The Brave Athlete, Simon Marshall, PhD
The Brave Athlete, Simon Marshall, PhD
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The Brave Athlete
Calm the F*ck Down and Rise to the Occasion

Author: Simon Marshall, PhD, Lesley Paterson

Narrator: Lesley Paterson, Simon Marshall

Unabridged: 9 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/14/2017

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

The Brave Athlete solves the thirteen most common mental conundrums athletes face in their everyday training and in races.

You don't have one brain—you have three; your ancient Chimp brain that keeps you alive, your modern Professor brain that navigates the civilized world, and your Computer brain that accesses your memories and runs your habits (good and bad). They fight for control all the time and that's when bad things happen; you get crazy nervous before a race, you choke under pressure, you quit when the going gets tough, you make dumb mistakes, you worry about how you look.

What if you could stop the thoughts and feelings you don't want? What if you could feel confident, suffer like a hero, and handle any stress? You can.

The Brave Athlete from Dr. Simon Marshall and Lesley Paterson will help you take control of your brain so you can train harder, race faster, and better enjoy your sport. Dr. Marshall is a sport psychology expert who trains the brains of elite professional athletes. Paterson is a three-time world champion triathlete and coach. Together, they offer this innovative brain training guide that is the first to draw from both clinical science and real-world experience with athletes.

About Simon Marshall, PhD

Simon Marshall, PhD, trains the brains of endurance athletes and fitness enthusiasts to become happier and more mentally resilient. Prior to brain-wrangling athletes full-time, he was a professor of behavioral medicine at the University of California, San Diego, and a professor of sport and exercise psychology at San Diego State University. He is currently the performance psychologist for BMC Racing, a World Tour professional cycling team. He is married to professional triathlete and three-time world champion, Lesley Paterson, a Godzilla of mental toughness but incapable of removing rotting fruit and dirty dishes from the foot-well of a car. He holds a bachelor's degree in sports science, a master's degree in kinesiology, and a PhD in sport & exercise psychology with a post-doctoral fellowship in behavioral science. He has published over 100 scientific articles, been the recipient of over $25 million dollars in research grant funding, and has been cited in the scientific literature over 10,000 times.


Reviews

Goodreads review by John on August 11, 2018

A friend of mine posted an online comment about this book that caught my attention so I decided to read it. My friend is a much better athlete than I am and competes in marathons and triathlons throughout the year, so I expected this book to be aimed at elite athletes. I was a little intimidated, bu......more

Goodreads review by Léonie on June 19, 2023

What an amazing book. 100% recommend. Already on my re-read list. Educational, funny, well written and well structured. I feel better equiped to deal with anxiety as an athlete, while being well aware that « there is no quick fix for meaningful change above the neck ». Let the Chimp wrangling begin !......more

Goodreads review by Jana on July 28, 2024

Some good ideas They missed the boat by focusing on the triathlete/endurance athlete. I get that that’s what they know, but they could’ve easily extrapolated into other sports and held my attention more… Found that I was getting annoyed. I marked it as red, but I actually couldn’t finish it.......more