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The Mindful Athlete

By: George Mumford, Phil Jackson - foreword
Narrated by: J. D. Jackson
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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.

©2016 George Mumford (P)2015 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

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Awesome book. very inspiring and educating

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it was worth every penny.
the narrating is just amazing and keeps you engaged.

I am going to keep listening to this audio book over and over again.

Thanks Phil Jackson, George Mumford and J.D Jackson

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love it

loved the book, the voice and graditude , a great book to listen to.
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the flow

i enjoyed listening to the authors life experiences being mixed in with mindfullness practices throuh out the book

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Excellent Book!

I enjoyed exploring the 5 superpowers, and this book is great! Enjoyable and informative.

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Loved it

Beautifully read, nice anecdotes and left the listener with a sense of empowerment, courage and direction

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The path of courage

This is a wonderful book for those interested in mindfulness as it applies to sport and life. Engaging whilst teaching practices and principles. Beautifully narrated. And in part an inspiring autobiography acts as a non preachy reinder to tred our own paths, live our own lives fully.

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Powerful reminder of the power within.

Amazing book, with terrific autobiographical substance to support the power of mindfulness. Something for everyone, but definitely something for coaches and aspiring athletes. Or just those Looking to be their best self or help their team.

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I need more

I read this book and immediately started looking for more of the same. Great work George Mumford.

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My ass was on fire!

I found this book to be a perfect explanation of mindfulness in the real world and how powerful a tool it can be for athletes both it competition and in life.

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inspiring book

very good book. enjoyed every part of this book. really really good read. eye opening to the amount of talent s we have in us

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