By John F Murray, PhD I would like to share some exciting news. I am going to keep it simple and concise, but I think you will realize that this is very powerful. As many of you know, I wrote a book after developing a new way to analyze football performance that included for mental […] Read More » Sports psychology in Canesport Magazine – September 28, 2011 – John F Murray – Publisher’s Note: “Mind Games” is a column written for CaneSport each week by John Murray, a noted sports psychologist and author who has developed an index for evaluating the mental performance of players and coaches in games.… Read the rest

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By John F. Murray, PhD First, What is Happening in the NFL Playoffs! Hello from clinical and sports performance psychologist Dr. John F. Murray in Palm Beach, Florida. With all the excitement and craziness that is the NFL and the 2016 playoffs, I thought it was time to chime in again.… Read the rest

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ESPN.com – Cynthia Faulkner – The Nasdaq-100 Open quarterfinal between Andy Roddick and Carlos Moya was won in the mind. Serving for the match Thursday afternoon, Moya missed a pretty easy volley that changed the momentum: Roddick advanced to the semis with the 5-7, 6-2, 7-5 victory.… Read the rest

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The State – Aug 23, 2007 – Ron Morris – WHEN IT COMES TO setting goals for their respective football teams, Steve Spurrier and Tommy Bowden are as different as garnet and orange. Spurrier prefers numerous end-of-season team goals. Bowden opts for in-season goals obtainable by various factions of his team with only one unified team goal of winning a conference championship.… Read the rest

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Palm Beach – February 16, 2009 – Bernard Madoff has made quite a splash here on the island of Palm Beach. How could a man deceive his friends so badly and over such a long long period of time? Knowing something about psychotherapy is helpful, and Madoff fits the profile of a classic psychopath.… Read the rest

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Jim Thomas – October 12, 2008 – During the bye week, Jim Haslett’s first practice as Rams head coach was going great. The players were relaxed, energetic, flying around all over the field. They were practicing like a team that was 4-0, instead of one that was 0-4 and had just had its head coach (Scott Linehan) fired.… Read the rest

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Palm Beach Daily News – Updated on June 3,2024 by John F Murray – John Nelander – When their tennis skills are tumbling, or their slice is careening out of control on the golf course, most people think of three solutions: practice, practice and more practice.… Read the rest

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The Salt Lake Tribune – Mar 20, 2008 – Lya Wodraska and Chhun Sun – Asked about the significance of Utah’s franchise-record tying 19th home win on Monday and Jazz guard Deron Williams shrugged off the milestone. “It means nothing,” he said.… Read the rest

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