Kirk Mango

Becoming a True Champion

Achieving Athletic Excellence from the Inside Out. Sprachen: Englisch. 23,2 cm / 15,1 cm / 1,9 cm ( B/H/T )
EAN 9781442214064
17,50 €
inkl. MwSt.
264 Seiten
Mai 2012
Bloomsbury Academic

Today, aspiring athletes have to work harder and be more dedicated than athletes of previous generations who did not have to contend with the messages of a popular culture that promotes winning at all costs and implicitly condones "shortcuts" to winning. Many of today's athletic superstars glorify and demonstrate cheating and illicit, destructive conduct. Whether off the field antics or on the field cheating through the use of illegal performance-enhancing drugs typify an athlete's lack of personal values, the bad behavior displayed by many in a broad range of sports is hard to escape. The result is that too many such negative role models and influences are out there, diverting today's developing competitors down a seductive path to failure rather than upward to excellence and lasting, honest achievement. Becoming a True Champion: Achieving Athletic Excellence from the Inside Out fills a critical need by speaking in a frank and direct voice directly to today's aspiring athletes about these crucial, controversial issues and the personal choices they face. At the same time the book presents them with the antidote to these negative influences-the fundamental values, attitudes and concepts, both mental and practical, that support and lead to athletic excellence. A "true champion" is an athlete with the specific qualities of character, mental discipline, and physical skills necessary to generate and keep increasing athletic excellence and success throughout his or her career. These qualities can be learned and developed; they need not be inborn. Becoming a True Champion goes deeply into each quality to show developing athletes how adopting it directly affects and enhances athletic performance, longevity, and dignity. Through relevant examples, inspiring stories, and a personalized approach, the book shows athletes how to avoid the many pitfalls, and overcome the inevitable obstacles, so common in today's sports culture. For more information, check out the author's website here.

Kirk Mango

Foreword by Nadia Comaneci Message to Aspiring Athletes by Phil Wunderlich Acknowledgments A Champion Introduction: Sports on the Edge The Code of a True Champion Section 1: The Principles of a True Champion -Someone Only in Legends? Ch. 1- It Starts with You: Realizing Your Potential and Creating Success Ch. 2- Do You Know Where You're Going?: Goals-The Choice is Yours Ch. 3- The Burning Within: Desire-The Fuel that Drives You to Move Beyond Nomal Limitations Ch. 4- Five Letters That Spell Success: The CDSPH Principle-What it Really Means Ch. 5- What You Do Speaks Volumes: Character and Integrity-The Road Less Traveled Ch. 6- An Unrewarding Path: Cheating-The Road to Nowhere Ch. 7- A Championship State of Mind: Core Attitudes and a Mindset for Achievement Ch. 8- Separate yet Related: Mindsets for Training and Competition Expectation from Practice Section 2: Building the Dream - The Training Process Ch. 9- From the Ground Up: Fundamentals for Success Ch. 10- Pieces and Parts: Breaking it Down Ch. 11- A Method above the Rest: A Question of Quality or Quantity Ch. 12- An Essential Piece of the Puzzle: Vital Concepts of Conditioning Ch. 13- Simplifying the Training Process: The Circle of Achievement Ch. 14- A Blank Slate to Work With: Circle of Achievement Worksheets Individuality Section 3: Putting it all Together - A True Story Ch. 15- Mission Impossible: The Goal Ch. 16- Take a Walk in My Shoes: Club Training and Gymnastics Camp Ch. 17- Putting It to the Test: Senior Year Ch. 18- The Outcome Says It All: Final Tests Ch. 19- When All Is Said and Done: Conclusion Who Am I? The Libero Code Your Greatest Gift to Yourself References and Notes About the Authors

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