How Champions Think: In Sports and in Life
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Summary
This New York Times bestselling， groundbreaking guide to success from America’s preeminent sports psychologist is “so good that this reviewer has recommended it to all， golfers and non-golfers alike” （Library Journal， starred review）。
Acclaimed sports psychologist Bob Rotella has advised everyone from professional golfers to NBA superstars to business executives on how to flourish under pressure and overcome challenges。 “Rotella’s philosophy is astonishingly simple…his success rate…is phenomenal” （The New York Times）。 Now， for the first time， he’s distilled his decades of in-depth research and practical experience into a potential-unlocking guide for everyone， from businesspeople to athletes to parents。
Most psychology is focused on trying to make abnormal people normal。 Bob Rotella’s work is to make normal people exceptional。 “Intriguing and persuasive” （Publishers Weekly）， How Champions Think takes readers inside the minds of winners in many fields。 It explores how to keep the mind from holding you back， whatever your physical gifts or other talents。 It’s about how to make a commitment， how to persevere， how to deal with failure。 It’s about how to train your mind to create a self-image that promotes confidence and accomplishment。
Any successful life starts with how you see yourself。 And with these pearls of wisdom from the nation’s preeminent sports psychologist， you can learn to achieve the success of your dreams。 “Straightforward and simple。。。Do the math。 Read Rotella” （The Wall Street Journal）。
Acclaimed sports psychologist Bob Rotella has advised everyone from professional golfers to NBA superstars to business executives on how to flourish under pressure and overcome challenges。 “Rotella’s philosophy is astonishingly simple…his success rate…is phenomenal” （The New York Times）。 Now， for the first time， he’s distilled his decades of in-depth research and practical experience into a potential-unlocking guide for everyone， from businesspeople to athletes to parents。
Most psychology is focused on trying to make abnormal people normal。 Bob Rotella’s work is to make normal people exceptional。 “Intriguing and persuasive” （Publishers Weekly）， How Champions Think takes readers inside the minds of winners in many fields。 It explores how to keep the mind from holding you back， whatever your physical gifts or other talents。 It’s about how to make a commitment， how to persevere， how to deal with failure。 It’s about how to train your mind to create a self-image that promotes confidence and accomplishment。
Any successful life starts with how you see yourself。 And with these pearls of wisdom from the nation’s preeminent sports psychologist， you can learn to achieve the success of your dreams。 “Straightforward and simple。。。Do the math。 Read Rotella” （The Wall Street Journal）。
Reviews
Scott Beddingfield
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A quick read but tons of quote-worthy nuggets that I’ll review often and apply daily。 Practical advice coming from an author with lots of credibility。 His advice seems transferable to any profession。
Luis Osornio
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Good concepts and great examples！ I would like to have more examples from different sports and/or businesses。 Most of them are about golf。
Cara
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There are certainly things about this book that don’t sit well with me - Rotella seems unwilling to acknowledge the extent to which factors such as systemic oppression and adverse experiences affect a person’s ability to reach difficult goals， and he has an unwavering sense of patriotism and belief in the American dream， which is frankly uncomfortable to listen to - but I do think this is a really great guide to the kind of mindset one needs to cultivate when embarking on achieving a particularl There are certainly things about this book that don’t sit well with me - Rotella seems unwilling to acknowledge the extent to which factors such as systemic oppression and adverse experiences affect a person’s ability to reach difficult goals， and he has an unwavering sense of patriotism and belief in the American dream， which is frankly uncomfortable to listen to - but I do think this is a really great guide to the kind of mindset one needs to cultivate when embarking on achieving a particularly difficult goal。 。。。more
Mats Visser
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Audio boek。
Caleb Grondel
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Amazing book。 Clears up thought process of anxious athletes and gives clear ways to improve。 Get fascinated by what you want to be better at and dominate it through repetition， visualization， mindful practice etc。。。 You cannot wait until the achievement to believe that you can do it， confidence comes through practice and preparation。 Knowing that you've done what it takes to make it happen will come in when you've done everything you can。 Amazing book。 Clears up thought process of anxious athletes and gives clear ways to improve。 Get fascinated by what you want to be better at and dominate it through repetition， visualization， mindful practice etc。。。 You cannot wait until the achievement to believe that you can do it， confidence comes through practice and preparation。 Knowing that you've done what it takes to make it happen will come in when you've done everything you can。 。。。more
Ignacio Tobar
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 A very well written book with tons of examples to clarify what Dr。 Rotella intends to express。 This book will help you determine what’s important to achieve glory。 I liked chapter 18 the most， because you get to learn to create your own reality by not limiting yourself。 We as humans tend to do this and fail to get out of this short minded mentality。
Dave
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First rate！ A MUST READ FOR ANYONE WITH BIG GOALS， BIG DREAMS！！
kushal
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Content seems to be ok， but the author voice is so monotonous and blunt that I had to repeat the chapters many time to even understand what he meant。
Sophia
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very good book
William
