Reviews for Winning, the psychology of competition

The average rating for Winning, the psychology of competition based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-01-20 00:00:00 Douglas Begland I first read this book when I was at University, having came across it in a rather abandoned section of the library. Last updated in 1986, it sometimes feels a little dated, especially the first quarter/half of the book where there's a lot of psychological theories being bounced about. I couldn't help shutting out the constant questioning in my mind whether or not the theories being espoused were still true or not. However, as an athlete and sports fan what really appealed to me were the stories that were shared. There were so many parts of the book that I just thought absolutely brilliant, and I found myself going "ah, it makes sense now why I may have done this-and-that back when I was competing." It made me question a lot of my motives, and also my actions and reactions in work and sport. Note that many of the examples used by the author, a competitive sailor, are based on sailing, and may be lost on non-sailing fans (like me), so if you do want to read this book be prepared for a little bit of Google and Wikipedia to get what he's talking about.

Review # 2 was written on 2019-07-20 00:00:00 Thomas Wojtowicz Quite fascinating. I'm sure there's a little Hamlet in everyone - and a whole lot of him in me.