Sports and Performance Psychology
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Seeking excellence and success in sports and performing arts through mental conditioning and other applied behavioral sciences, from Psychogenyx.  
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Jeff McDonald: There can never be another Manu

Jeff McDonald: There can never be another Manu | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it
The erstwhile wild-haired, trick shot-making four-time NBA champion retired Monday at age 41, leaving in his wake a career that will no doubt Eurostep directly toward the Naismith Hall of Fame.
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Olympic medalist swimmer takes on depression

Olympic medalist swimmer takes on depression | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it
Eight-time Olympic medalist Allison Schmitt opens up about her struggle with depression.
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Kristin Armstrong, Idaho’s Olympic champion, discusses drive, determination

Kristin Armstrong, Idaho’s Olympic champion, discusses drive, determination | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it
If there is one characteristic that separates the highest of high achievers from everyone else, even naturally gifted individuals, it’s a belief life doesn’t just happen. Life is what you make it. For them, this isn’t a slogan or even an aspiration. At a bone deep level it is how they approach whatever they do. In a rambling narrative about her athletic career as a three-time Olympic gold medalist Kristin Armstrong tried to convey this to a group of about 30 University of Idaho athletes Friday afternoon.
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Olympic swimmer Allison Schmitt tries to emerge from her darkness | Myinforms

Olympic swimmer Allison Schmitt tries to emerge from her darkness | Myinforms | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it
Allison Schmitt did not want to cry. And she especially hated letting her tears flow on a pool deck where she was surrounded by Olympic teammates and other elite swimmers from around the…
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