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Searching for Bobby Fischer

1993

A prepubescent chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.

109 min

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05:50

Scientific Benefits of Visualization for Athletes

In this video, I explain 8 science based benefits of visualization for athletes. I also explain how some of the best athletes in the world (Conor McGregor, Michael Phelps and Alex Honnold) use visualization to improve sports performance.

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2019
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08:32

How to Stop Comparing and Start Competing | Brett Ledbetter | TEDxGatewayArch

Do you struggle with comparing yourself to others? This talk uncovers how some of the top performers (Kanye West, Abby Wambach, and Mike Krzyzewski) approach competition that takes them to a higher (and healthier) level. Brett Ledbetter specializes in human performance and team cohesion.

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2017
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11:26

The Mindset of a Winner | Kobe Bryant | Champion’s Advice

“You want first place come play with me, you want second place go somewhere else.” —Kobe Bryant, The Mindset of a Winner

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2019
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The Champion Mindset: An Athlete’s Guide to Mental Toughness

Champions, as the familiar adage preaches, are not born―they’re made. Reaching the top of any sport, or any aspect of life, takes years upon years of dedication and proper preparation.

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Joanna Zeiger
2017
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Everything Your Coach Never Told You Because You’re a Girl (and Other Truths about Winning)

This is what your coaches would have said to you if you were a boy, told through the story of a small-college team that won more games than it ever had a right to win.

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Dan Blank
2014
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The Best: How Elite Athletes are Made

Never have the best sportspeople seemed so far removed from the rest of us. So how are these extraordinary athletes made and what do their achievements tell us about success? THE BEST reveals how the most incredible sportspeople in the world got that way.

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Mark Williams, Tim Wigmore
2024
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Gender and Competition: How Men and Women Approach Work and Play Differently

A fascinating look at how men and women approach competition both on and off the court. Noted author and lecturer Kathleen J. DeBoer first examines many of the non-physical differences between the sexes (their values and fears, conversation, behavior, psychological adjustment, etc.

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Kathleen J. Deboer
2004
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The Psychology of Competition

How competitions can lead you to do the right thing for the wrong reason.

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Sander van der Linden
2021
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Competition Is the Best Workout Motivation, Study Finds

Lack of physical activity has been shown to increase the risk of chronic illness and mortality. Yet, a large part of the American population fails to meet the government’s recommendations for physical activity. According to a new study, competition might be the key to getting us to workout more.

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Ana Sandolu
2016
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Age Shouldn’t Be a Barrier to Playing Competitive Sports

To stay healthy and fit, older people have traditionally been advised to take up gentle activities, such as walking and tai chi. But it’s time we added competitive sports to the mix.

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Claire Jenkin
2018
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