Download or read book SMASH The Rise of Indian Badminton written by Benedict Paramanand and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2020-10-20 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Badminton has become a popular sport in India thanks to Prakash Padukone, Pullela Gopichand, Saina Nehwal, P V Sindhu, Jwala Gutta, Ashwini Ponnappa, Kidambi Srikanth, and a few others. Each of them has a riveting story. The author has tried to weave all their stories into a fascinating canvas. This book is about how Indian badminton emerged as a global powerhouse in over a decade; what’s gone into the making of several world champions; who all played pivotal roles, and much more. It also reflects on the current shortcomings that could slow down the rise of the sport and how they could be addressed. Anyone keen on learning the secrets of peak performance from Indian champions and their coaches; how to bounce back stronger from setbacks; how and how not to lead a team, will find this book appealing. I hope people learn a lot about the history of Indian badminton from this book, Jwala Gutta, Indian Doubles Champion

Download or read book COMMONERS ANECDOTES written by AMAN ANAND and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2020-10-20 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: That evening while I frantically wept and walked inside my house, while my mother’s hearse lay in the verandah. Something strange happened. With no fan being used in the house, all windows closed on a winter evening. Friends, neighbors, and my father’s colleague standing outside, I walked aimlessly in my room.

Download or read book Playing to Win written by Saina Nehwal and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2012-12-15 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘. . . being a player from India defines who I am. When I play, it’s for my parents, my coach, and my country.’ Meet Saina Nehwal—India’s star badminton player and World Number 4, Padma Shri and Khel Ratna awardee, the girl who brought laurels to India by winning an Olympic medal at the age of twenty-two. In this fascinating memoir, she talks about her childhood and growing–up years; her relationship with the most important people in her life; the ups and downs of her celebrated career, from district level wins to the Olympics; and the sacrifices needed to succeed in any sport. She also reveals little-known facts and offers a peek into her many avatars—daughter, sister, student, and the regular girl behind the badminton prodigy. Find out what a typical day in Saina’s life is like—rigorous training, a strict diet, and no parties or sleepovers. But it’s not all work and no play; Saina loves to shop, eat ice cream (post wins only), and play games on her iPad! With candid photographs and badminton tips from the pro herself, this book showcases the making of a badminton champ—in her own words.

Download or read book Range written by David Epstein and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-04-27 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The #1 New York Times bestseller that has all America talking—with a new afterword on expanding your range—as seen on CNN's Fareed Zakaria GPS, Morning Joe, CBS This Morning, and more. “The most important business—and parenting—book of the year.” —Forbes “Urgent and important. . . an essential read for bosses, parents, coaches, and anyone who cares about improving performance.” —Daniel H. Pink Shortlisted for the Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award Plenty of experts argue that anyone who wants to develop a skill, play an instrument, or lead their field should start early, focus intensely, and rack up as many hours of deliberate practice as possible. If you dabble or delay, you’ll never catch up to the people who got a head start. But a closer look at research on the world’s top performers, from professional athletes to Nobel laureates, shows that early specialization is the exception, not the rule. David Epstein examined the world’s most successful athletes, artists, musicians, inventors, forecasters and scientists. He discovered that in most fields—especially those that are complex and unpredictable—generalists, not specialists, are primed to excel. Generalists often find their path late, and they juggle many interests rather than focusing on one. They’re also more creative, more agile, and able to make connections their more specialized peers can’t see. Provocative, rigorous, and engrossing, Range makes a compelling case for actively cultivating inefficiency. Failing a test is the best way to learn. Frequent quitters end up with the most fulfilling careers. The most impactful inventors cross domains rather than deepening their knowledge in a single area. As experts silo themselves further while computers master more of the skills once reserved for highly focused humans, people who think broadly and embrace diverse experiences and perspectives will increasingly thrive.

Download or read book Flourishing for Sports written by Crystal Wu and published by Partridge Publishing Singapore. This book was released on 2014-08-06 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about flourishing of life in the field of sports. It contains the latest concepts about psychological well-being, from the perspectives of positive psychology. Unlike most of the psychological books about sports, which usually focus on achieving sporting success and excellence, this book emphasises how athletes can draw on their strengths to become flourished whole persons. Fascinating stories of a respectable sporting role model, Roger Federer, will be told. If you are an athlete or a sports fan, you will find this book very easy and interesting to follow. Even if you are not, you will find the book useful as long as you are a pursuer of happiness and a quality life. In this book, I encourage you to look for some valuable ideas that may help you enhance your psychological well-being. My hope is that reading this book will be an initial step leading you to a life-long journey of pursuing a flourished life of your own.

