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  • How Champions Think

  • In Sports and in Life
  • Written by: Dr. Bob Rotella
  • Narrated by: Dr. Bob Rotella
  • Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (66 ratings)

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How Champions Think

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From best-selling author Bob Rotella, America's preeminent sports psychologist, a groundbreaking guide to success in all aspects of life - not just sports - from business to relationships to personal challenges of every variety.

Acclaimed sports psychologist Bob Rotella has advised everyone from professional golfers to NBA superstars to business executives on how to flourish under pressure and overcome challenges. Now, for the first time, he's distilled his decades of in-depth research and practical experience into a potential-unlocking guide for everyone.

This exciting audiobook is not a collection of Rotella's theories; it consists of performance principles that have proven themselves in countless competitive situations, in arenas from which only the strongest minds emerge triumphant. It's a book full of insights that you can learn and use the next morning - in the office, the classroom, or wherever your quest takes you - told not in abstractions, but through case studies and stories drawn from Rotella's years teaching sports psychology, counseling athletes, and consulting for Fortune 500 companies. It explores how to keep the mind from holding you back, whatever your physical gifts or other talents. It's about how to make a commitment, how to persevere, how to deal with failure - and how to train your mind to create a self-image that promotes confidence and accomplishment.

Any successful life starts with how you see yourself. And with these pearls of wisdom from the nation's preeminent sports psychologist, you can learn to achieve the success of your dreams.

©2015 Bob Rotella (P)2015 Simon & Schuster

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Not relevant to most people or athletes

As a non-golfer with no real knowledge of the activity (/“sport”) including historical stars and the significance of technical aspects, a huge portion of the book was completely lost on me.
Of the portions that are not intended to help golfers, a significant majority of remaining examples revolve around NCAA basketball. Another sport and league that doesn’t interest me.
If you are a golfer that follows March madness, you’ll love this.
If, like me, you have no appreciation for either I would definitively steer clear.

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Very profound story and great life lessons.

Absolutely loved it. Strongly recommended to everyone to dreams big in everything they do.

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Golf mental knowledge 101

Great points made on what makes golf Champions and Doctor does a good using real World examples along with Sport. Good listen!!!

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Must listen once in your life

Too good. Not a golfer myself but I like the approach Dr.Rotella, he is pragmatic yet ties in motor learning literature

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A brilliant man with a brilliant voice

I can't imagine anyone not being captivated by these lessons. A positive listen for sports and non sports fans alike

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  • JC
  • 2018-01-23

another good one!

Dr. Rotella expands beyond golf. some good nuggets in here even for those familiar with his work

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  • H. Peterson
  • 2019-04-24

A good purchase.

I listen to a lot of sports psychology books during my commute. I am training for extreme distance triathlons. This book did heavily focus on golf. It did, however, touch on other sports. Either way, the concepts in this book will work for any sport, or any athlete. It was a great purchase and the narrator/author did an exceptional job narrating.

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  • Gina galiano
  • 2018-02-21

Absolutely loved it !

I can't say enough about this book and the author. Life changing would probably sum it up! Just finished it and I'm getting ready to listen from the beginning again!! I will be referring to this book over and over again in my life. I cannot wait to tell the world about it!!!

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  • Casey Henn
  • 2017-05-11

recommended for anyone

sports related or not this book carries a lot of similarities to life and provides the mindset to over come any obstacle. awesome.

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  • Amazon Customer
  • 2020-11-22

Everyone should read this!

Absolutely incredible book about mindset. I can’t say enough good things about this. I will keep this in my rotation of book I listen to often which is roughly 5/200+ titles I own.

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  • Deborah Ronayne
  • 2020-09-05

Great Book

I love that the book is read by the author. I admire this author as a sports psychologist and as a person; he loves the Lord and America and offers great advice.

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  • Amazon Customer
  • 2023-10-30

Golf and sports only

I came here to learn not about the authors odd obsession with not becoming talented enough to be a pro athlete. Many parts of the book I felt the author was on his knees worshipping athletes and bragging about how great he is.

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  • Pinch me
  • 2023-06-17

Very helpful even if you aren’t a golfer

There is much information here for anyone seeking to win at their endeavor. It doesn’t even have to be in sports. I will be re-reading this when I need inspiration to stay on track and maintain a focused purposeful mindset.

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  • Sonya B.
  • 2023-04-12

Good nuggets but long winded.

I think this could have been condensed to a 20 to 30 page synopsis. While I liked the book, a lot of the examples lasted too long.

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  • Archer
  • 2023-03-05

Must listen for aspiring leaders and champs

One of the best narrations with so much practical advice packed in one book. A must listen for aspiring golfers and anyone wanting more from their life.

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  • Javier
  • 2023-02-15

Very good book

I liked very much, I am going to recommend it to family and friends. I already bought a copy for my teenager son.

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