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Five sports psychology books worth reading.
Five practical reads for mindset, confidence, focus, culture and sustained performance, from beyond golf and all the more useful for it.
Download as PDF- 01 Compete A practical guide to performing under pressure. Abrahams helps athletes build a personal mental playbook for confidence, focus, emotional control and responding effectively in competition. Buy · US Buy · Europe
- 02 How Champions Think Rotella explains how elite performers develop confidence, optimism and commitment. Its lessons on self-image, selective memory and purposeful thinking apply equally well in sport and everyday life. Buy · US Buy · Europe
- 03 Mind Gym A highly accessible collection of short lessons on mental toughness. Mack uses stories from elite sport to explore focus, preparation, composure, belief and performing one moment at a time. Buy · US Buy · Europe
- 04 Legacy Fifteen leadership lessons drawn from the culture of New Zealand's All Blacks. Strong on humility, standards, identity, shared responsibility and leaving an organisation better than you found it. Buy · US Buy · Europe
- 05 Bounce A compelling challenge to the myth of natural talent. Syed combines research and sporting examples to show how purposeful practice, opportunity and learning shape exceptional performance. Buy · US Buy · Europe