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Using Hypnosis in Athletic Performance

August 2, 2007
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“In the 1988 Seoul Summer Games, the power of hypnosis on focus and performance was displayed beautifully when Olympic diver Greg Louganis hit his head on the board while performing a complicated dive during the 3 meter final. In what is considered one of the greatest feats in sporting history, Louganis, his head gushing blood, had the wound treated while he put earphones on to listen to hypnosis tapes. Amazingly, Greg then went out to score a perfect dive the second time, enough to earn him the gold medal!”

Dr. Jack Singer wrote an article on the use of hypnosis in sport and it’s posted on The American Chronicle. Here’s the full article.

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