McClatchy Newspapers (Published in over 70 media outlets including AP Wire, Kansas City Star, Boston Herald, Honolulu Advertiser, and more) – Kent Babb – April 19, 2009 – KANSAS CITY, Mo. — They want a breakthrough. They want to dig deep enough to scratch a nerve, break it down and tear through the protective layers of toughness and ambition.… Read the rest
Happy Herald – Sports Matters Column – May 1, 2006 – By John F. Murray – From his office in Palm Beach, Murray provides both counseling and performance enhancement services to athletes and executives. He is author of the best-selling Smart Tennisand a frequent speaker.… Read the rest
I am the author of ““The Mental Performance Index: Ranking the Best Teams in Super Bowl History”” which gets into the topic of why coaches and teams often avoid sports psychology to their own detriment. The truth is that there are deep historical roots behind this stance, so this book makes an effort to understand the biases and remove wrong assumptions so that sports psychology is more accepted and user friendly as simply the science of success.… Read the rest
Tweet Dr. Murray loves working with football players and teams at all levels. He also developed the “Mental Performance Index” (MPI) for football six years ago, and it is the first team measure of sports performance that incorporates mental factors in the scoring.… Read the rest
Special to JohnFMurray.com – Jun 30, 2007 – Wimbledon, England – Four years ago during one of Dr. Murray’s trips to England, Murray received a personal invitation by famous spoon bender Uri Geller for a visit to Geller’s home. Read the story about that trip to Geller’s home here The following year Dr.… Read the rest
Sports psychology material – Wall Street Journal – Darren Everson – When you win the Masters, the Stanley Cup or one of sports’ other grand events, everyone knows what’s next. There are parades to ride in, White House visits to arrange.… Read the rest
Palm Beach Post – Sept 8, 2004 – Tom D’Angelo – TALLAHASSEE â€? Fate cannot be that cruel. It can’t happen again. Five failures in 13 seasons. Three times since the turn of the century. If Florida State’s hopes of beating Miami on Friday in the Orange Bowl come down to a field goal, Xavier Beitia will be reminded of the Seminoles’ inglorious past â€?… Read the rest
Mental Equipment Syndicated Column – Jan 1, 1997 – Dr. John F. Murray – Language may be the most powerful tool ever invented to influence behavior. Language directed inward, or “self-talk,” is especially important in performance situations. Sport psychologists describe self-talk as thinking, or making internal or external statements.… Read the rest
