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Performance at its Best: Apolo Anton Ohno

March 2, 2010 Stephen Walker, PhD 3 Comments america's most successful athlete, apolo anton ohno, competition, concentration, dr.-stephen-walker, imagery, Jessie Owens, learning from his youth, mental-conditioning, mental-toughness, peak-performance, self-talk, sport-psychology-articles, sport-psychology-techniques, Vancouver Olympics 2010, visualization, Yuki Ohno

“I’ve always, in the back of my head, wanted to be known as one of the greatest short track speedskaters

Mental Training Pays Off – Vancouver Olympics 2010

February 28, 2010 Stephen Walker, PhD 0 Comments billy demong, Bode Miller, Canadian Hockey team, Chad Headrick, coaching, competition, concentration, Controlling stress, cr johnson, factors in success, focus, Jeret "Speedy" Peterson, Joanie Rochette, Johnny Spillane, Julia Mancuso, Lindsey Vonn, managing strong emotions, mental-conditioning, mental-game, mental-toughness, mental-training, outcome-goals, peak-performance, positive mental attitude, process-goals, productive relationships with teammates and coaches, Russian hockey team, self-motivation, self-talk, setting-goals, sport-psychology-articles, sports-psychology-articles, USA hockey team, Vancouver Olympics 2010, visualization

by Dr. Stephen Walker, PhD, CC-AASP, USOC Registry of Sport Psychogists What do you get when you employ a positive

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Julia Mancuso's Day: Who Said Luck, Time and Circumstance Don't Factor In?

February 25, 2010 Stephen Walker, PhD 1 Comment athletic-performance, coaching, competition, concentration, dealing with loss and grief, dr.-stephen-walker, draw inspiration from CR Johnson, focus, forgiveness, giant slalom race, give the performance of a lifetime. refocusing, Julia Mancuso, learn from her mistakes, letting go of the past, mental-conditioning, mental-skills, mental-toughness, poor weather conditions, racing, sport-psychology-articles, sports-psychology-training, Vancouver Olympics 2010

by Stephen Walker, PhD, CC-AASP, USOC Registry of Sport Psychologists Vancouver Olympics 2010 – Julia Mancuso Part 1 Julia Mancuso

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Vancouver Olympics 2010 – The Mental Toughness of Ryan Miller

February 23, 2010 Stephen Walker, PhD 1 Comment Canada, competition, focus, hockey, mental-conditioning, mental-toughness, peak-performance, ryan miller goaltending, sport-psychology-articles, sports-psychology-articles, Stephen Walker, USA, Vancouver Olympics 2010

What happens when you combine the speed of 5 great athletes in helmets and pads sprinting on ice skates straight at you? Oh yeah, they’re also bearing weapons.