Don't Choke: A Champion's Guide to Winning Under Pressure

by Gary Player, Bob Rotella (Foreword by)

Overview

Gary Player is one of golf’s greatest champions. As one of the “Big Three” of golf’s golden era (with Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer), he helped launch golf as a major international sport. He sits fourth on the list of most major victories on the PGA Tour, and he built a reputation of being fearless on the course and steely on the greens. Don’t Choke, now in paperback, is Player’s look at what it takes to achieve success when the pressure is on. Player explains how and why he became a champion and what it takes to win in big-time golf, but he also explains how learning to cope in pressure situations can help anyone. He will review the most pressure-packed situations in his eighteen major victories and how he managed to succeed when things were most tense.

But this book is not all about golf. Player has had a long successful career in business since his playing days—designing golf courses, marketing golf equipment and sportswear, and more. If you want to do better in a boardroom or in your next job interview, Player’s advice will help. This personal glimpse into the mind of a champion offers lessons to everyone who has to face pressure—and today that is all of us.

“Gary is one of the greatest competitors who ever played the game.”
—Arnold Palmer

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781632203557
Publisher:	Skyhorse
Publication date:	03/10/2015
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 8.10(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Gary Player is considered one of the greatest golfers of all time, having eighteen major wins. He is also considered the most accomplished international golfer of all time, winning 164 tournaments around the globe over five decades.
Dr. Bob Rotella is consistently recognized as the world’s premier sports psychologist. He has dedicated his life to helping coaches, athletes, business leaders, and salespeople use their minds and emotions to take them to the top of their chosen professions. Rotella is the author of Golf Is Not a Game of Perfect, as well as several other top-selling books. Rotella is a columnist for Golf Digest magazine and a contributing editor for Sports Psychology Journal.

Table of Contents

Foreword Dr. Bob Rotella xi

Preface xv

Introduction: Teeing Off 1

What Defines Choking? 5

The Front Nine

Never, Never, Never Give Up 17

Slaying the Giants 23

Tough Times Aren't Always Bad Times 34

Patience 41

It Ain't Meant to Be Easy 52

Don't Be Afraid to Go For It 60

Work Hard, Then Expect It to Happen 68

Confidence, Not Arrogance 74

Enthusiasm Has No Age Limit 84

The Old Pear Tree 92

Reviresco 96

The Back Nine

Let Your Yesterdays Build Your Tomorrows 102

Complacency Breeds Choking 108

Embrace the Challenge 113

Follow Through 119

Play Your Own Game 124

You're Never Too Old to Win 131

The Power of Memory 137

Love the Battle 144

With Great Success Comes Great Responsibility 151

The Nineteenth Major: Fitness and Nutrition 161

Epilogue 171

Acknowledgments 177

My Major Championships 182

Bibliography 186