The Happy Herald – Sports Matters Column – Jun 1, 2006 – by John F. Murray, Ph.D. -From his office in Palm Beach, Murray provides both counseling and performance enhancement services to athletes and executives. He is author of the best-selling Smart Tennis and a frequent speaker.… Read the rest
Hindustan Times – May 18, 2011 – Rohit Bhaskar – Sportsmen very rarely, if ever, have a fairytale ending. Basketball’s greatest wizard Michael Jordan ended his career as a wizard, literally. Having popularised the sport with his gravity-defying feats for Chicago Bulls, he made a comeback with Washington Wizards that ended in the most unceremonious way possible.… Read the rest
Tweet LA Tennis Examiner – July 8, 2011 – Rich Neher – Reviewing “Smart Tennis – How to play and win the mental game” by John F. Murray, Ph.D., 1999, 237 p. Ever since I heard legendary tennis teacher and researcher Vic Braden (jokingly, I assume) say, “Tennis is 100% mental”, I became interested in tennis books written by experts in the mental aspects of the game.… Read the rest
When I wrote “The Mental Performance Index” I wanted the reader to know a little about how I came up with the idea of an index of perfection, or one single number that represented how well a football team had performed in a game.… Read the rest
Miami Herald – May 10, 2006 – Joseph Goodman – Making a free throw seems so simple, but some of the NBA’s elite find themselves frustrated and perplexed as they clank this seemingly easy shot time after time. In every basketball gymnasium and on every playground there’s one fundamental distance that denies no one — 15 feet of universal freedom.… Read the rest
USTA Magazine – May 30, 2004 – Michael McNulty – After a mid-career spiral into oblivion, Vince Spadea has proven himself a tennis force to be reckoned with. The herd of tourists shuffled through the hallowed hallways of NBC studios in New York City.… Read the rest
ESPN.com – Jan 4, 2000 – Tony Lance – As the new year begins, so does the annual ritual of making resolutions. Why not set some goals for your tennis game this year? According to Dr. John F. Murray, sport psychologist and author of Smart Tennis: How to Play and Win the Mental Game, setting goals is a sure-fire way to improve your tennis.… Read the rest
Charleston Mercury – May 7, 2009 – Spencer Broom – Three seconds on the clock. Your team is down by two against your hated rival, and Joe the Kicker is lined up 42 yards away on the right hash, wind barely brushing against the flags in the distance, the crowd tantalizingly silent.… Read the rest
