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by Steven Kotler
Steven Kotler is the author of West of Jesus: Surfing, Science and the Origins of Belief. His magazine writing has appeared in more than 31 publications. See full bio
August 6, 2008, Resilience

Comments on "Part I: Winning and Motivation"

Part I: Winning and Motivation

By Steven Kotler on August 6, 2008 in The Playing Field

What's harder: winning a gold medal or getting to the Superbowl? Read More

Motivation

Submitted by Randy Borum on August 6, 2008 - 5:57am.

I address some of the issues of motivation in the following article from Black Belt Magazine - I have some other related articles on the site, if you're interested:

http://combatsportpsychology.blogspot.com/2008/01/question-of-motivation...

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