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The Mindful Athlete

Di: George Mumford,Phil Jackson - foreword
Letto da: J. D. Jackson
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Sintesi dell'editore

Michael Jordan credits George Mumford with transforming his on-court leadership of the Bulls, helping Jordan lead the team to six NBA championships. Mumford also helped Kobe Bryant, Andrew Bynum, and Lamar Odom and countless other NBA players turn around their games. A widely respected public speaker and coach, Mumford is sharing his own story and the strategies that have made these athletes into stars in The Mindful Athlete: The Secret to Pure Performance. His proven, gentle but groundbreaking mindfulness techniques can transform the performance of anyone with a goal, be they an Olympian, weekend warrior, executive, hacker, or artist.

Mumford's deeply moving personal story is unforgettable. A basketball player at the University of Massachusetts (where he roomed with Dr. J, Julius Erving), injuries forced Mumford out of the game he loved. The meds that relieved the pain of his injuries also numbed him to the emptiness he felt without the game and eventually led him to heroin. After years as a functioning addict, Mumford enrolled in Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn's Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction program, and made meditation, on and off the cushion, the center of his life. He kicked drugs, earned a master's degree in counseling psychology and began teaching meditation to inmates and others.

When Michael Jordan left the Chicago Bulls to play baseball in 1993, the team was in crisis. Coach Phil Jackson, a long-time mindfulness practitioner, contacted Dr. Kabat-Zinn to find someone who could teach mindfulness techniques to the struggling team - someone who would have credibility and could speak the language of his players. Kabat-Zinn led Jackson to Mumford and their partnership began. Mumford has worked with Jackson and each of the eleven teams he coached to become NBA champions. His roster of champion clients has since blossomed way beyond basketball to include corporate executives, Olympians, and athletes.

©2016 George Mumford (P)2015 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

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  • 27/06/2017

For the athlete to learn mindfulness....

NOT for the student of mindfulness who is looking to apply it to athletics.

That said, for its intended audience, it would probably be career transforming.

I was a student of mindfulness already, looking for more subtle and less obvious ways to be more mindful during performance and practice.

His explanations were mostly basic and obvious for an intermediate student of the mind, success psychology and eastern thought. (Which is blended in the text)

It fell short of my expectations because I had the wrong expectations. That isn't the purpose of the book.

The purpose of the book is to introduce athletes, who have essentially no knowledge of these subjects, to the basic ideas and practices that can help them.

If you are an athlete who wants a mental edge with minimal mumbo-jumbo and psycho-babble then this book IF USED REGULARLY will transform your game. (These are "practices". They don't work without practice)

If you are versed in the subjects mentioned above, this book is probably not for you.

Hope this helps.

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  • Kate32
  • 05/10/2016

Must read

This book has become part of my "read every year" list. Great advices, and lots of wisdom.

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  • Sash
  • 01/05/2016

Worth the listen

Great insight. Applies to more than just sports. Really to everyday life. I would consider listening to it a few times

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  • 05/03/2019

Amazing

This is a must-read (or listen) for any competitive athlete. I learned how to reframe my thoughts as I approach my workouts and competitions to a more constructive and conscious experience as opposed to doubt or fear.

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  • Enrique Mendez
  • 22/12/2016

good tips

I have listened to several books on sports mental performance and have liked this the best. the author makes the subject digestible and informative.

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  • bookworm_et
  • 06/11/2016

if you have ever heard of mindfulness. then ...

you don't need this book. After reading the raving reviews, I was pretty excited and thought finally something that will take me to the next level. Unfortunately, the main message of the whole book can be summarised as "Being mindful I
is needed to achieve greatness in sports. So watch your breath and be present!"... Thousands of videos on YouTube that will tell you more and guide you better to practices that you can follow. Don't waste your money/time with this!

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  • Gabriel M.
  • 27/09/2016

Amazing!

The best ever narrative and audio! It gets deep into the nature of mindfulness aplied to sport without much blablabla!

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  • Antonio Roque
  • 20/03/2016

real good insight

read a few books on mindfulness and spprts performance. but this book really put it all together and made sense of it all. great read, great info, great insight!!!

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  • Amazon Customer
  • 28/01/2018

Good but not as informative as I hoped.

The practical application was not explained well and left me wanting however the conceptual time was plentiful

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  • Elektra N.
  • 20/04/2017

Talks about the importance of being mindful

Moral of the book: the utility in the practice of mindfulness. Not well-organized. Overall do not think it's a worthwhile investment due to low quality/$ ratio.

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  • Stefan Terzic
  • 18/10/2020

Long story...

It's just a looong story with a boring narrator. Story keeps giving examples trying to prove the same point over and over again. It never goes deep into the meditation itself and it doesn't give any practical example on how it should it done.

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  • Amazon Customer
  • 23/09/2019

Worst Audio Book ever!

I honestly can’t say if it’s the narrator or the content but rarely have I ever come across such a lack lustre piece of work.

The narrator’s tone does nothing but make me want to sleep, like something from those self help tapes for insomniacs from back in the day.

So awful is it I have no interest in listening to the actual words spoken, his voice fades into the background and the meaning lost to me.

This is supposed to be inspirational but in fact is bland and uninspiring. I don’t think it’s all the narrators fault as the content seems to be rather poor and not well written - or maybe the audio version was done half assed, it would explain a lot.

It’s lucky to get a 1 it’s that bad - the scoring doesn’t go any lower.

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  • Chris Lovejoy
  • 21/12/2016

generally v good

personally experienced a lot of meditation and theory before, so almost stopped reading but after initial introduction (which was good just not new for me) got very good. really enjoyed and v useful.

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  • Just a person
  • 17/02/2022

Beautiful book!

I didn’t expect this, I am a coach and I definitely will be applying the knowledge I have gained from this book. The “Country of now” will be something that will stay with me especially when testing maximal repetitions.

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  • Amazon Customer
  • 24/01/2022

Wisdom and clarity of thought being shared

l enjoyed it and feel that if anyone takes action based on the advice it would help them improve their lives and performance.

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  • At this for too long.
  • 07/01/2022

Nothing new, just a different voice.

If anything, a mash up of Covey, Tao and numerous others, which is perhaps helpful if you’re unfamiliar with these.

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  • Utente anonimo
  • 19/04/2023

Excellent listen

Great Reading voice, great writing, would recommend to anyone who wants to perform better in not only there sport but also there lives

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  • George lopata
  • 24/02/2023

Inspiring book

Great book explaining mindfulness with stories from athletic and spiritual areas. I’ve enjoyed it a lot.

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  • 14/02/2023

Not too impressed

Most memorable part for me was the breathing and nervous system, not much else really stuck

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  • Damion
  • 04/12/2022

Excellent, will be listening again.

Excellent tips for pro athletes that can be applied to living every day life whatever you do.
Smooth sounding narration,