Sports Psychology Radio – December 18, 2009 – FOX Sports Radio 640AM South Florida – Hear clinical and sports psychologist Dr. John F. Murray’s interviewed by broadcasting legend and pro football Hall of Fame inductee Lesley Visser and longtime radio talk show host Jeff DeForrest on the Friday morning drive to work as they discuss […] Read More »… Read the rest
Mental toughness, as measured on sports psychologists’ patented Mental Performance Index, was decisive once again Palm Beach, Florida – April 5, 2018 Dr. John F. Murray at https://johnfmurray.com a licensed clinical and sport performance psychologist (aka the “Football Shrink,” the “Freud of Football” by the Washington Post and the author of “The Mental Performance Index: […] Read More » Sports psychology in Canesport Magazine – October 26, 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
Sports psychologist Dr. John Murray is providing Journal Star readers daily updates from the Olympics. The former tennis pro and Florida resident is working with judo competitor Adler Volmar. The goal is to offer insight into the mental and psychological aspect of sports, right up to Volmar’s matches and immediately following them.… Read the rest
Sports Psychology in Associate Press – By JANIE McCAULEY – July 30, 2015 – SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Patrick Willis walked away first with a nagging toe injury that kept him from being the dominant All-Pro linebacker of his prime.… Read the rest
Sports Psychology Commentary – A Warm Palm Beach Evening in Late July, 2011 – By John F Murray – In writing “The Mental Performance Index: Ranking the Best Teams in Super Bowl History” I really feel that I hit on multiple dimensions of the athletic experience and the role of mental skills, mental training, sports psychology, and its overall relationship with football coaches, teams, and fans.… Read the rest
Over 1000 readers at www.JohnFMurray.com took part in a survey in October and November, 2007 to identify the best books ever written. Here are the results: Top 20 Books of All Time As revealed in a JohnFMurray.com survey in 2007 plus 20 honorable mention and another 58 recommended reading, bringing you a total of 98 of the best books ever … and recommended by JohnFMurray.com… Read the rest
Sports Psychology and Concentration in Football (Note from the author John F Murray: This article is somehow getting many hundreds of reads a week and I don’t know why. It is a very good article, but there are almost 2000 other articles like it and better too at https://johnfmurray.com… Read the rest
Mental Equipment Syndicated Column – Dec 1, 1995 – Dr. John F. Murray – Competition breeds pressure. This is especially true in the unpredictable tennis environment where emergencies are often the rule rather than the exception. Some players feed off competitive pressure, improving their focus and raising their game to a higher level, while others allow themselves to be overwhelmed by pressure, choke, and fold.… Read the rest
