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The Brave Athlete

Calm the F--k Down and Rise to the Occasion

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The Brave Athlete

By: Simon Marshall PhD, Lesley Paterson
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The Brave Athlete solves the 13 most common mental conundrums athletes face in their everyday training and in races. You don't have one brain - you have three; your ancient Chimp brain that keeps you alive, your modern Professor brain that navigates the civilized world, and your Computer brain that accesses your memories and runs your habits (good and bad). They fight for control all the time and that's when bad things happen; you get crazy nervous before a race, you choke under pressure, you quit when the going gets tough, you make dumb mistakes, you worry about how you look.

What if you could stop the thoughts and feelings you don't want? What if you could feel confident, suffer like a hero, and handle any stress? You can.

The Brave Athlete from Dr. Simon Marshall and Lesley Paterson will help you take control of your brain so you can train harder, race faster, and better enjoy your sport.

Dr. Marshall is a sport psychology expert who trains the brains of elite professional athletes. Paterson is a three-time world champion triathlete and coach. Together, they offer this innovative brain training guide that is the first to draw from both clinical science and real-world experience with athletes.

©2017 Simon Marshall and Lesley Paterson (P)2017 Tantor Psychology & Mental Health Human Brain Sports Psychology Triathlon Mental Health Psychology Sports Health Cycling Inspiring Performance Anxiety Sports Anxiety
Practical Advice • Scientific Insights • Engaging Author Narration • Universal Applications • Valuable Techniques

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This book has a lot of great information on being a mentally strong athlete. I love the multiple examples, resources, and exercises the book lays out. The jokes were pretty dry though, and adding curse words in there didn’t make it funnier at all. But overall a good read for any athlete dealing with anxiety or one that needs more tools in their arsenal

Solid book on Being a Brave Athlete

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Stop commenting about the authors type of english and listen to all awesome insights being taught to you!!!

Awrsome book!!

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They are really trying to help by getting to the root of the problem. Read the whole book, you might learn something about yourself.

Great content and research

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This book is a cornucopia of information on The psychology of endurance sports. It is triathlon centric but the revelations it holds can be applied to many challenges in life in general. It does have a good share of profanity sprinkled throughout but replied well to emphasize psychologically trying situations. It is about time someone dispelled common motivational phrases and cliches that are absolutely useless.

More than a triathlon book

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Excellent book for anyone looking to broaden their understanding of themselves and their sport and the relationship they have with it.

Excellent Book!!!

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