Mental Equipment Syndicated Column – Jan 1, 1999 – Dr. John F. Murray – There is something that separates the really good from the magnificent. Why did Tchaikovsky become an international classic while the vast majority of other composers remain undiscovered (yes, I recently survived my 8th Nutcracker ballet!)?… Read the rest
Commercial Appeal, The (Memphis, TN) – Aug 23, 1998 – Patrick McManamon Scripps Howard News Service – Otto Graham has seen many sports fans come and go. Graham was a Hall of Fame quarterback for the Cleveland Browns in the 1940s and ’50s and coach of the Washington Redskins in the ’60s.… Read the rest
Mental Equipment Syndicated Column – Oct 1, 1997 – Dr. John F. Murray – This month the spotlight is on controlling your breath, but don’t become self-conscious or defensive. I’m not giving out free mouthwash or mints, but your doubles partner will thank you anyway as your game improves!… Read the rest
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
Wall Street Journal – July 15, 2009 – Darren Everson – Baseball’s Winning Glue Guys: The Gritty, Gutty Players Who Hold Teams Together and Help Them Succeed – There are aces, closers, sluggers and Gold Glovers. And then there are the really important people in a ballclub: the glue guys.… Read the rest
Mental Equipment Syndicated Column – Dec 1, 1999 – Dr. John F. Murray – In an earlier Mental Equipment article, I suggested that fear and worry are your constant enemies, and that reducing worry is a key to success (See Confronting Fear in Tennis).… Read the rest
Cincinnati Enquirer – Updated by John F Murray – June 3, 2024 – John Eckberg – Crosstown Shootout highlight is when underdog wins prize – Mike Zilliox turned his XU hat around backward, then ambled out onto the floor at halftime at the Crosstown Shootout basketball game between University of Cincinnati and Xavier in January.… Read the rest
Orlando Sentinel – Apr 8, 2007 – Shannon J. Owens – Once perceived as a niche sports with a narrow audience, mixed martial arts has proven that it’s popular and Out for blood. KISSIMMEE — Columns of smoke billowed from the ground, and multicolored lights swirled around fighters as each marched to the center of a 10-sided metal gate.… Read the rest
