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I'm just a sports fan in Wisconsin who likes to write about the "thinking" side of the game with stories about sport science, sport psychology and why athletes make those dumb mental mistakes. My "home" is at http://blog.80percentmental.com Back to the couch, Dan

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Rotate It Like Ronaldo?

  • 09:19 PM ET  11.05
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"Rotate it like Ronaldo" just doesn't have the same ring to it as "Bend it like Beckham", but the curving free kick is still one of the most exciting plays in soccer/football. Starting with Rivelino in the 1970 World Cup and on to the specialists of today, more players know how to do it and understand the basic physics behind it, but very few can perfect it. But, when it does happen, by chance or skill, it is the highlight of the game. Here's a compilation of Beckham and Ronaldo free kick goals: But let's take a look at this from the other side, through the eyes…

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Baseball Brains - Fielding Into The World Series

  • 01:39 PM ET  10.19
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From: Sports Are 80 Percent Mental With the crack of the bat, the ball sails deep into the outfield. The center-fielder starts his run back and to the right, trying to keep his eyes on the ball through its flight path. His pace quickens initially, then slows down as the ball approaches. He arrives just in time to make the catch. What just happened? How did he know where to run and at what speed so that he and the ball intersected at the same exact spot on the field. Why didn't he sprint to the landing spot and then wait for the ball to drop, instead of his controlled speed to…

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Baseball Brains - Hitting Into The World Series

  • 10:16 PM ET  10.14
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From: Sports Are 80 Percent Mental Ted Williams, arguably the greatest baseball hitter of all-time, once said, "I think without question the hardest single thing to do in sport is to hit a baseball". Williams, (watch him in action here), was the last major league player to hit .400 for an entire season and that was back in 1941, 67 years ago! In the 2008 Major League Baseball season that just ended, the league batting average for all players was .264, while the strikeout percentage was just under 20%. So, in ten average at-bats, a professional ballplayer, paid millions of dollars…

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