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SportPsychologyBooksJohn Jerome's books - Sweet Spot in Time, The Elements of Effort and Staying With It. Jerome focuses mainly on running, Sweet Spot in Time is about his becoming a competitive swimmer. George Sheehan. Most of his books are insightful. His later ones looked at his life and dying, but the early ones are classics. Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi The New Mental Toughness Training for Sport http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN%3D0452269989/deadcatbookstorcA The Triathletes Guide to Mental Training - by Taylor and Schneider Bobby McGee's book “Magical Running” (can be cross referenced to other sports easily) "Thinking Mind, Dancing Body" Jerry Lynch "Zendurance" by Shane Eversfield "Working Out, Working Within" Jerry Lynch and Chungliang Al Huang “The Secret” Books about mentally tough people Running with the Legends, Michael Sandrock http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN%3D0873224930/deadcatbookstorcA Once a Runner, John L. Parker http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0915297019/deadcatbookstorcA Four Champions, One Gold Medal, Chuck Warner http://www.swiminfo.com/swimshop/shop_detail.asp?iPid=256&iCatId=4 Gold in the Water, P.H. Mullen http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN%3D0312265956/deadcatbookstorcA Iron Will, by Mike Plant if you can find it. "Running With The Buffalos" "Endurance," the recounting of Shackleton's ill-fated 1914 Antarctic expedition. Gordo recommends the following: http://www.coachgordo.com/gtips/various/recommended_reading.html Recommended Reading for the Mind
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