Mind Games ― Determination, Doubt and Lucky Socks: an Insider's Guide to the Psychology of Elite Athletes

ISBN13：9781472949110
出版社：Bloomsbury Sport
作者：Annie Vernon
裝訂／頁數：精裝／288頁
規格：22.9cm*17.8cm*2.5cm (高/寬/厚)
出版日：2019/05/21
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杜威圖書分類： Athletic & outdoor sports & games

定價：NT$ 910 元

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A fascinating insight into the psychology behind elite-level sports.

Mind Games discusses concepts used in sports psychology in a way that is understandable to the watching public, sports fans, and sports-haters alike. Annie Vernon draws on her own experiences as an Olympic medalist, interviews with a wide range of people from other sports, and input from experts to answer the question: What is it about our psyche that makes pushing the mind and body to their limits such a basic human desire?

Annie speaks to athletes from a broad spectrum of sports around the globe, including basketball's Shane Battier and John Starks, NFL star Ryan Fitzpatrick, fencer Tim Morehouse, and baseball's Craig Breslow and Tino Martinez, tennis's Judy Murray, polar explorer Ben Saunders, triathlete Chrissie Wellington, skeleton-bob star Lizzy Yarnold, runner Jo Pavey and sailor Ben Ainslie, along with coaches and sports psychologists from both Olympic sports and their professional equivalents.

Whether it be performing under pressure, coping with nerves, teamwork, or building self-belief in the face of adversity, the methods that elite sports-people use are also relevant to everyday life. But sports psychology is still regarded as something of a mystery. How exactly do elite sports performers harness the power of their mind in pursuit of physical perfection?

After looking closely at areas such as motivation, competitiveness, gender, and teamwork, Annie Vernon uncovers the underlying psychological principles behind the sports that everyone enjoys.

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Annie Vernon is a former Olympic rower. She grew up in rural north Cornwall and learned to row at Castle Dore Rowing Club, near Fowey. She attended Downing College, Cambridge, where she won a Blue in the Boat Race against Oxford, and represented Great Britain at the World Under-23 Championships, winning a bronze medal. After graduating, she was a full-time athlete funded by the National Lottery for eight years, in that time going to six World Championships and two Olympic Games (Beijing 2008 and London 2012). She is a two-time World Champion in the quad sculls (2007 and 2010), world silver medallist in the double sculls (2009), and Olympic silver medallist in the quad sculls (2008). Alongside Katherine Grainger, Debbie Flood and Frances Houghton, she was voted World Rowing Outstanding Female Crew of the Year in 2007. She retired from elite sport after the London 2012 Olympics and now lives back in Cornwall with partner Matt and son Patrick. She is a sports journalistand corporate speaker, a slow runner and really bad surfer.