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The Mindful Athlete
- Secrets to Pure Performance
- Narrated by: J. D. Jackson
- Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins
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Summary
Michael Jordan credits George Mumford with transforming his on-court leadership of the Bulls, helping Jordan lead the team to six NBA championships. Mumford also helped Kobe Bryant, Andrew Bynum, and Lamar Odom and countless other NBA players turn around their games. A widely respected public speaker and coach, Mumford is sharing his own story and the strategies that have made these athletes into stars in The Mindful Athlete: The Secret to Pure Performance. His proven, gentle but groundbreaking mindfulness techniques can transform the performance of anyone with a goal, be they an Olympian, weekend warrior, executive, hacker, or artist.
Mumford's deeply moving personal story is unforgettable. A basketball player at the University of Massachusetts (where he roomed with Dr. J, Julius Erving), injuries forced Mumford out of the game he loved. The meds that relieved the pain of his injuries also numbed him to the emptiness he felt without the game and eventually led him to heroin. After years as a functioning addict, Mumford enrolled in Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn's Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction program, and made meditation, on and off the cushion, the center of his life. He kicked drugs, earned a master's degree in counseling psychology and began teaching meditation to inmates and others.
When Michael Jordan left the Chicago Bulls to play baseball in 1993, the team was in crisis. Coach Phil Jackson, a long-time mindfulness practitioner, contacted Dr. Kabat-Zinn to find someone who could teach mindfulness techniques to the struggling team - someone who would have credibility and could speak the language of his players. Kabat-Zinn led Jackson to Mumford and their partnership began. Mumford has worked with Jackson and each of the eleven teams he coached to become NBA champions. His roster of champion clients has since blossomed way beyond basketball to include corporate executives, Olympians, and athletes.
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- Shawn
- 02-10-21
Listen to this with an open mind
Now I admit to some it may seem that the storytelling is occasionally somewhat anecdotal but that aside, there are some real nuggets of information here not just for athletes but for life in general and coming from an individual like myself (not really one for meditation or mindfulness) I have to applaud Mr Mumford for finding various ways to get his points over!
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- Damion
- 04-12-22
Excellent, will be listening again.
Excellent tips for pro athletes that can be applied to living every day life whatever you do.
Smooth sounding narration,
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- Jason
- 14-02-23
Not too impressed
Most memorable part for me was the breathing and nervous system, not much else really stuck
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- chris
- 20-10-21
good book, food for thought
very well read, and an interesting book. definitely some methods in here that I will employ in the future
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- Amazon Customer
- 17-09-21
Interesting
What a great listen didn’t expect a lot as it was free but l found it quite inspiring and would recommend it.
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- James Larney
- 19-06-20
brilliant
want to listen again. very inspiring and well read. will look into more work by George mumford
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- R. Young
- 03-10-21
Great wisdom from a humble sage
A must read - surprised that George didn’t narrate the book, he’s got the most wonderful voice and tone.
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- 07-01-22
Nothing new, just a different voice.
If anything, a mash up of Covey, Tao and numerous others, which is perhaps helpful if you’re unfamiliar with these.
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- Rin
- 05-08-21
Good
Good listen, useful insight into mind of athletes and other professionals. Interesting personal story's about struggles and overcoming.
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- Dion Collier
- 04-06-22
Mindfulness in a different perspective
This was a very easy to listen and fall i to the concepts expla9witj some great examples
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