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Author Orlick, Terry.

Title In pursuit of excellence : how to win in sport and life through mental training / Terry Orlick
Edition Second edition
Published Champaign, IL : Leisure Press, [1990]
©1990

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Description xi, 193 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Contents ch. 1. Personal meaning -- ch. 2. Commitment and excellence -- ch. 3. Focusing -- ch. 4. Personal goals -- ch. 5. Changing perspectives -- ch. 6. Self-assessment and strategy selection -- ch. 7. Gaining control -- ch. 8. Mental imagery -- ch. 9. Relaxation and activation -- ch. 10. Distraction control -- ch. 11. Simulation -- ch. 12. Zen approach -- ch. 13. Self-hypnosis in sport -- ch. 14. Making your strategies work for you -- ch. 15. Preventing panic situations -- ch. 16. Solving problems with coaches -- ch. 17. Team harmony -- ch. 18. Losing as a learning experience -- ch. 19. Crawling out of the helplessness hole -- ch. 20. Overload and adaptation for life -- ch. 21. From hero to zero -- ch. 22. Closing in on self-direction
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Subject Performance -- Psychological aspects.
Sports -- Psychological aspects.
Success.
LC no. 89039657
ISBN 0880113804