The greatest : the quest for sporting perfection /
by Syed, Matthew.
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BookPublisher: London : John Murray, 2017Description: xiv, 287 pages ; 22 cm.ISBN: 9781473653658 (pbk.) :; 1473653657 (pbk.) :.Classification number: 796.019 SYESubject(s): Sports -- Psychological aspects | Sports sciences | Athletes | Sport | SportSummary: What can Roger Federer teach us about the secret of longevity? What do the All Blacks have in common with improvised jazz musicians? And why did Johan Cruyff believe that beauty was more important than winning? Matthew Syed answers these questions and more in a fascinating, wide-ranging and provocative book about the mental game of sport.
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| Book - Adult Paperback | Crosby Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 796.019 SYE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Checked out | 18/10/2024 | 002940581X |
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| 795.4 COM The complete book of card games | 795.4 MAR Card games properly explained: poker, canasta, cribbage, gin rummy, whist and much more | 796 BAT A Sporting life in pictures | 796.019 SYE The greatest : the quest for sporting perfection / | 796.33 PLA Play like Liverpool: | 796.334 BAR The last busby babe : the autobiography of Sammy McIlroy / | 796.334 BEA Jose Mourinho : up close and personal / |
Includes index.
What can Roger Federer teach us about the secret of longevity? What do the All Blacks have in common with improvised jazz musicians? And why did Johan Cruyff believe that beauty was more important than winning? Matthew Syed answers these questions and more in a fascinating, wide-ranging and provocative book about the mental game of sport.
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