How Champions Think: In Sports and in Life

I bought this book in 2018 on a recommendation from a fellow dragracer. He loved the aspect of a sports psychologist not being pigeon holed into one sport, but for the athlete themselves. I can say the stories are vivid, and the advice is spot on. Hearing about his work with golfers, as well as Lebron James himself, was what made it humbling. Even the best in the world, need a mental boost from time to time. First weekend racing, after reading the book, I just happened to find the mindset to put me in the winner's circle! I'll try and find screen shots from 3 years ago talking about it to add to this.I'd recommend this book to high schoolers, college students, and anyone who feels they need a, "Mental Edge"

This book is LITERALLY one of the best books I've ever read in my life and is one of those books I think everyone should read over every single year on the clock. It is such a great reminder of everything it takes to be EXCEPTIONAL and GREAT! I gave this to my brother to read, who is a basketball player, and I think every athlete and every performer and every business owner should read it!

This was a great read. The book showed how we can succeed at what is important to us by our goals, commitment, and how we choose to think. I have no desire to be a world class athlete, investor, etc., but I want to be world class at the things that our important to me. This books shows how it is possible.

It is well known that Dr. Bob Rotella has had several successful careers: as the director of sports psychology at the University of Virginia, as an author of eight best selling books and as a teacher of America’s most accomplished athletes, especially golfers. While much of his acclaim is in the sports field with the publication of How Champions Think, Dr. Rotella will gain wider recognition and become better known as a psychologist and teacher of all whose dream is to become “exceptional in their chosen field.”As a weekend golfer I have enjoyed Bob’s previous books and his most recent book, How Champions Think does not disappoint. Bob’s prose flows from golfing greats he has coached to his other clients in college basketball to major league baseball. The personal golfing lesson that hit home for me is that “it is better to love one-putting than to hate three putting.” This lesson has a deeper meeting for me as I consciously record the number of putts I take in in each round and circling three putts, as if I wish to remember my failures rather than my few one-putt greens.Bob’s focus on the positive is throughout How Champions Think but his philosophy is best explained in Chapter Eight… Learned Effectiveness: The Virtuous. While other cognitive psychologist like Martin Seligman of the University of Pennsylvania were evolving from “learned helplessness” to “learned optimism,” Bob was teaching the practical applications of “learned effectiveness” to people who want to be exceptional. Bob acknowledges William James as his role model in the field of psychology I believe both Bob and James would also subscribe to Heraclitus view… “The content of your character is your choice; day to day what you choose, what you think and what you do is what you become.”Bob profiles the character traits of exceptional people, using sports anecdotes to demonstrate traits like: confidence, optimism, patience, and devotion to commitment, perseverance and respect for your own talent. I intend to share How Champions Think with my friends in the post-traumatic growth movement so that they might pass on Bob’s learned effectiveness philosophy to our wounded warriors and others learning how to grow after suffering traumatic injuries.Bob is definitely old school, whether in describing his upbringing in Rutland Vermont or, lesson learned from the nuns in school or the wisdom he has picked up from coaches and mentors in decades of learning from other exceptional successful people.I hope young people will carefully read How Champions Think and follow Bob’s advice to go out and create their own reality. Thanks Bob for sharing your career of counseling all those who want to go for greatness.

The author knows how to think. I really enjoyed reading the stories where he coaches athletes on how to improve their thought processes. The book flows well and is engaging.

This book rekindled some old dreams and beliefs that had been dead because of life circumstances. This should be required reading for everyone in high school and college.

“Why would you possibly believe in that guy’s ability more than you believe in your own. He’s the one who should be nervous”. This book is packed full of brain tattoos that can be used to flip tentative nervousness into competitive enthusiasm….fear into confident, process based execution. Love this book.

This book will seriously change your life! Buy it right now!

Great book in super condition.Prompt delivery.Thank you.

Nice simple language

Achei algumas partes previsíveis, mas ótimo livro para quem tá precisando mudar um pouco, ou em algum momento complicado da vida.

Great book this is something you must read to give yourself confidence and strong mind game, work in what is bettewen the ears