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Get the Summary of George Mumford's The Mindful Athlete in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Michael Jordan credits George Mumford with transforming his on-court leadership of the Bulls, helping Jordan lead the team to six NBA championships. Mumford also helped Kobe Bryant, Andrew Bynum, and Lamar Odom and countless other NBA players turn around their games. A widely respected public speaker and coach, Mumford is sharing his own story and the strategies that have made these athletes into stars in The Mindful Athlete: The Secret to Pure Performance. His proven, gentle but groundbreaking mindfulness techniques can transform the performance of anyone with a goal, be they an Olympian, weekend warrior, executive, hacker, or artist.
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Insights on George Mumford and Phil Jackson's The Mindful Athlete
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George Mumford, the author, grew up in Dorchester, Boston, in the 1950s and 1960s. He learned early on to keep his mouth shut, as his father would have beat him if he said something wrong.
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The author was a Black man in the 1960s who had to make a difficult choice: either speak out and get beaten up, or keep quiet and be oppressed by it. He chose the latter, and has been suffering from it ever since.
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George Mumford was a young man who had always been involved in sports, until he got injured and was forced to stop. He began experimenting with drugs, specifically heroin, and floated into a world of blissful numbness.
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The author began using
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