Is winning important to you? If so, read on, as I recently wrote a book to help teams win called “The Mental Performance Index: Ranking the Best Teams in Super Bowl History.” Anyone seriously interested in football wants to win. This applies to the head coach of an NFL team just as much as it does to the high school player trying to make his varsity team for the first time and to fans in every major city.… Read the rest

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:01 — 7.4MB) | Embed Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Email | TuneIn | RSS | More In this second podcast in the new series, Dr. Murray gives an overview on confidence and how anyone can become more confident.… Read the rest

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Reuters, Times of India – December 12, 2009 – Tiger Woods is making a wise move by taking a break from the sport but faces major challenges when he returns, sports psychologists said on Saturday. Woods has announced an “indefinite” break from golf and admitted being unfaithful to his wife after a series of short-term […] Read More »… Read the rest

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March 10, 2019 – Invite Dr. John F. Murray to speak at your next company or team meeting. He will inspire your group and demonstrate the factors he has used for years to help top athletes and teams to develop mental skills to the highest level possible for excellence and success.… Read the rest

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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

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Mental Equipment Syndicated Column – Feb 1,1997 – Dr. John F. Murray – In this fast paced world of athletic achievement and endless pursuits it is often overlooked that tennis is just a sport. As a sport, tennis should neither threaten self-esteem nor invoke hostility.… Read the rest

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Indianapolis Star – Feb 4, 2003 – David Woods – Attending a basketball game Saturday might have been therapeutic for Americans who had just learned that seven astronauts were killed aboard the space shuttle Columbia. The nation was already coping with the terrorist attacks of Sept.… Read the rest

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In our continuing efforts to inform the public about the field and practice of sports psychology, I have put together an article that explores how real sports psychology is different from so many other services out there. The public needs to be aware that there are many people practicing within the field of “Sports Psychology” […] Read More » Special Report by John F Murray, PhD – May 8, 2013 – The world of sports is constantly evolving.… Read the rest

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