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The Mental Game of Baseball by H.A. Dorfman and Karl Kuehl — WisdomDeck honest review
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The Mental Game of Baseball

by H.A. Dorfman and Karl Kuehl

The sports psychology classic for ballplayers: attitude, goals, confidence, visualization, dealing with failure. Dense and used by pros for decades.

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you play or coach baseball and want the mental side.

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Three things you will actually use

  1. Control the controllables.
  2. Process goals.
  3. Reset after every pitch.

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Read the chapter on dealing with failure.

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Dorfman's classic.

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