LA Daily News – Jun 28, 2006 – Jill Painter – Michelle Wie will play in the U.S. Women’s Open at Newport Country Club in Rhode Island this week, but unfortunately, not everyone is happy about it. There are grumblings on the LPGA Tour that because Wie is playing in men’s events around the world, she’s diminishing the quality of the women’s tournaments she decides to play in.… Read the rest
BBC – Mar 16, 2005 – Geller bent a Wilson T-2000 racket made famous by Jimmy Connors Celebrity spoon-bender Uri Geller has proved it isn’t just cutlery he can manipulate with his mind. At a workshop on psychology in tennis, Geller succeeded in bending a Wilson aluminium T-2000 racket (as made famous by Jimmy Connors) using only the power of thought.… Read the rest
Jun 13, 2008 – How to Play and Win the Mental Game (Smart Sport Series)Smart Tennis- John F. Murray- The game with yourself is often tougher than the battle against any opponent. Smart Tennis shows you how to win the inner match while having fun along the way.… Read the rest
Newsday – John Jeansonne – Just what we need: Permission to burrow even farther into a fantasyland of fun and games while the real world falls apart. Wars are raging, chislers and swindlers are roaming the earth, providing an extra kick in the pants to the honest thousands losing their jobs to a squeamish economy, yet the message from John Murray is to stop worrying and take in a ball game.… Read the rest
When I wrote “The Mental Performance Index: Ranking the Best Teams in Super Bowl History” I wanted to make it much more than a “self-help” or “how to” book for football coaches and teams. It can serve that purpose, but it is far more than that too, and the first 100 pages or so are very much like an auto-biography in which I tell my own story.… Read the rest
Pioneer Press – Jan 21, 2006 – Marcus Fuller – Gophers need to adjust mind-set – Sports psychologists agree – U men need to stop dwelling on defeats – Dan Monson is starting to sound more like a motivational speaker than a basketball coach.… Read the rest
Seattle Post-Intelligencer – May 6, 2008 – Jim Moore – IF I WERE the Seahawks, I’d rather face the false-starting Giants because they’re mental midgets at Qwest Field, always flustered by the nonstop noise. I’d also prefer my playoff opener to be against any other NFC contender, including Dallas and Green Bay, the top two seeds, even if they’re on the road.… Read the rest
Psychology Today – Stress affects your brain and body. Too much of it can have a fatal effect. Here’s what you can do to relax. By: John Carpi – Psychological stress doesn’t just put your head in a vice. New studies document exactly how it tears away at every body system—including your brain.… Read the rest
