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In preparation for this text, Michael Clarkson interviewed many top athletes such as Michael Jordan, Bob Beamon, and Roger Bannister. He concludes that the root of greatness is the reaction of athletes to fight or flight situations in competition.

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title:Competitive Fire
author:Clarkson, Michael.
publisher:Human Kinetics
isbn10 | asin:0880118652
print isbn13:9780880118651
ebook isbn13:9780585270395
language:English
subjectAthletes--Psychology, Sports--Psychological aspects, Sports--Competitions.
publication date:1999
lcc:GV706.4.C53 1999eb
ddc:796/.01
subject:Athletes--Psychology, Sports--Psychological aspects, Sports--Competitions.
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Competitive Fire
Michael Clarkson
Page ii Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Clarkson - photo 2
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Clarkson, Michael, 1948
Competitive fire / by Michael Clarkson
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.
ISBN 0-88011-865-2 1. AthletesPsychology. 2. SportsPsychological aspects.
3. Sports-Competition. I. Title.
GV706.4.C53 1999
796'.01dc21 99-17568
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ISBN:0-88011-865-2
Copyright 1999 by Michael Clarkson
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To Irene Clarkson and Jennifer (Vanderklei) Clarkson
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CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
vi
Introduction
vii
PART I
Fight, Flight, or Fright
1
Chapter 1
The Athlete's Primal Defense System
3
Chapter 2
Impact of Optimal Arousal
19
Chapter 3
Altered States
33
Chapter 4
The Painless Zone and Other States
43
PART II
Warring Athletes
53
Chapter 5
The Athlete as Warrior
55
Chapter 6
The Incredible Drive of Elite Athletes
69
Chapter 7
Turning Adversity Into Advantage
85
Chapter 8
The Parents' Hall of Fame
97
Chapter 9
Fueling the Fire
107

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PART III
Soaring Athletes
129
Chapter 10
New Tricks of an Old Trade
131
Chapter 11
Relaxing and Focusing
151
Chapter 12
Staying in the Twilight Zone
167
Chapter 13
Altering Your Chemistry
181
PART IV
Crashing and Burning Athletes
197
Chapter 14
Choking Revisited
199
Chapter 15
Intensity Overload
211
Chapter 16
Athlete Addictions
221
Bibliography
243
Index
245
About the Author
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