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The Brave Athlete

Calm the F--k Down and Rise to the Occasion

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By: Simon Marshall PhD, Lesley Paterson
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The Brave Athlete solves the 13 most common mental conundrums athletes face in their everyday training and in races. You don't have one brain - you have three; your ancient Chimp brain that keeps you alive, your modern Professor brain that navigates the civilized world, and your Computer brain that accesses your memories and runs your habits (good and bad). They fight for control all the time and that's when bad things happen; you get crazy nervous before a race, you choke under pressure, you quit when the going gets tough, you make dumb mistakes, you worry about how you look.

What if you could stop the thoughts and feelings you don't want? What if you could feel confident, suffer like a hero, and handle any stress? You can.

The Brave Athlete from Dr. Simon Marshall and Lesley Paterson will help you take control of your brain so you can train harder, race faster, and better enjoy your sport.

Dr. Marshall is a sport psychology expert who trains the brains of elite professional athletes. Paterson is a three-time world champion triathlete and coach. Together, they offer this innovative brain training guide that is the first to draw from both clinical science and real-world experience with athletes.

©2017 Simon Marshall and Lesley Paterson (P)2017 Tantor Cycling Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Sports Psychology Triathlon Sports Human Brain Mental Health Health Performance Anxiety Sports Anxiety
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a very well presented book with some very interesting insights and tips. I look forward to putting it all into practice. the relaxed writing style, and easy narration, make it an entertaining as well as educational audiobook

brain food!

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I read this after a run of losses in my martial arts competitions. After reading this book numerous times my win rate went through the roof.

Highly recommended if you suffer from nerves and self doubt before competing.

Amazing book!

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Amazing book so glad I came across this! Very informative in a fun and matter of fact way .

Gold dust

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I got this book last year in hard copy but didn’t get round to reading all of it. I did read the chapter on mentally getting through injury and have come out of it stronger and faster than ever (4 x PBS!). I am so pleased I downloaded it and listened to the rest of it too, it’s a great book. Lots of tips that I will put into practice and hopefully help me give the extra percentage gains needed to get under 3hr marathon! Calm, focused, fast...

Easy listen, great tips...better runner because of it

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As a coach (football) and an amateur athlete I have found this book extremely useful. They are tackling the biggest inhibitors to great performance chapter-by-chapter, explaining the background in an easily understandable manner, supporting them with examples and offering practical solutions. Highly recommend for any athlete, amateur or pro and to all my fellow coaches!

Useful, easy to read and practical

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