{"product_id":"simon-mundie-champion-thinking-2024-paperback","title":"Simon Mundie: Champion Thinking [2024] paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003e'This book captures the  magic of being in flow . . . Highly recommend' \u003c\/b\u003eRONNIE O'SULLIVAN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The perfect motivational read at the dawn of a new year' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDAILY EXPRESS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Entertaining and enlightening' \u003c\/b\u003eMATTHEW SYED\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimon has looked into something we actually all know or at least once did - the ability to live life more in the now' \u003c\/b\u003eJASON FOX\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimon Mundie, host of \u003ci\u003eThe Life Lessons \u003c\/i\u003epodcast\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e draws on interviews with some of the world's sporting legends to redefine how we understand - and pursue - success through 8 key lessons.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the \u003cb\u003esports reporter for BBC Radio 1 \u003c\/b\u003efor the best part of a decade, Simon Mundie was pitch-side at many of the most high-profile sporting events in history. It was often thrilling, but the emphasis always seemed to be on results, tactics and the score. But as the saying goes, sport is a metaphor for life - so Simon set out to explore that.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on interviews with sporting legends from \u003cb\u003eJonny Wilkinson to Kate Richardson-Walsh, Caitlyn Jenner to Goldie Sayers\u003c\/b\u003e, along with psychologists, philosophers and world-renowned thinkers, Simon shares some of the tools and techniques that sportspeople have embraced to grow and evolve.  From \u003cb\u003edeveloping\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eemotional intelligence\u003c\/b\u003e to the \u003cb\u003epower of true acceptance \u003c\/b\u003eand the\u003cb\u003e joy of getting in flow\u003c\/b\u003e, he explores eight universal themes that are highlighted in sport, but that are all too easily overlooked.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat can the careers of \u003cb\u003eGael Monfils and Andy Murray \u003c\/b\u003eteach us about exploring our potential? What can \u003cb\u003eEngland's Olympic gold-medal winning hockey team\u003c\/b\u003e teach us about the power of being truly selfless? Wise and inspiring, \u003ci\u003eChampion Thinking\u003c\/i\u003e illustrates that the contentment we are all looking for isn't somewhere 'out there' - it's actually so close that we tend to overlook it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The intention behind this book is beautiful, and I highly recommend it' \u003c\/b\u003eRUPERT SPIRA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Mundie understands something most of us discover eventually: that the pursuit of sporting excellence is the best guide we have to what it means to be human' \u003c\/b\u003eAMOL RAJAN","brand":"Mundie, Simon","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":47710217634131,"sku":"9781526626455","price":19.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/mundie-simon-simon-mundie-champion-thinking-2024-paperback-9781526626455-54567847035219.jpg?v=1726632665","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/simon-mundie-champion-thinking-2024-paperback","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}