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In this irresistible narrative romp, Wertheim and Sommers usher us from professional football to the NBA to Grand Slam tennis, from the psychology of athletes self-handicapping their performance in the boxing ring or the World Series, to an explanation of why even the glimpse of a finish line can lift us beyond ordinary physical limits. They explore why Tom Brady and other starting NFL quarterbacks all seem to look like fashion models; why fans of teams like the Cubs, Mets, and any franchise from Cleveland love rooting for a loser; why the best players make the worst coaches; why hockey goons (and fans) would rather fight at home than on the road; and why the arena t-shirt cannon has something to teach us about human nature.
In short, this book is an entertaining and thought-provoking journey into how psychology and behavioral science collide with the universe of wins-and-losses, coaching changes, underdogs, and rivalry games.
- Boston Globe, Best Books of 2016, Sports
In this irresistible narrative romp, Wertheim and Sommers usher us from professional football to the NBA to Grand Slam tennis, from the psychology of athletes self-handicapping their performance in the boxing ring or the World Series, to an explanation of why even the glimpse of a finish line can lift us beyond ordinary physical limits. They explore why Tom Brady and other starting NFL quarterbacks all seem to look like fashion models; why fans of teams like the Cubs, Mets, and any franchise from Cleveland love rooting for a loser; why the best players make the worst coaches; why hockey goons (and fans) would rather fight at home than on the road; and why the arena t-shirt cannon has something to teach us about human nature.
In short, this book is an entertaining and thought-provoking journey into how psychology and behavioral science collide with the universe of wins-and-losses, coaching changes, underdogs, and rivalry games.
- Boston Globe, Best Books of 2016, Sports
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Sport |
| Produktart: | Nachschlagewerke |
| Rubrik: | Hobby & Freizeit |
| Thema: | Auto-/Motorrad-/Rad-/Flugsport |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Seiten: | 288 |
| Inhalt: | Einband - flex.(Paperback) |
| ISBN-13: | 9780553447422 |
| ISBN-10: | 0553447424 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: |
Wertheim, L Jon
Sommers, Sam |
| Hersteller: | Crown Publishing Group (NY) |
| Maße: | 203 x 131 x 22 mm |
| Von/Mit: | L Jon Wertheim (u. a.) |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 07.02.2017 |
| Gewicht: | 0,215 kg |
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Sport |
| Produktart: | Nachschlagewerke |
| Rubrik: | Hobby & Freizeit |
| Thema: | Auto-/Motorrad-/Rad-/Flugsport |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Seiten: | 288 |
| Inhalt: | Einband - flex.(Paperback) |
| ISBN-13: | 9780553447422 |
| ISBN-10: | 0553447424 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: |
Wertheim, L Jon
Sommers, Sam |
| Hersteller: | Crown Publishing Group (NY) |
| Maße: | 203 x 131 x 22 mm |
| Von/Mit: | L Jon Wertheim (u. a.) |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 07.02.2017 |
| Gewicht: | 0,215 kg |
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