Download or read book Changing the Game written by John O'Sullivan and published by Morgan James Publishing. This book was released on 2013-12-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The modern day youth sports environment has taken the enjoyment out of athletics for our children. Currently, 70% of kids drop out of organized sports by the age of 13, which has given rise to a generation of overweight, unhealthy young adults. There is a solution. John O’Sullivan shares the secrets of the coaches and parents who have not only raised elite athletes, but have done so by creating an environment that promotes positive core values and teaches life lessons instead of focusing on wins and losses, scholarships, and professional aspirations. Changing the Game gives adults a new paradigm and a game plan for raising happy, high performing children, and provides a national call to action to return youth sports to our kids.

Download or read book We Were the All American Girls written by Jim Sargent and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2013-04-26 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here are 42 interviews with women who competed in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Each interview features data about the player, a short summary of her athletic career, and the player's recollections. A brief history covers the many changes as the league evolved from underhand pitching with a 12-inch circumference ball in 1943 to overhand pitching, adopted in 1948, through the circuit's final year, 1954, when a regulation baseball was introduced. The interviews range from 1995 to 2012 and reveal details of particular games, highlights of individual careers, the camaraderie of teammates, opponents and fans, and the impact the League made on their lives. Several players recall how the 1992 movie A League of Their Own brought the historic All-American League back to life almost 40 years after the final game was played.

Download or read book Life Is Like a Journey on a Train written by Dr.CA Vishnu Bharath Alampali and published by Partridge Publishing. This book was released on 2015-02-06 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All humans are tourists & God is Travel agent who has already fixed all the routes, reservations & destinations. So! Trust God and enjoy the trip called LIFE. LIFE IS LIKE A JOURNEY ON A TRAIN. No one in this world is pure and perfect. If you avoid people for their small mistakes, you will always be alone, so judge less and love more! Life is from date of birth to date of death . Life is made of millions of moments. You only live once, make the best use of it. What matters is not how long you live but how well you live. When life is like a sour lemon, make the best use of it; make lemonade. Dr. CA Vishnu Bharath Alampali

Download or read book The Death of You written by Luke Sutton and published by White Owl. This book was released on 2023-12-30 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arguably the greatest Olympian of all time, Michael Phelps, with twenty-eight Olympic medals to his name, was asked if he would like his children to follow in his footsteps. His answer, 'Honestly, in a perfect world, I’d say no. Just because I don’t want them to live in my footsteps. And I also know everything about it – I know the ins and the outs, the good, the bad, and the ugly. So, you know, as a parent, it just – it frightens me.’ The truth is that the vast majority of the public don’t understand this alarming answer from Phelps. The question as to why so many elite sportspeople fall off the edge of a cliff in life when they retire is often answered in either a too complicated or too simplistic way to give people a meaningful answer. This book changes that. Using brutally honest interviews with sport stars Matthew Hoggard, Paul Walsh, Gail Emms, Tom May, Johnny Nelson and Clare Shine, Luke Sutton breaks down why this happens for a reader in a way that hasn’t been done yet. Anyone fascinated by sport or elite performance in general will be enthralled by this book. There is so much to take from it.

Download or read book The Grass Ceiling written by Sarah Jackson and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Badminton Magazine of Sports and Pastimes written by Alfred Edward Thomas Watson and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 778 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Until he was Eighteen written by Mohommad Amaan and published by Damick Publications. This book was released on 2019-12-26 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Until he was Eighteen, is a book about experiences of a 16 year old boy named Ayaz. This book is about challenges, school time love, betrayal, heartbreak, loneliness and many other issues which are experienced without being expected actually. Life serves surprises in our plate, because of which, at times we take a wrong turn or worse decisions in our life and when time gives us a tight slap, we get back to the reality and struggle to keep our life again on track which is the biggest challenge for the new generation. The book carries the author’s feelings elaborated with his emotions.

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Download or read book How We Feel written by Jacki Gordon and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 1997 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This innovative and accessible book shows, largely in their own words, how young people really feel about themselves and the world around them. They speak about school, parents, siblings, peers, romance, good looks, jealousy, bullying, sex, drugs, normality and difference, their joy, pain and confusion, and everything else.

Download or read book Simplifying Teenage written by Dr. Smita Dipankar and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2021-10-04 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teenagers are constantly looked upon with expectations to excel in all areas of life and transform into successful adults. They are expected to excel in studies, sports, arts, on stage, behavior, etiquettes, and the list is never-ending. But, the year 2020 (the pandemic) taught us that, all that matters most, is a ‘happy and healthy life’. This brought in a total shift in our mindsets and behaviors. Similarly, society needs to bring a paradigm shift towards our children, especially teenagers, to redefine our age-old definition of ‘Successful Teenage’. It is important to first understand teenagers, then work towards simplifying their journey; thus, successful teenage can be pursued. This book helps you with some real insights, details and practical solutions supported with real stories from the day-to-day lives of teenagers and their families to nurture and simplify your teenager’s journey and support them. Welcome to the journey of Simplifying Teenage!