Eye-opening contributions from the stars of game make this a powerful, groundbreaking investigation into the mind of the professional golfer.
Michael Calvin (Author)
Michael Calvin is one of the UK's most accomplished sportswriters,
having worked in more than eighty countries. He has covered every
major sporting event, including seven summer Olympic Games and six
World Cup finals. He was named Sports Writer of the Year for his
despatches as a crew member in a round-the-world yacht race and has
twice been named Sports Reporter of the Year.
His book, The Nowhere Men, a study of football scouts, won The
Times Sports Book of the Year prize in 2014. He became the first
author to receive the award in successive years, when Proud, his
collaboration with former Wales and British Lions rugby captain
Gareth Thomas, was named Sports Book of the Year in 2015.
In the same year Living On The Volcano, which exposed the pressures
on managers, was shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of
the Year prize. No Nonsense, his collaboration with Joey Barton,
was named Autobiography of the Year in the 2017 British Sports Book
awards.
No Hunger In Paradise, an insight into youth football that spawned
a widely-praised BT Sport documentary, was a Sunday Times
bestseller. State of Play, a study of the morality and social
impact of modern football, was longlisted for the 2018 William Hill
Sports Book of the Year award.
He has been working closely with Thomas Bjorn on Mind Game to
capture the unique nature of golf, and the principles and
philosophies of the world's best players.
Thomas Bj rn (Author)
In 2018, Bj rn became the first Danish Ryder Cup Captain when he
lead Europe to a famous, unforgettable victory at Le Golf National,
Paris.
Highly regarded as one of the European Tour's greatest players, he
has claimed fifteen European Tour titles to date. He came through
the Challenge Tour by winning four titles on his way to topping the
Rankings in 1995, and remains a strong supporter of the
developmental tour.
Bj rn became the first Danish Ryder Cup player in history in 1997,
before appearing in the biennial contest twice more in 2002 and
2014 - experiencing victory on all three occasions. Appointed
Chairman of the European Tour's Tournament Committee in 2007, he
stepped aside in 2016 in order to focus on his duty as Ryder Cup
Captain.
Fascinating and beautifully written
*Donald McRae*
I have heard it said that there has never been a book written which
gets to the heart of golf and to the golfers themselves. I can tell
you, there is now and that book is ‘Mind Game’. I have made it a
must-read for all our staff to help them better understand the
complexities of our players and just what it takes to succeed in
our sport
*Keith Pelley, European Tour Chief Executive*
I have never read a Mike Calvin book I didn't like. And anyone who
likes golf will absolutely love this brilliant book. I loved
it.
*Barry Glendenning*
You've got to get this book. This is for anyone who loves their
sport and anyone who loves their golf.
*TalkSport*
Delves not only into that Ryder Cup victory, but into the demons
tournament golfers face on a regular basis. Martin Kaymer, Robert
Karlsson, Matt Wallace, Francesco Molinari, Tommy Fleetwood, Lee
Westwood and others give personal insights.
*Alistair Tait*
Mind Game, is an unflinching yet beautifully written account of the
psychological trauma he suffered as a golfer. It is an equally
gripping portrayal of the internal struggle faced by many of his
contemporaries’
*Guardian*
You've got to get this book. This is for anyone who loves their
sport and anyone who loves their golf.
*TalkSport*
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