Mind over Batter: Mental Strategies for Sport and Life

Following the critical and commercial success ofAbsolutely Foxed, Graeme Fowler returns with a stunning new book that takes the reader inside the mental side of cricket. 
Few sports can be played as much in the mind ascricket. When bowlers are hurling the ball down at your head at 90 mph, or fielders are crowded round the bat waiting to snap up an edge, only the most resilient can thrive. InMind Over Batter, formerTest batsman, commentator and coachFowler looks into all facets of the game to assessthe mental aspect of cricket. What ismental strength? And how can you improve it, or why do some people suddenly lose it? Can the environment in a dressing room have any impact on both mental strength andmental health? When a game builds up to a dramatic climax - how do you train yourself to cope? Can pressure really lead to catastrophic decision-making and even lead players to bend the rules?
Told with his familiar mix ofbrilliant insight, hilarious anecdotes and moving personal experienceof his own mental demons, Fowler delivers a superb portrait of the game.Mind Over Batterwill not only shed light on the top echelons of cricket, but it will also provide the reader with many useful ideas on how they canimprove their own gameand performance - in cricket or in other walks of life. Finally, having resisted for many years despite his own mental health issues, Fowler decides to take a closer look inside his own mind and for the first time undergoes therapy to see if he can work out what makes him tick. What he discovered surprised even him.