title: Think Better, Win More!: How Sport Psychology Can Make You a Champion
author:  Dr. Rob Gilbert 
description: Dr. Rob Gilbert is a leading expert on peak performance. As a professor at Montclair State University (NJ) for the last 34 years, he has researched the mental secrets of the world's greatest athletes, winningest coaches, highest-earning salespeople and top students. He has spoken to such groups as the United States Military Academy, Johnson &amp; Johnson, Brown University and Madison Square Garden, and given hundreds of radio and TV interviews. Mike Tully is a leading expert on getting the most out of practice time. A former international sports writer, and then a high school and NCAA coach, he has spoken to students, coaches, teachers and businesses in 21 states. He is author of "The Improvement Factor: How Winners Turn Practice into Success." Dr. Gilbert and Coach Tully are co-authors of "Thank God You're Lazy: The Instant Cure for What's Holding You Back."
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  > **Monster Problems 2**
  
  >  **Down for the Count**
  
    
  
  By
  
  > R.L. Ullman
  
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  > **BLIND AS A BAT**
  
  “Come on, Brampire!” comes a voice from behind me.
  
  Based on the nasally tone, it sounded like Rage.
  
  “You’ve got this!” comes another voice.
  
  That’s definitely Aura.
  
  “If you lose, you’re a moron!”
  
  And there’s good old InvisiBill.
  
  Well, I guess people have different ideas of what they consider motivating.
  But it doesn’t really matter what they say because I’ve got all the self-
  motivation I need. After all, my entire team is counting on me not to blow it.
  
  I look across the gym at my opponent, a bubbling mass of kid-flesh codenamed
  Blobby. His real name is Bobby Rotunda, and he’s essentially a blob—a
  boneless, amorphous pile of goop categorized as an ‘abnormal,’ also known as a
  one-of-a-kind monster.
  
  He easily weighs over a thousand pounds and is best known for gobbling u