Football Mind

‘The most coveted coach in the world’ Financial Times ‘A treasury of anecdotes and insight’ Guardian One of the greatest football managers of our time tells the story of his illustrious career through his record-breaking seven Champions League wins. Carlo Ancelotti has won domestic...

Unlock the mindset of soccer icon Lionel Messi. This definitive book reveals his philosophy on hard work, teamwork, and leadership through his most inspiring quotes and stories. What makes a quiet genius the Greatest of All Time? It's not just the talent you see on the pitch; it's the mental fortitude, the pure dedication, and the humility behind the results. This isn't a biography of goals and trophies, but an exploration of the principles that allowed one man to sustain excellence for over two decades—principles universally applicable to business, life, and personal ambition. Inside The...

Pete Sampras is arguably the greatest tennis player ever, a man whose hard-nosed work ethic led to an unprecedented number one world ranking for 286 weeks, and whose prodigious talent made possible a record-setting fourteen Grand Slam titles. While his more vocal rivals sometimes grabbed the...

Discover the pathway to youth soccer success and master the game like never before, even if the challenges seem overwhelming now! Are you a dedicated parent or coach striving to support your teenagers in their ambitious soccer journey? Are you overwhelmed by the complexities of league selections and ensuring your child thrives in a competitive environment? Do you wonder how to instill a mindset in young players that will help them push past limits and face seasoned teams confidently? Do you know how to pull back the curtain on the "Dark Arts" performed at the highest levels of the sport? If...

From the post room to the board room, everyone thinks they can be the manager. But how do you manage outrageous talent? What do you do to inspire loyalty from your players? How do you turn around a team in crisis? What’s the best way to build long-term success? How can you lead calmly under pressure? The issues are the same whether you’re managing a Premier League soccer team or an FTSE 100 company.

A New York Times bestseller John Urschel, mathematician and former offensive lineman for the Baltimore Ravens, tells the story of a life balanced between two passions For John Urschel, what began as an insatiable appetite for puzzles as a child developed into mastery of the elegant systems and...

In this unique book, one of football’s greatest cult players reflects on the travails of the sport and draws upon his own experience to offer an honest assessment on one of its final remaining taboos: mental health. The most difficult position in football? Being a goalkeeper. That’s what they say, right? You must be mad to stand between those posts and bat away shots and crosses all game long. Neville Southall should know. He was the goalkeeper for one of the best teams of the 1980s and became an icon of the game during his 20-year career between the sticks.

Ability on its own has never been enough. The best athletes know that their secret weapon is the power of their mind. Dr. Stephen Simpson works with many of the world's top sports stars and poker players. So you want to discover the most effective mind secrets to use in your favourite sport to take your game to at least the next level? Excellent. You will find many in this book. Discover how to unleash your massive potential! These secrets of the top sports stars earned them a whopping total of $447 million in just a single year. Now YOU will discover the secrets of success used by our top ...

He was too short, they said. Too light, they thought. By the time National Signing Day rolled around in February 2002, not a single Division I or Division II school offered Antoine Bethea a football scholarship. At five foot 11 and 170 pounds, Bethea did not fit the mold of a college middle linebacker, the position he played as a high school senior. But while Bethea didn’t have prototype size, what those colleges couldn’t measure was how much he wanted to succeed.

Pete Sampras is arguably the greatest tennis player ever, a man whose hard-nosed work ethic led to an unprecedented number one world ranking for 286 consecutive weeks, and whose prodigious talent made possible a record-setting fourteen Grand Slam titles. While his more vocal rivals sometimes...

Wofür interessiert sich ein zehnjähriger Junge? Sicher nicht dafür, Bücher zu wälzen, Mathe zu lernen, die kleine Schwester überallhin mitzuschleppen oder in der Schule still zu sitzen. Nein, dazu haben Kinder in diesem Alter wohl oft wenig Lust. Und genauso geht es auch Paul. Denn am liebsten würde er den ganzen Tag nichts anderes tun als Fußballspielen. Und das tut er auch in jeder freien Minute. Unterstützt von seinen zwei besten Freunden David und Justus erlebt Paul einen Frühling voller Fußballabenteuer.