The 7 Secrets of World Class Athletes [Paperback]

Steven Yellin (Author), Buddy Biancalana (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 30, 2010

The 7 Secrets of World Class Athletes takes you into the minds of super-star athletes when they are on top of their game. The fascinating concept is that regardless of what sport they are playing, they have to be experiencing identical processes in their minds. That is because the mind-body connection works the same for everyone.

Product Details

• Paperback: 198 pages
• Publisher: CreateSpace (June 30, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1449907644
• ISBN-13: 978-1449907648
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #511,371 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The 7 Secrets of World Class Athletes, October 13, 2010

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John D. Lyberger (Bethesda, Maryland, US) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The 7 Secrets of World Class Athletes (Paperback)

Awesome! One of the best books I have read in years. It is not another book that teachs mechanics. It gets you to understand the mind-body connection. As a PGA Professional this is what I feel is the missing link in golf. When people get bogged down in mistakes, the conscious thoughts get in the way. This book unlocks the secrets of how to think in the subconscious, where you can perform at your highest effective level. No matter what the sport of choice is.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars From A Pro Golfer, October 12, 2010

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Steven Yellin (Fairfield, IA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The 7 Secrets of World Class Athletes (Paperback)

I am the author of the book, but I received these 2 emails from Ryan Hardy, a professional golfer from Canada and Darren Reed, a rugby player from Australia:

"I was off to bed after a long night at 2 A.M. and decided to read a few pages of your book before shutting the old brain down. Sure enough it's 6 A.M. and I've read the whole thing straight through twice (and I'm not a big reader, this may be the first time I've read something twice straight through in my life) and think I've retained every word. And to start let me say thank you for giving me the privilege and opportunity of seeing your's and Buddy's life work on paper. I truly see how much effort and time you and Buddy have put into this, and frankly I don't think you could have made the message any simpler.

You're sitting on a revolutionary and dynamic process that WILL revolutionize the future of athletics and sport physiology. I couldn't be more excited for you and Buddy as you continue on your journey, and I cannot wait to initialize your findings and theories in to my own golf career, which fortunately is just taking off so this couldn't have come at a better time, to be honest.

I'm not sure if you're familiar with the movie "Jerry Maguire" but I'm about as enlightened as Jerry Maguire was when he wrote his mission statement. You and Buddy have opened my eyes to a whole new level of comprehension that I've never even imagined before. As I read chapter after chapter, flashes of countless memories (all the way back to ages 8-10 and on) rolled through my head. As I dug further and further in to my memory bank, of my epic triumphs and career meltdowns/chokes based on mental mistakes, IT ALL MADE PERFECT SENSE AND JUST CLICKED LIKE NEVER BEFORE IN MY LIFE! The biggest missing piece of my mental puzzles and questions over the years that I didn't even know was missing.

I'm extremely motivated to learn more about this discipline and feel I have what it takes to learn how to take advantage of "The Gap" and effortless, fluid motion. I'm mentally strong and believe I have the potential to take this discipline to DEEP Levels. I look forward to speaking with you further about all this. Too much to put into words right now, got to let it all sink in. This e-mail could have been 6 pages.

You're on to something big, and it's only going to make more and more sense and get bigger and bigger as more and more evidence comes in one swing, throw, forehand and gap at a time. I will play and watch sports in a new light after reading this and working with you more, I'm sure.

Thanks again and please let me know of anything I can do to help or become more involved."

Ryan Hardy

"Now I would love to say I fulfilled all my sporting dreams, I would love to say I am a household name off the back of my myriad sporting feats and that I can spread the word off my personal brand. I would love to say I spent years playing sport at the highest level. The fact is none of those are true. I am the AAA ball player that just never quite made it. The scratch golfer who just can't quite make that step to the pros, the Satellite Tour tennis player who can taste the ATP, but just never quite gets there. My game was Rugby Union and I was pretty damn good, just not good enough to REALLY make it professionally. What really frustrated me then (and still to this day) was the fact that deep down I know I never really played to my full potential during my prime playing years. I always felt like I was "driving with the handbrake on".

Unfortunately at the time, instead of relaxing more, letting go more, doing LESS mentally and freeing myself (all the things PMPM teaches) I forced, I pressed and I strained--and I regressed. All I wanted to be able to do was fully express myself in my sport, but I could never quite get there.

Which is why, when I read your book and we began working together, it truly was a revelation. I have said it before to you on the phone and I will say it here in writing, THIS WILL FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGE SPORT. PMPM techniques will be to sport over the next 50 years what strength and conditioning has been over the past 50. Many moons ago, sports coaches frowned on using weights and modern strength and conditioning methods to train player's bodies to perform better. Weights and strength programs were for bodybuilders, not athletes! But increased knowledge has proven that theory completely false, and now EVERY sports team or athlete worth their salt pays massive attention to their strength and conditioning programs. Billions of dollars are spent in this area, massive facilities erected; thousands of man hours of research are conducted. I firmly believe that the next frontier in sport is that of the MIND, and that PMPM Sports and its techniques can be at the vanguard of this revolution.

I haven't been working with you for long now, but the short experience I have had has convinced me this works. I have felt more freedom in my sporting endeavors than ever before.

When the student is ready, the master will appear.

It may be a bit late for me to reach all my sporting dreams, but I know I can help be a part of something that can elevate sport as a whole. Yep, that's a bold statement, but I believe it. In short, I love what you guys do and if you need someone on the ground here to run with this, I am putting my hand up. I look forward to helping."

Dareen Reed

5.0 out of 5 stars Quiet Mind Golf, January 10, 2012

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kagofer - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The 7 Secrets of World Class Athletes (Paperback)

I purchased the DVD Quiet Mind Golf and have found it like no other. The author has taken performance to another level. This allows me to play golf on "automatic pilot" control.