Mind Games Inspirational Lessons from the World's Finest Sports Stars

Life is a mind game. All your aspirations are played out in your head. All your relationships are shaped in your head. Even your career progression depends on your mental approach to the world.Your mind dictates whether you fulfil your potential or live your life dreaming. In sport it can make the difference between winning and losing. Mind Games reveals the techniques the world's biggest sports stars use to cross the line first, score the most points and outwit their opponents.Jeff Grout and Sarah Perrin draw on extensive first-hand experiences, identifying personal techniques used by coaches and athletes proven to have worked under the pressure of top-level competition. Get into the minds of sporting champions such as Matthew Pinsent, Ellen MacArthur, Nick Faldo, Sir Clive Woodward, Sally Gunnell, Jonny Wilkinson and Roger Black.The lessons of these sporting heroes are applicable in any area of life, whether you want to be a better parent, achieve more at work or fulfil a lifelong ambition. The mind can be a great ally or a great obstacle. Mind Games shows how the sporting greats have harnessed its potential. Apply their lessons and you'll find a world of possibility opening up to you.Life is a mind game. Success is in the head.Grout, Jeff is the author of 'Mind Games Inspirational Lessons from the World's Finest Sports Stars', published 2006 under ISBN 9781841127392 and ISBN 1841127396.