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Outstanding。 Practical。 Effective。 Easy to understand。 Rotella uses mainly golf （individual） and basketball （team） examples to explain how one can excel; however， his insights apply to all aspects of life as he demonstrates with many other examples from his work。 One key observation is that the focus and dedication required to be a champion causes some individuals to ignore their families unless they find a balance between these two poles。
Reese
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Powerful concepts。 Only four though since it gets a little repetitive。 I'd recommend the audio book too。 Powerful concepts。 Only four though since it gets a little repetitive。 I'd recommend the audio book too。 。。。more
Rob
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Interesting look at the mindset of exceptional performers， mostly golfers。 Goes beyond the usual bromides to give specific examples that are helpful。 Found most insightful how athletes distract themselves during times of tension so that their unconscious can take over， allowing them to get out of their own way and perform at their peak - e。g。 visualizing a scene in Europe while walking toward the ball to hit a big shot， not thinking the whole way about options， technique， etc。 Even though most e Interesting look at the mindset of exceptional performers， mostly golfers。 Goes beyond the usual bromides to give specific examples that are helpful。 Found most insightful how athletes distract themselves during times of tension so that their unconscious can take over， allowing them to get out of their own way and perform at their peak - e。g。 visualizing a scene in Europe while walking toward the ball to hit a big shot， not thinking the whole way about options， technique， etc。 Even though most examples are from golf， the lessons about mindset apply to any sport， business， school and other areas requiring a high level of performance。 。。。more
Mike
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Great read with a lot of useful perspectives on positive thinking and how it shapes are daily lives。
Kelsey
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Recommended by a professor。 A good read that made you think a lot about your mentality and how to think to achieve greatness。 Were a lot of sports/golf references that went over my head or were simply just boring to read because I did not understand。 Overall， decent read。
Jeff Whistler
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I forgot the book I intended to read at home， so I read this instead。 I'm glad I did。 The author had some great morsels of wisdom which right away improved my golf game。 I took off one star because the author repeated himself a little too much for my liking （probably a sports psychology tactic）。 I forgot the book I intended to read at home， so I read this instead。 I'm glad I did。 The author had some great morsels of wisdom which right away improved my golf game。 I took off one star because the author repeated himself a little too much for my liking （probably a sports psychology tactic）。 。。。more
Luigino Bottega
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We need to practice creating ordered patterns of thought that carry a constructive and positive narrative about ourselves。 This helps us to visualize simulations of potential futures useful to accomplishing the chosen task。 We can get used to creatively constructing images of a potential future and guiding them through our mind， under our control。 This is how we start manifesting the future， from our mind to the physical world， through thoughts that guide our actions in achieving it。Inspiring bo We need to practice creating ordered patterns of thought that carry a constructive and positive narrative about ourselves。 This helps us to visualize simulations of potential futures useful to accomplishing the chosen task。 We can get used to creatively constructing images of a potential future and guiding them through our mind， under our control。 This is how we start manifesting the future， from our mind to the physical world， through thoughts that guide our actions in achieving it。Inspiring book！ 。。。more
Niki Agrawal
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This book is a motivating read for anyone who wants to make bigger change in life。 You'll feel like - hey I can do this。 It holds valuable lessons and themes for those performing at high levels。 Took off 3 stars for 3 reasons:1。 There is a lot of golf terminology and would have liked to see wider applications。2。 This book leans highly toward the individual-deterministic view without often acknowledging how privilege or circumstances play a roll in life as well。3。 The book almost always uses only This book is a motivating read for anyone who wants to make bigger change in life。 You'll feel like - hey I can do this。 It holds valuable lessons and themes for those performing at high levels。 Took off 3 stars for 3 reasons:1。 There is a lot of golf terminology and would have liked to see wider applications。2。 This book leans highly toward the individual-deterministic view without often acknowledging how privilege or circumstances play a roll in life as well。3。 The book almost always uses only "he" as a pronoun for everything （i。e。 "He is exceptional when he does xyz。。。"， and it's the 21st century！ There are more inclusive forms of writing that would make this book a lot more approachable and a lot less irritating to audiences that are not male。I would recommend this book to people with big grains of salt - it's a motivating book to skim， or to read a few chapters intensely， but it won't be the first book I recommend for the reasons mentioned。 。。。more
Boran Berak
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If you are in search of achieving a excellence， don’t look any further from this book。 Masterpiece。 🙌🏼🔥
Boni
