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Can you think of any professional baseball player who has brought more attention to the mental aspect of sport than syntactically challenged New York Yankee catcher Yogi Berra? Berra is frequently quoted: “Baseball is 90% mental and the other half is physical.” While his quote often prompts a chuckle and a knowing grin, Berra was right about the cognitive aspects of performance. From baseball to swimming, soccer to fencing, and golf to running, the brain is a fascinating ally in performance. Performance is mental.
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Brown, J.L. (2011). Cognitive–Behavioral Strategies. In: Luiselli, J., Reed, D. (eds) Behavioral Sport Psychology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0070-7_7
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