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The Mental Game

Inside the Game-Day Routines that Defined Six of the NHL's Biggest Stars

by (author) Jim Lang & Sportsnet

Publisher
Rogers Publishing Limited
Initial publish date
Dec 2012
Category
Hockey
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780888965370
    Publish Date
    Dec 2012
    List Price
    $2.99

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Description

What separates the good hockey players from the great ones? That edge of talent? That ounce of speed? Above all, it comes down to how prepared they are game in and game out, how mentally focused and physically primed. And for each player, the process of getting into the game before stepping on the ice is unique. From Jeremy Roenick’s teammate teasing to Mike Gartner’s perfect preparation, from Wayne Gretzky’s enormous appetite to Gary Roberts’s scientific nutrition, The Mental Game takes a look inside the dressing room, inside the game-day routine and inside the minds of six NHL stars.

About the authors

Jim Lang is a sportscaster, journalist, and the coauthor of hockey memoirs by Tie Domi, Max Domi, Wendel Clark, and Bryan Berard, as well as Everyday Hockey Heroes Volumes I, II, and III with Bob McKenzie and My Day with the Cup. He hosts The Jim Lang Show. He lives outside Toronto with his wife and kids. Follow him on Twitter @JimLangSports.

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