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The Mental Art of Putting: Using Your Mind to Putt Your Best
by Robert K. Winters Patrick J. Cohn, PhDAn excellent aide for the putting impaired, this guide teaches golfers to use their most important asset in the game within the game—their minds.
The Mental Game of Baseball: A Guide to Peak Performance
by H.A. Dorfman Karl KuehlIn this book, authors H.A. Dorfman and Karl Kuehl present their practical and proven strategy for developing the mental skills needed to achieve peak performance at every level of the game.The theory and applications are illustrated by anecdotes and insights from major and minor league players, who at some point discovered the importance of mastering the inner game in order to play baseball as it should be played. Intended for players, managers, coaches, agents, and administrators as well as fans who want a more in-depth look at the makeup of the complete baseball player.
The Mental Game of Baseball: A Guide to Peak Performance
by H.A. DorfmanWithout a doubt the classic guide to mental performance enhancement for baseball. Here in the third edition, authors H.A. Dorfman and Karl Kuehl present their practical and proven strategy for developing the mental skills needed to achieve peak performance at every level of the game. The theory and applications are illustrated by anecdotes and insights from major and minor league players, who at some point discovered the importance of mastering the inner game in order to play baseball as it should be played. Intended for players, managers, coaches, agents, and administrators as well as fans who want a more in-depth look at the makeup of the complete baseball player.
The Mental Game of Golf: A Guide to Peak Performance
by Patrick J. Cohn, PhDCombining the latest research, wide experience, and tips from tour pros, Cohn shows in this practical guide what peak performance is and how it can be achieved; how to learn the confidence that unlocks your best play; and techniques designed to improve concentration and emotional control in pressure situations.
The Mental Impact of Sports Injury
by Carly D. McKayMuch is known about the physical strain that athletes’ bodies are subjected to and the dangerous aspects of competition immediately spring to mind. But why do athletes train the way they do, and why do they push the limits? Why do some recover well from injury while others struggle? Despite decades of medical and sport science research, a piece has been missing from this picture. Until recently, the role of psychological factors in risk and rehabilitation has been poorly understood. Thankfully, there is increasing awareness of just how crucial these factors can be for predicting injury, improving recovery, developing prevention strategies, and supporting athletes’ long-term health. Yet, research in this area is still in its infancy and it can be difficult to synthesize an ever-growing body of knowledge into practical injury management approaches. Using analogies from everyday life, The Mental Impact of Sports Injury bridges the gap between academic research and practical settings in an informative, yet easy to follow guide to the psychology of sports injury. Addressing risk, rehabilitation, and prevention, it outlines key considerations for researchers and practitioners across all levels of sport. Alongside the fundamentals of injury psychology, emerging areas of importance are also discussed, including training load monitoring and the technological advances that are shaping modern sport medicine. Targeted examples highlight the challenges of preventing and managing injury in grassroots, elite, and professional contexts, with chapters dedicated to the under-served communities of youth and Para sport athletes. Stepping away from traditional texts, this unique book presents the landmark literature, major concepts, and athlete insights into sports injury psychology from a totally new perspective.
The Mental Keys to Hitting: A Handbook of Strategies for Performance Enhancement
by H.A. DorfmanA must-have book by acclaimed author and expert H.A. Dorfman that highlights the crucial mental components involved in hitting a baseball and playing the game, components that are as important, if not more so, than the intense physical regimen of an athlete."...helpful to hitters in little leagues or in the big leagues. The information is clear and to the point..." -- Charles Johnson, former catcher, Florida Marlins
The Mental Toughness Advantage: A 5-Step Program to Boost Your Resilience and Reach Your Goals
by Douglas ComstockThe Mental Toughness Advantage is an action-oriented, 5-step program to develop mental toughness and achieve your life goals. Mental toughness enables us to get up when we want to give up, but it's a skill that takes practice. To develop mental toughness for everyday life, The Mental Toughness Advantage offers a practical 5-step program to boost resilience and overcome every obstacle. From drafting a mission statement to executing it successfully day after day, this training program provides effective tools and strategies to apply mental toughness in your home, work, and recreational life. Complete with success stories from Navy SEALs, CEOs, and others, The Mental Toughness Advantage teaches you how to boldly advance towards success and meet your greatest potential. Mental toughness marks the difference between setting a goal and achieving it. Learn how to incorporate mental toughness in your everyday life with: An introduction that explains the qualities and benefits of mental toughness, and includes an exercise to assess your current level of mental toughness A 5-step program to identify your core values, create a mission statement, harness the power of positive thinking, learn to recover quickly from setbacks, and reach your goals with mental toughness Real stories that include everyday examples of mental toughness from successful CEOs like Elon Musk to Navy SEALs Soldiers, athletes, and entrepreneurs succeed in every situation by practicing mental toughness. Stand up from the sidelines and start achieving what you set out to do with The Mental Toughness Advantage.
