurs. Which level are you committed to reaching--bronze, silver, or gold? No matter your current performance level, never rule out your capacity to become a champion in your game and in your life. You can do better. You can achieve your true potential. It is possible to make a major impact on your own life by shifting your beliefs and expectations about what you can achieve. Attitude is a decision, and it is also a learned behavior, requiring discipline and energy to sustain. TABLE 1: Excellence always requires an olympian effort. PSYCHOLOGICAL (MIND-SET) PHYSICAL (FITNESS/STRENGTH) TECHNICAL (PROPER MECHANICS) TACTICAL (GAME STRATEGY) BRONZE Good Good Good Good SILVER Better Better Better Better GOLD Best Best Best Best To perform at a champions level, think of gold as your official color of excellence. Look at your personal and athletic efforts through gold-tinted lenses. Think about personal gold as both a reward and a color of action or prompt to bring out your best qualities and performance. Olympic wrestling champion Jordan Burroughs says, "All I see is gold." It is his mantra. Like Burroughs, look on the more positive side of events and always shoot for the most favorable outcome. Whether you are a student-athlete, a weekend warrior, a professional athlete, or a serious contender for the Olympics, going gold today will allow you to work to achieve superior performance and gain a genuine competitive advantage. Striving for the highest level will give you the best shot for personal greatness. We all deserve to shine and be successful, but we can achieve this only through intelligently applied hard work. Recognize that there will never be a better time and place than right now and right here to become a champion in your own game and life. To paraphrase Bob Dylan: You are either busy being born or busy dying. Lets get busy achieving your athletic goals. Put on your own gold medal performance, whether you are going to the gym, running trails, or stepping on the gridiron in a championship game. Why settle for anything less? Consider: Dont have the time? You are worth the time! Dont have the energy? You will gain energy! Doubt yourself? Start doubting your doubt! THE CHAMPION QUESTION Champions arent made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them--a desire, a dream, a vision. --MUHAMMAD ALI What will your life look like when you have become your own champion? This is the key champion question. Take some time right now to imagine that a major performance breakthrough in your game and life has just occurred and that you have become a champion all day, every day. In your minds eye, work your way through a regular weekday, a practice or training session, and a future competition. Draw together as much detail as possible about what it will look like to be at a gold level, to be the best version of yourself consistently. What specific actions or behaviors do you see yourself doing better or differently? Now that you have reshaped and redefined your game, what do you think others will perceive? What do you want them to observe? What would really surprise your teammates, coaches, or competitors? If you could step outside yourself and examine your new performance, what would you recognize in your new attitude and behaviors? Identify precisely what you do that hurts your own cause the most. Eliminate that action or viewpoint immediately. T Details ISBN1623365627 Author Jim Craig Year 2015 ISBN-10 1623365627 ISBN-13 9781623365622 Media Book Short Title CHAMPIONS MIND Pages 288 Language English DEWEY 796.019 Imprint Rodale Press Inc. Place of Publication Emmaus Country of Publication United States Qualifications PhD Subtitle How Great Athletes Think, Train, and Thrive UK Release Date 2015-05-12 AU Release Date 2015-05-12 NZ Release Date 2015-05-12 US Release Date 2015-05-12 Publisher Rodale Press Inc. Format Paperback Publication Date 2015-05-12 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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