Winning: The Psychology of Competition

Informationen zum Autor Stuart H. Walker is professor of pediatrics emeritus at the University of Maryland Medical School and an international dinghy champion. He was a member of the 1968 U.S. Olympic team and the 1979 U.S. Pan-American Team. Klappentext Addressing the competitor-whether in sailing, tennis, golf, baseball, or other sport-Stuart H. Walker demonstrates that what competition means to the competitor is the main determinant of success and failure, and that what it means to you can be turned to your advantage. Dr. Walker writes, "Competence leads to courage, creativity, and fun. Lack of understanding and lack of control lead to fear, depressions, and incompetence-and no fun. Competition is too good to waste." For the paperback edition, Dr. Walker has written a new chapter, "Cheating," in which he discusses why cheating seems to be on the increase, what it signifies, and what should be done about it. Zusammenfassung This book is designed to explain why winners win, why losers lose—and why everyone else finishes in the same position time after time.

Product details

• Authors: Stuart H. Walker, Walker Stuart H.
• Assisted by: Thomas C. Price (Illustration), Price Thomas C. (Illustration)
• Publisher: External catalogues UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.11.2009
• EAN: 9780393302677
• ISBN: 978-0-393-30267-7
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; SELF-HELP / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, Self-help & personal development, Social, group or collective psychology, Self-help, personal development and practical advice