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Torn between the good and the bad。 The good being some new ideas ad also some reinforcement of habits I've found effective in sports， career， and endeavors in general。 The bad being felt in his trying to relate golf lessons to every other life lesson or even other sports lessons。 To me， that was a sometimes-annoying stretch。 For example， there are so many differences in considering 'opponents' in golf versus football versus individual workplace versus corporations。 In so many situations， you can Torn between the good and the bad。 The good being some new ideas ad also some reinforcement of habits I've found effective in sports， career， and endeavors in general。 The bad being felt in his trying to relate golf lessons to every other life lesson or even other sports lessons。 To me， that was a sometimes-annoying stretch。 For example， there are so many differences in considering 'opponents' in golf versus football versus individual workplace versus corporations。 In so many situations， you cannot just concentrate on YOUR individual performance as you might in golf。。。 or skiing。。。 or discuss。。。 or platform diving。 Also， he emphasizes that to be an 'exceptional' person， you really need to being single-minded in achieving your goal。。。 as opposed to integrating balance of one's life goals。 But he then later talks about a great coach demanding his college get time away from basketball for a cathartic break/life balance。 Seems like contradictory advice to me。 But still， there were some good points in the book like establishing a lifestyle focused on 'process' to get results that you'd like; and also pushing the zen of body/muscle habits versus over-thinking。 Overall a nice read， and presentation of lessons for both young and mature， in both sport and in life。 。。。more
Michiel
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A small step into the mindset of champions。 It is also an account of how important the psychological component of sport cannot be ignored and the enormous roll it plays in a sportsman's career。 Very interesting read and the examples provided by the author are compelling。 A small step into the mindset of champions。 It is also an account of how important the psychological component of sport cannot be ignored and the enormous roll it plays in a sportsman's career。 Very interesting read and the examples provided by the author are compelling。 。。。more
Ben Jenson
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This book was full of good psychological advice on how to have the right mentality and mindset to succeed in whatever it is you do。 He brought up a lot of cool stories of many sporting legends and I definitely learned a lot， but most of the examples were golfers。 That’s not a bad thing but a sports book without a single reference to soccer doesn’t deserve 5 stars。
Andrii
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Great book by Bob Rotella。 It shows the way the exceptional people act in their everyday life， and it does not depend if it is sport or work。 Many Inspiring stories are waiting for you， many useful hacks to improve your everyday performance。 Must read for anyone shooting to the stars！ You know this feeling， it's so revealing ;） Great book by Bob Rotella。 It shows the way the exceptional people act in their everyday life， and it does not depend if it is sport or work。 Many Inspiring stories are waiting for you， many useful hacks to improve your everyday performance。 Must read for anyone shooting to the stars！ You know this feeling， it's so revealing ;） 。。。more
Marga Sison
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“She told the interviewer that she wanted other people to walk around delusional about how great they can be and then fight so hard for it every day that the delusion becomes the truth。”
Catarina Ramos Pereira
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A bible for everyone who loves sports。 One of the few book I would read again and again。It gives you a lot of brilliant tips to improve your life through sport。
Jap Hengky
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Success is all about an optimistic mind-set。 By establishing goals， building confidence and facing your fears， you’ll be able to take your performance to the next level， whether in business or on the playing field。
Andy Jaffke
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A book full of examples on how Champions - mainly in Sports （Golf， Basketball and Baseball） - think。 What I like most is how Bob Rotella differentiates between the two processes for Training and Performance。 He also provides some good examples about Top Business Managers and Leaders and explains how they can learn from Sports Champions。 Mindset is one of the key aspects but also Coaching teams and the ability to use successful moments after good performance applying the right critique to a team A book full of examples on how Champions - mainly in Sports （Golf， Basketball and Baseball） - think。 What I like most is how Bob Rotella differentiates between the two processes for Training and Performance。 He also provides some good examples about Top Business Managers and Leaders and explains how they can learn from Sports Champions。 Mindset is one of the key aspects but also Coaching teams and the ability to use successful moments after good performance applying the right critique to a team to make them even better and coach them like that to win championships impressed me。 I really recommend this book to anyone who aspires to either become a champion or to coach teams to the highest possible performance。 。。。more
Damon Coleman
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Truly an inspiring book。 How champions think applies not just to golf， but life in general。 I appreciate the inspiration to motivate others to be great at no matter what they do in life。
Chris Tucker
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I absolutely loved this book。 It is one that can make you feel uncomfortable。 I say this because the principles are so clearly outlined that you know whether you are thinking like a champion or not。 The author provided many different tools to help develop the mindset he encourages。 For example， he shares the tool of visualization。 It is not just imagining something， but really working to experience it in every way。I plan to make this one of my "yearly read" books。 The principles are timeless and I absolutely loved this book。 It is one that can make you feel uncomfortable。 I say this because the principles are so clearly outlined that you know whether you are thinking like a champion or not。 The author provided many different tools to help develop the mindset he encourages。 For example， he shares the tool of visualization。 It is not just imagining something， but really working to experience it in every way。I plan to make this one of my "yearly read" books。 The principles are timeless and have already brought me that much value。 If you decide to read this book you will not be disappointed。 Worth a read at least a couple times。 。。。more
Nathan de Boer
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i'm a champion now。 i'm a champion now。 。。。more
Rebekah
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