By L. Jon Wertheim,Sam Sommers
ISBN-10: 0553447408
ISBN-13: 9780553447408
ISBN-10: 0553447424
ISBN-13: 9780553447422
during this impossible to resist narrative romp, Wertheim and Sommers usher us from expert soccer to the NBA to Grand Slam tennis, from the psychology of athletes self-handicapping their functionality within the boxing ring or the area sequence, to a proof of why even the glimpse of a end line can carry us past traditional actual limits. They discover why Tom Brady and different beginning NFL quarterbacks all seem to appear like style types; why lovers of groups just like the Cubs, Mets, and any franchise from Cleveland love rooting for a loser; why the simplest avid gamers make the worst coaches; why hockey goons (and enthusiasts) might particularly struggle at domestic than at the street; and why the world t-shirt cannon has anything to educate us approximately human nature.
briefly, this booklet is an unique and thought-provoking trip into how psychology and behavioral technology collide with the universe of wins-and-losses, training adjustments, underdogs, and competition games.
— Boston Globe, most sensible Books of 2016, Sports
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