Description
An authoritative exploration of the psychology of elite sport, written by an Olympic silver medallist and respected sports journalist.
About the Author
Annie Vernon is a former Olympic rower. She was a full-time athlete for eight years, winning gold at the 2007 and 2010 World Championships and silver at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Annie is now a sports journalist, regularly contributing to BBC Sport, The Times, Guardian, Sunday Times and Rowing & Regatta. She lives in Cornwall.
Reviews
An amazing book that I very much enjoyed. -- Simon Mundie * Don't Tell Me the Score (BBC Podcast) *
A tour de force of elite sport, nerves, expectation and pressure from all perspectives. -- Matthew Pinsent
A fascinating book about the psychology of elite sport... Mind Games explores compelling territory. It asks searching questions about the mentality required to succeed at sport's highest level while mining themes of self-doubt, determination, competitiveness and why "talent needs trauma" to blossom. -- Don McRae * the Guardian *
There is no better person to shed light on the fascinating subject of sports psychology than two-timed World Champion, Olympian and talented sports journalist, Annie Vernon -- Chrissie Wellington OBE
Loved it... I would recommend it to all of you. -- Jazmin Sawyers * BBC 5 Live *
I played professional rugby for 13 years and it was amazing to read in Mind Games that the doubts and challenges I felt during that time weren't mine alone - they were shared by my peers across different disciplines. I wish I'd had Mind Games as a reference book during my career as I'm sure it would have made me much stronger to know I wasn't alone in my thinking. -- Chris Bentley, former professional rugby player
As engaging as it is broad-ranging... After reading and thoroughly enjoying Mind Games, I'll look at lots of sports in a quite different way... I highly recommend adding it to your own collection. -- Peter Cossins
Book Information
ISBN 9781472949141
Author Annie Vernon
Format Paperback
Page Count 288
Imprint Bloomsbury Sport
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 206g