If I had a dollar for every time I heard a parent or coach say that a player has the talent but doesn't have it mentally, I'll be rich. Have you ever wonder how top athletes are able to stay focus, how they're don't get caught in the moments. In the "Mental Athlete" by Porter Kay, you can learn how top athletes are able to perform at a high level consistently. you can learn to train your body and mind to create your own of inner training for peak performance. whether you are a once in a while athlete or everyday athlete, you will learn how to draw on your mental power to build self-confidence, self-control, and a winning inner game. This book a self-guided approach to finding your own sport performance keys, not everybody are alike, so what might work for me might not work for others. So I really think this book accurately pointed out the keys to finding our unique performance keys and it also has different inner performance keys for each sport.
Summary
To begin with, this book helps improved mental ability for peak sports performance. Athletes don't succeed just because of their physical abilities but also because of their mental awareness, preparation, and skills as well. The Mental Athlete will help improve your overall performance by providing the tools, guidance, and …show more content…
As an athlete myself, I found this book amazingly helpful in many areas, Specially pre-competition techniques. The book recommended various tips, and tricks to calm your nerves down and how to reach your goals. It mentioned visualization techniques, breathing exercises and many other small tricks that really help you be the athlete you want to be. Kay Porter, the author, is a world famous sport psychologist that has helped various Olympic athletes reach their goals. I
recommend this book to any athlete, public speaker or anyone that has to calm down and relax. This book was amazingly