The Young Champion’s Mind: How to Think, Train, and Thrive Like an Elite Athlete

Afremow brings the ideas behind his adult book, The Champion’s Mind, to a teenage audience, highlighting the significance of mental discipline alongside physical to do one’s best in sports and in life. Chapters explore developing a positive and confident state of mind; becoming an “antifragile” athlete, one with resilience and perspective; achieving a state of flow when performing; nutrition and health; and using visualizations to lay the groundwork for success. Anecdotes from sports figures show how athletes’ success depends on getting onto the field or gym, being willing to make mistakes (and open to constructive criticism), and finding joy in learning and training, not just in the end goal. Nonathletes may find the advice just as applicable to their academic and personal aspirations. Ages 12–up. [em]Agent: Helen Adams Zimmermann, Zimmermann Literary. (Mar.) [/em]