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The Fighter's Mind
- Inside the Mental Game
- Narrated by: Nicholas Techosky
- Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Sports & Outdoors, Combat Sports & Self-Defense
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Summary
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- Adam Sergeant
- 01-08-17
Not what I expected!
What would have made The Fighter's Mind better?
Analysis! I've given up at the half way point as this book is so poorly written. If I wanted the history of combat sports I would have purchased a book on that subject; it would have been better as well. I was expecting a look at the psychological aspects of fighting and how to use them to make myself better. I got none of that whatsoever!
Has The Fighter's Mind put you off other books in this genre?
No.
Did Nicholas Techosky do a good job differentiating each of the characters? How?
N/A
You didn’t love this book--but did it have any redeeming qualities?
It's an easy listen - probably owing to lack of depth!
Any additional comments?
I would not recommend it. Save your money / credits.
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- Kay London
- 18-07-17
Interesting
Interesting listening and managed to get to the end but did not enjoy the journalistic narration.
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- Anonymous User
- 09-09-19
Brilliant
A great insight, very informative and very motivating. Very easy to listen to and divided very well with different fighters of different backgrounds. About to start it again.
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- Alexander
- 19-07-19
Outstanding Insights
I'd been looking for a book to help understand the mental game of fighting and this certainly delivered. In fact, it's much broader than just fighting with examples from the world of chess and running.
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- Mr. J. D. Waterhouse
- 05-10-18
my fav book of all time
pro fighter; love this book! some mispronounced names by reader. gifted it to 4 students
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-04-22
Fascinatingly insightful
A conglomeration of psychology, the physical reality of fighting and numerous anecdotes and lessons from various highly respectable individuals that compose the world of martial arts.
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- Del
- 23-09-21
bit wishy-washy
Yeah ok but a little bit wishy-washy for me . Would have like decisive facts.
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- Helder Tavares
- 18-04-21
Inspiring and insightful
This book gives the reader a true perspective of what it's like to be a fighter. How they think, what motivates them and how hard they work every day. I will definitely be listening to this book again soon.
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- Anonymous User
- 11-03-21
great book for sport
good book for sports and mma. Lot to learn and to understand. Also helps to put some ideas and unclear things in the right place! Listen to it and enjoy!
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- Robert
- 28-01-20
very good
loved it, very interesting and easy to listen too. not just for fighters. not just
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- Chase Chambers
- 07-11-15
A Magnificient Perspective
A definite read if you have ever wondered what "mental" toughness is. It was much more relatable than I expected, another great piece from Mr. Sheridan.
8 people found this helpful
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- Michael S. Dunbar
- 20-11-16
highly entertaining and interesting
While the gems to write down are few and far between, the book caught me and never let me go. It was willing to leave questions unanswered because the greats disagree, so he did his best to show both perspectives as they are. Loved it.
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- Nick
- 30-01-19
Great insights but far and in between, and...
The worst narration, in my opinion. The narrator tries so hard to balance grit and machismo of a fighter with some faux depth of a bad writer. I found his dramatic pace and intonation so off putting it actually made a massive dent in my enjoyment of this book. Otherwise, yeah, it's an interesting gritty read into the minds of fighters, but it also tries too hard to make a groundbreaking insight out of mundane observations (or maybe that was the narration again?)
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- Anonymous User
- 19-07-17
5 Stars for a reason!
Highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in fighting, military, or just trying to become mentally tougher. I'll probably listen to it again!
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- rahman mcgilberry
- 11-02-21
Not that good
I didn’t really care for the book. No big take aways. Not the worst book ever but not a fan
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- Ina Johnsen
- 15-12-20
Informative
I found this book informative, but the reading of it was a bit dry. Lots of references and stories.
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- JET
- 11-02-20
R is Pronounced H
Great book and performance. But it's very distracting when the narrator butchers the Gracie names.
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- Alamodragon
- 11-07-19
Interesting journey with horrible narration
Being an MMA hardcore fan, I was loving the journey and spirit of this book but couldn't get around the narrator's pronunciations of fighter's names and arrogant tone throughout the entirety. I've listened to several other MMA audio books but this one became insufferable to finish. I just wanted it to end already. Thanks but definitely not the best narration.
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- Devin Pool
- 23-11-16
required reading
so many quotables I'll definitely read it again. I'm not even into fighting, i got this book just to learn mental toughness and got so much more out of it.
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- ben
- 19-09-15
fantastic insight into the world of fighting
absolutely loved this book. well read. highly recommend this for anyone interested in the mental side of sports.
2 people found this helpful