Sports and Performance Psychology
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Sports and Performance Psychology
Seeking excellence and success in sports and performing arts through mental conditioning and other applied behavioral sciences, from Psychogenyx.  
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What it costs to be a Spur

What it costs to be a Spur | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it
Even amidst a career full of River Walk Parades and Larry O’Brien trophies, there’s always a price to pay.
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Spurs’ Leonard relishes responsibility of carrying heavy load

Spurs’ Leonard relishes responsibility of carrying heavy load | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it

NEW ORLEANS — Kawhi Leonard often looks spent after Spurs games. Slumped in a seat in front of his locker with his knees wrapped in ice, he silently eyes the stat sheet before mustering the energy to hoist his 6-foot-7, 225-pound frame upright for the trudge to the showers. At the offensive end, I guess our players get less minutes than other players at that position, so I don’t think he’s ever going to be worn out. … Fortunately for the Spurs, they’ve never been shortchanged by Leonard, who will make his second-straight start for the West in Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game. 

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Thanks to Kawhi Leonard, the Spurs have cheated death

Kawhi Leonard gives the Spurs "Big Three" something most fading superstars never get, a chance to be a role player on an elite team.
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A very insightful, poignant article that I give to you on my 60th birthday.  Enjoy and savor.  

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Kawhi Leonard's quiet, methodical rise to NBA superstar

Kawhi Leonard's quiet, methodical rise to NBA superstar | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it
Kawhi Leonard says we'll have to wait and see who wins MVP this season. The face of the Spurs' franchise doesn't mind waiting.
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Winslow, Wiggins, and the Kawhi Leonard Effect – The Ringer

Winslow, Wiggins, and the Kawhi Leonard Effect – The Ringer | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it
There are always guard and wing prospects in the NBA draft who are picked even though they have issues with their jump shots. And ever since the Spurs traded George Hill for Kawhi Leonard in 2011 and…
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