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Bob Rotella

Bob Rotella

Famed sports psychologist.

Rory McIlroy, Padraig Harrington and Darren Clarke all have something in common in addition to their victories in Majors. They are all clients of Dr. Bob Rotella, who works with the Virginia golf programs as a volunteer assistant coach.

Internationally known for his work in the area of applied sports psychology, Dr. Rotella is consistently recognized as the Top Sports Psychologist in the world.

Rotella’s book, “Golf Is Not a Game of Perfect” is the best selling sport psychology book of all time and one of the three best selling golf books in history.

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How Champions Think

In Sports and in Life

by Bob Rotella

Dr. Bob Rotella is widely recognized as the world’s leading sports psychologist. He’s coached everyone from basketball stars like LeBron James to rock stars like Seal. The golfers he’s coached (including greats like Rory McIlroy) have won an astonishing 80+ major championships. Want to know how champions think in both sports AND life? Well, here you go. Big Ideas we explore include the importance of going for "exceptionalism" (by definition, to be great/a champion you need to be an "exception" to the norm so...), a message from God (key takeaway: focus on the process, results are all good), train it and trust it, enthusiasm (it's the catalyst of champions), how to create your own reality (hint: don't do what average people do), and how to win the ultimate game of life.

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Golf Is Not a Game of Perfect

by Bob Rotella

This book is not only a golf/sports psychology classic, but a great primer on approaching life with the right mindset. If you’re into golf, you’ll love it. Big Ideas we explore include: Being an expander rather than a shrink, smaller targets leading to greater focus, the importance of your short game (in golf AND in life), fear vs. nervousness, paying a caddie to berate you and expectations: the good and the bad.

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Squirrels, Einstein and You
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Two Mindsets: Training vs. Trusting

In our last +1, we had fun dominating our dishes with Byron Katie. Get this: The same day I was thinking about that, I was driving to my sunrise trail on a rare, magically misty morning in Ojai. I’m at a stop sign a minute from our house. I glance at Byron Katie’s little chapel on my left then back a...

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Working: Hard and Smart
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How to Win Life’s Tournament

In our last +1, we talked about the renowned sports psychologist Bob Rotella and some wisdom from his great book How Champions Think. Let’s hang out with Dr. Rotella a little longer and tap into his treasure trove of wisdom. Here’s another Big Idea. He tells us that, as we all know, reaching an elite...

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Jack Nicklaus Never Missed a 3-Foot Putt
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Nor Did He Ever Three Putt on the Final Hole

In our last couple +1s, we’ve been having fun hanging out with the sports psychologist of Champions, Bob Rotella. We talked about squirrels and trusting ourselves then we talked about working both hard AND smart. Today we’re going to talk about Jack Nicklaus and the fact that he never missed a three-...

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Want to Be Great?
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Find the Time. Find the Energy

In our last +1, we talked about LeBron James and the fact that he tries to get 11 to 12 hours of sleep per day when he’s training. (So does Roger Federer. And, Tom Brady is in bed at 8:30. 😴) Let’s talk about LeBron a little more today. Renowned mental toughness coach Bob Rotella kicks off his boo...

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