Mind Gym

Mind Gym

Author: Gary Mack

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2002-06-24

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 0071504648

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Praise for Mind Gym "Believing in yourself is paramount to success for any athlete. Gary's lessons and David's writing provide examples of the importance of the mental game." --Ben Crenshaw, two-time Masters champion and former Ryder Cup captain "Mind Gym hits a home run. If you want to build mental muscle for the major leagues, read this book." --Ken Griffey Jr., Major League Baseball MVP "I read Mind Gym on my way to the Sydney Olympics and really got a lot out of it. Gary has important lessons to teach, and you'll find the exercises fun and beneficial." --Jason Kidd, NBA All-Star and Olympic gold-medal winner In Mind Gym, noted sports psychology consultant Gary Mack explains how your mind influences your performance on the field or on the court as much as your physical skill does, if not more so. Through forty accessible lessons and inspirational anecdotes from prominent athletes--many of whom he has worked with--you will learn the same techniques and exercises Mack uses to help elite athletes build mental "muscle." Mind Gym will give you the "head edge" over the competition.


Bloomer Girls

Bloomer Girls

Author: Debra A Shattuck

Publisher: University of Illinois Press

Published: 2017-01-18

Total Pages: 437

ISBN-13: 025209879X

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Disapproving scolds. Sexist condescension. Odd theories about the effect of exercise on reproductive organs. Though baseball began as a gender-neutral sport, girls and women of the nineteenth century faced many obstacles on their way to the diamond. Yet all-female nines took the field everywhere. Debra A. Shattuck pulls from newspaper accounts and hard-to-find club archives to reconstruct a forgotten era in baseball history. Her fascinating social history tracks women players who organized baseball clubs for their own enjoyment and even found roster spots on men's teams. Entrepreneurs, meanwhile, packaged women's teams as entertainment, organizing leagues and barnstorming tours. If the women faced financial exploitation and indignities like playing against men in women's clothing, they and countless ballplayers like them nonetheless staked a claim to the nascent national pastime. Shattuck explores how the determination to take their turn at bat thrust female players into narratives of the women's rights movement and transformed perceptions of women's physical and mental capacity. Vivid and eye-opening, Bloomer Girls is a first-of-its-kind portrait of America, its women, and its game.


I Don't Care If We Never Get Back

I Don't Care If We Never Get Back

Author: Ben Blatt

Publisher: Grove Press

Published: 2015-04-14

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780802123763

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A pair of friends from Harvard embark on a road trip to see 30 baseball games in 30 different stadiums over 30 days and describe their misadventures in this book about sports fans, loyalty, hot dogs and friendship.


The Year of the Dogs

The Year of the Dogs

Author: Vincent J. Musi

Publisher: Chronicle Books

Published: 2019-12-03

Total Pages: 309

ISBN-13: 1452182094

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From an opera-loving Labrador to a tooting bulldog, a chronicle of the character and personality of everyday dogs from a National Geographic photographer. Discover the stunning collection of photographs that shows the majesty, playfulness, and joy that is man’s best friend: As a National Geographic photographer, taking pictures of lions, tigers, and bears was a regular day’s work for Vincent Musi, but in 2017 he gave himself a new challenge: dogs. Using the same lighting and photographic techniques he uses for his National Geographic photography, Musi spent a year shooting portraits of dogs and compiling them into a book complete with all of the tail wags, wet noses, and dogs of all shapes and sizes. With delightful and informative bios displayed next to each portrait, The Year of the Dogs will have you entertained and doggedly coming back for more. “This gorgeous tribute to man’s best friend is the perfect gift for the dog-lover in your life—or anyone who needs to be convinced that dogs have just as much personality as humans.” —The Pioneer Woman “You’ve probably seen work by Vincent Musi before. He’s a regular National Geographic photographer and his work has covered topics like volcanoes, illegal immigration, global warming, hurricanes and the like. His latest book, though, is quite different in subject matter. It’s a book about dogs—your average pet pooch—and it’s fabulous . . . Paging through the book is a delight.” —Photo District News “For the dog lover who also loves photography, you can’t go wrong with this coffee table book from photographer Vincent J. Musi.” —InStyle (Holiday Gift Pick)


Nike is a Goddess

Nike is a Goddess

Author: Lissa Smith

Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 358

ISBN-13: 9780871137616

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A collection of thirteen narratives that profile the top female athletes in different sports, including Babe Didrickson Zaharias, Billie Jean King, Jackie Joyner-Kersee and Sheryl Swoopes.


The Denver Post Tournament

The Denver Post Tournament

Author: Jay Sanford

Publisher:

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 94

ISBN-13: 9780910137911

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"The Denver Post tournament was played from 1915-1947. It began as a statewide competition and developed into America's premier baseball event outside of the major leagues." It was sometimes called "The Little World Series" or "The Western World Series."


Sports and Entertainment Marketing

Sports and Entertainment Marketing

Author: Ken Kaser

Publisher: Cengage Learning

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780538445146

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This new edition incorporates feedback from instructors across the country. It includes more activities and projects, more examples that cover a wider variety of teams and artists, new photos, and more comprehensive DECA preparation.


The Last Yankee

The Last Yankee

Author: Society for American Baseball Research (Sabr)

Publisher:

Published: 1999-01-30

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 9780910137775

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A collection of articles, essays, statistics, and lore on the game of baseball.