The Mesoamerican Ballgame
by David R. Wilcox Vernon L. ScarboroughSome 20 scholars have contributed to this study of a Mesoamerican rubber-ball game played on a masonry court in many different forms and on many different levels--religious, political, recreational--over a period of 2,000 years and a range of a million square miles from Central America up into Arizona (vestiges of ancient courts remain near Flagstaff).
The Mets Fan's Little Book of Wisdom
by Bucky FoxAnecdotes from the Mets' roller-coaster history, from their basement-dwelling teams on the early '60s, to the Amazin' Mets of 1969, through their World Series run in 1986, to the present.
The Michelle Wie Way: Inside Michelle Wie's Power-Swing Technique
by John AndrisaniGolfer Michelle Wie has been called everything from a child prodigy to golf phenomenon to golfing genius, as if she were born with the talent to hit superlong drives and a wide variety of other creative, on-target power-shots. In fact, Wie has worked darn hard to evolve into the most exciting player to hit the links since Tiger Woods. Average players who struggle every day to improve at golf are awestruck by Michelle Wie. Naturally, since the majority of golfers are obsessed with distance, they come to observe Wie drive the ball in the hope that they will discover a single technical key to picking up extra yards off the tee. The main focal point of this book is natural power: secrets to hitting long drives by swinging the club with superefficiency and picking up extra carry and roll by hitting a high power-draw drive-the Michelle Wie Way. Book jacket.
The Mighty Ducks: The First Face-Off
by Debra Mostow ZakarinArmed with superior hockey skills, the Mighty Ducks come from the planet Puck world to battle the diabolical villains of the universe with high-tech weapons and super-cool vehicles.
The Mighty Dynamo
by Kieran CrowleyMore than anything, Noah Murphy wants to be a professional soccer player—and participating in the Schools' World Cup qualifiers might be just what he needs to get scouted. But when he's suspiciously banned from his school team for something he didn't even do, all his dreams come crashing down.Determined to live up to his Mighty Dynamo nickname, Noah must find his own way to enter the contest no matter what it takes. With his best friend Stevie on tactics, and the skills of some unlikely new teammates, he's soon ready to take on the world—just as long as no one plays foul.
The Mighty Lalouche
by Matthew OlshanIn Paris, France, there lived a humble postman named Lalouche. He was small, but his hands were nimble, his legs were fast, and his arms were strong. When his job was replaced by an electric car, he turned to boxing to support himself and his pet finch, Genevieve. But--"You? A boxer?" the fighters asked. "I could sneeze and knock you down!" Still, Lalouche refused to give up. And perhaps small Lalouche was just nimble . . . just fast . . . and just strong enough to beat his fierce competitors. This is a marvelous story, full of humor and heart, and illustrated by Sophie Blackall, winner of a New York Times Best Illustrated Award.
The Mighty Quinns: Jamie (The Mighty Quinns)
by Kate HoffmannThis wolf is seeing red... At first, Regan Macintosh was certain that the hot-and shirtless-stranger in the woods was harmless. That is, until he sweet-talks his way into her grandmother's lodge and gets her to sell him cherished family land. Yes, now Regan sees past Jamie Quinn's roguish charm to the wicked wolf she knows he really is. Jamie has no idea what he's done to earn Regan's suspicion, or her efforts to block his project. His motives are purely altruistic-well, aside from wanting to kiss her until she's breathless with want. But Jamie never expected to experience the intensity of desire he feels for Regan. And if they're not careful, their hungry passion could make them both lose control...
The Mighty Quinns: Ryan (The Mighty Quinns)
by Kate HoffmannSurrender is the greatest sin For adventure guide Ryan Quinn, a week in Fiji babysitting a hen party should be a cakewalk. Only, the bride turns out to be sexy movie star Serena Hightower, and the wedding turns out to be very much in question. Ryan wants to help Serena, but he's not sure he can trust himself with her-not when she is his every temptation personified... Serena Hightower just needs one week in paradise to figure out what she wants. Unfortunately, what she wants is the one thing she can't have-the rugged and charming Ryan Quinn. Serena craves Ryan's touch, the haven of his arms. But to be with him, she'll have to risk her career and her future, not to mention his. If she throws it all away for the chance at happiness, will he do the same?
The Milan Miracle: The Town that Hoosiers Left Behind
by Lt. Col. Bill RileyWill lightning ever strike twice? Can David beat Goliath a second time? These questions haunt everyone in the small town of Milan, Indiana, whose basketball team inspired Hoosiers, the greatest underdog sports movie ever made. From a town of just 1,816 residents, the team remains forever an underdog, but one with a storied past that has them eternally frozen in their 1954 moment of glory. Every ten years or so, Milan has a winning season, but for the most part, they only manage a win or two each year. And still, perhaps because it's the only option for Milan, the town believes that the Indians can rise again. Bill Riley follows the modern day Indians for a season and explores how the Milan myth still permeates the town, the residents, and their high level of expectations of the team. Riley deftly captures the camaraderie between the players and their coach and their school pride in being Indians. In the end, there are few wins or causes for celebration—there is only the little town where basketball is king and nearly the whole town shows up to watch each game. The legend of Milan and Hoosiers is both a blessing and a curse.
