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| Foreword | |
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| Preface | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Misconception: Athletics Teach Life Lessons | |
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| Performance Coaching: What's Wrong with Current Thinking? | |
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| Three Paths to Consistency-You Choose | |
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| The Misalignment Between the Experiences of Athletes and the Strategies of Coaches | |
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| Unbounded Effort, Willpower, and Insight | |
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| What Is the Zone? | |
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| Finding that Magical Mind-Set | |
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| The Grind of Willpower | |
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| Insight versus Strength of Will | |
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| The Zone and Willpower: A Final Thought | |
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| Coaching, Wisdom, and Success | |
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| Love and Coaching | |
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| Developing True Team Players | |
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| What About the Player's Responsibilities? | |
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| The Unknown Secret to Engaging Your Team | |
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| Engagement, Determination, and Compulsion | |
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| Clear Thinking, Resilience, and Life Beyond the Scoreboard | |
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| What Lies Ahead if We Look Within | |
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| Sports Psychology "Control" versus the Natural Flow of Thought | |
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| Shadow Wrestling | |
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| The Book Is Never Written | |
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| The True Path to Learning from a Loss | |
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| Clear Thinking: Essential for Success On and Off the Field | |
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| The Ultimate Coaching Dilemma: An Athlete's State of Mind Versus Behavior | |
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| Why Focusing on Behavior Guarantees Fallout | |
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| The Principle of Consciousness and Tiger Woods | |
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| The Ultimate Explanation for Any Type of Behavior | |
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| Performance, State of Mind, and the UConn Women | |
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| The Neutrality of the Outside World | |
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| Life, Life Situations, and Freedom | |
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| Goals, Rewards, and the Journey | |
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| Routine and Potential | |
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| Leaving School with Wisdom | |
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| Sports, Judgment, and Life from the Inside Out | |
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| The Understanding of an Icon | |
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| The Resilience to Move Forward | |
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| The Fallacy of Bulletin-Board Material | |
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| Judgment and What We Can Learn from the State of Mind of Two Great Players | |
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| The Negative Effect of Judging | |
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| Mind, Body, and Performance | |
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| The Only Way Out of Worry | |
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| The Connection-Explained | |
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| Why Pain Will Never Lead to Gain | |
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| The Overlooked Secret to Avoiding Injury | |
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| Every Athlete's Birthright | |
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| The Only Way to Decide | |
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| Switch-Hitting | |
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| The Ridiculously Simple Way to Help Athletes Uncover Insight | |
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| The Issue with Visualization and Game Film | |
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| The Freedom to Win | |
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| The Discovery | |
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| The Rock Game | |
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| The Principles | |
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| Your Journey, Your Way-So Long for Now | |
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| Epilogue: The Only Answer | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Appendix: Your Game Plan for the Future | |
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| Notes | |
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| Index | |
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| Contact Information | |