Psychology of Champions (Replay)
Motivation, perseverance, surpassing, what drives athletes to achieve the impossible?
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By: Caroline Paré Follow
2 min
Motivation, perseverance, surpassing.
What drives athletes to achieve the impossible?
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Through the experiences of athletes, a sports psychologist deciphers the behaviors and emotions of top athletes in order to try to understand the drivers of performance.
Hubert Ripoll,
sports psychologist, professor emeritus at the
Faculty of Sports Sciences of the University of Aix-Marseille.
Author of
The Champions and their emotions, understanding self-control,
published by Payot
, and
Resilience through sport: overcoming disability,
published by Odile Jacob.
Siraba Dembele-Pavlovic
, French international handball player.
World champion in 2017 and European champion in 2018.
Alex Portal,
swimmer of the
Cercle des nageurs de l'Ouest (CNO) of Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
An 18-year-old visually impaired athlete, he broke 4 world records, 2 in Europe and 1 in France at the French Disabled Swimming Championships in Angers.
(Replay)
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