The Million Dollar Goal
by Dan GutmanWhen Dawn and Dusk's dad gets family tickets to the Canadiens hockey game, they can't believe their luck. A randomly chosen fan will get a chance to shoot a goal to win one million dollars. Could this be a beginning of a dream come true for them?
The Million Dollar Kick
by Dan GutmanWhisper remembers everything - including scoring a point earlier for the opposing team. She wins a chance to kick a goal past a professional soccer goalie for a million dollars. Should she risk further embarrassment in front of her middle school?
The Million Dollar Putt
by Dan GutmanBlind golfing, anyone? Edward Bogard, Bogie for short, may be blind, but he can learn just about anything he sets his mind to: riding a bike, parasailing, playing guitar. Even though many things come easily to him, he stunned when he hits at a driving range and finds he has the swing of a pro. But blind golfing is a team sport, and Bogie needs a coach. Enter Birdie, the kooky and mysterious girl next door. A bit of a loner, Birdie creates elaborate worlds in miniature in her basement, and has managed to make it to age twelve without learning to ride a bike. Then someone anonymously enters Bogie in a golf tournament with a million dollar prize. If he can team up with Birdie to conquer the greens of Hawaii, could she be the unlikely key to victory?
The Million Dollar Race
by Matthew Ross SmithGrant Falloon isn’t just good at track; he’s close to breaking the world record 100-meter time for his age group. So when the mega-rich Babblemoney sneaker company announces an international competition to find the fastest kid in the world, he’s desperate to sign up. <p><p> But not so fast. Nothing’s ever that easy with the eccentric Falloon family. Turns out, his non-conformist parents never got him a legal birth certificate. He can’t race for the United States, so now if he wants to compete, he may just have to invent his own country. <p><p> And even if that plan works, winning gold will mean knocking his best friend—and biggest competitor—Jay, out of the competition. As unexpected hurdles arise, Grant will have to ask not only if winning is possible, but what he’s willing to sacrifice for it.
The Million Dollar Shot
by Dan GutmanEddie finds the Finkles poetry contest, a chance to win a million dollars by sinking a foul shot during halftime at the NBA Finals. But someone wants Eddie to shoot an air ball on the big day, and will do anything to sabotage the million dollar shot...
The Millionaire Meets His Match
by Patricia SeeleyWomen to WatchWHEN THE CAT'S AWAY...Cass Appleton had the ideal live-in companion-until someone makes off with her favorite feline! Desperate to rescue poor Crudley from the kit-napper's clutches, Cass enlists the help of a wealthy widow-and the woman's sexy-but-skeptical godson.WILL THE LOVERS PLAY?The lovely Ms. Appleton stirs far more than suspicion in Gabe Preston's jaded heart. Still, the millionaire ex-cop isn't about to trust any female. To prove she's up to something, he keeps her under surveillance. But Gabe soon discovers Cass is no conniving crook. In fact, she would make a purr-fect wife-if he were a marrying man....For classic tales with an exciting twist, dazzling debut author Patricia Seeley is our Woman to Watch....
The Millionaire's Daughter
by Sophie WestonThe heiress and the playboy...Annis Carew knows why most men are attracted to her-her father's money-and she's perfected the art of playing it cool. But with gorgeous Kosta Vitale she feels her ice-queen crown is slipping.... Maybe because he's the first man to want her-just for herself!Kosta is used to women giving him the come-on-not the brush-off! And until recently he's been more than happy to respond. But from his first fiery meeting with Annis, he's a changed man...because she makes him think the unthinkable: marriage!
The Millionaire's Redemption
by Therese BeharrieA proposal of convenience! Jacques Brookes wants the world to see the real him— the man behind the headlines. When he catches the eye of beautiful Lily Newman, he knows she could be just the woman to help him… Jacques screams trouble—Lily&’s already had her heart broken by her cheating ex-fiancé. But by pretending to be Jacques s girlfriend she may be the only person who can help him on his journey to redemption. And he could be just what Lily needs to believe in love again!
The Millwall FC Miscellany
by Neil Harris David SullivanMillwall FC, founded in Victorian times, have a tremendous history to delve into. This book will provide you with all you want to know about the Lions, and some stuff you don’t… The Millwall Miscellany is a book on the Lions like no other, packed with facts, stats, trivia, stories and legends. Featured here are loads of stories about the club from 1885 to the present day. Here you will find player feats, individual records and plenty of weird and wonderful tales, quotes ranging from the profound to the downright bizarre and cult heroes from yesteryear – a book no true Millwall fan should be without.