Peak Performance: The Blog

At the moment of glory, no one is as revered as much as the successful athlete. Few people go through as rigorous training and preparation as the world-class athlete. Everything that they do is designed for success. They have another special quality. It is how they prepare mentally and emotionally that help them to make quick decisions, perform flawlessly, under pressure in a highly public forum. This preparation is the basis of this blog. Enter their world.

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Tony Romo Deals With Continued Criticism as High-Profile Dallas Cowboys' Quarterback

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''You're always frustrated and disappointed when you don't play to what you feel like you're capable of. That was me las...
Monday, September 28, 2009

Mark Sanchez: NFL Rookie Living A Dream and Having Fun

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"I'm loving every part of this. This is all I could ever dream of." --Mark Sanchez, New York Jets rookie quarterback, after a...
Thursday, September 24, 2009

Michael Crabtree: NFL Rookie Holdout

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"He's a very focused kid. Far more focused than kids his age. He compartmentalizes things. My impression is that in his mind, he...

Tiger Woods: Focus, Technique & Execution

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“When you’re over that putt, all you think about is where you’re playing that ball. All the other stuff takes care of itself. It’s nothing...
Wednesday, September 23, 2009

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marshal sandler .com : Before, After and After........... ( http://ping.fm/c9WgE )
Friday, September 18, 2009

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America's Most Promising Companies from Forbes ( http://www.forbes.com%2Fentrepreneurs%2Fpromising-companies%2F&urlhash=RZ3G&trk...
Tuesday, September 15, 2009

More Tom Brady Magic: Patriots Make Last-Minute Comeback

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"The interception was a really bad play. You can't do that. You learn from them, get focused and concentrate on what you have to d...
Monday, September 14, 2009

Update: Serena Williams Amends Her Apology

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Prior to her championship doubles match at the U.S. Open, Serena Williams issued this amendment on her blog: Hey guys!!! I want to amend my...

Serena Williams Loses Her Cool

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"If I could, I would take this ... ball and shove it down your ... throat." --SerenaWilliams, in the heat of battle at the U.S. Op...
Thursday, September 10, 2009

Oudin Finally Ousted from U.S. Open

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"The dream...it's not over yet." --Melanie Oudin, talking with Good Morning America after being eliminated from the U.S. Open....
Tuesday, September 08, 2009

For Melanie Oudin, Mental Toughness Pays Off at the U.S. Open

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“I try to pretend that it's not like Arthur Ashe Stadium playing Maria Sharapova. I try to just pretend it's any other match, even ...
Friday, September 04, 2009

Melanie Oudin: "Believe"

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“I think she’s very talented. She was in the court and not afraid to play. She was playing very aggressively , really enjoying this atmosph...
Wednesday, September 02, 2009

Notes from the U.S. Open: Andy Roddick Learns Confidence

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"I think I used to get more up and down on an individual results or two. I maybe used to be convinced after two bad weeks that it was ...

Dinara Safina: Mental Battles

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"I try to do something good, but when it doesn't go good, then I go like too much into myself, what I'm doing right, wrong, ins...
Saturday, August 29, 2009

Florida's Tim Tebow Wants to Make a Difference

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Check out the New York Times article from 8/29/2009 about Tim Tebow. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/30/sports/ncaafootball/30tebow.html
Friday, August 21, 2009

Usain Bolt Provides Motivation to Other Sprinters

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“Just because you get beat doesn’t mean you stop trying, it just means you go home and work on your own résumé. When I go home this off-sea...

Peak Performance Videos: Usain Bolt Smashes World Records in 100M and 200M

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Watch and admire! For more on Peak Performance, click on The Handbook of Peak Performance .
Thursday, August 20, 2009

U.S. Army Promotes Emotional Resiliency

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" Resilience is a way of thinking -- you apply optimistic thinking to a problem. It is really a difference between, for instance, whe...
Tuesday, August 18, 2009

U.S. Military to Begin Training Soldiers in Mental Conditioning

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In response to increasing incidents of post-traumatic stress syndrome, suicide, and depression in the military, it is planned that all 1.1 m...
Monday, August 10, 2009

Progressive Relaxation Helps Michael Phelps to Gold

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"When I step onto the blocks to race, I switch into a different gear. It doesn't matter what kind of training I have or what's ...
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