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  • Don't Choke

  • A Champion's Guide to Winning Under Pressure
  • By: Gary Player
  • Narrated by: Rupert Degas
  • Length: 2 hrs and 31 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (179 ratings)

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Don't Choke

By: Gary Player
Narrated by: Rupert Degas
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Gary Player is one of golf’s greatest champions. As one of the "Big Three" of golf’s golden era (with Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer), he helped launch golf as a major international sport. He sits fourth on the list of most major victories on the PGA Tour and built a reputation of being fearless on the course and steely on the greens. Don’t Choke is his look at what it takes to achieve success when the pressure is on. Player explains how and why he became a champion and what it takes to win in big-time golf, but he also explains how learning to cope in pressure situations can help anyone. He will review the most pressure-packed situations in his 18 major victories and how he managed to succeed when things were most tense.

But this book is not all about golf. Player has had a long successful career in business since his playing days - designing golf courses, marketing golf equipment and sportswear, and more. If you want to do better in a boardroom or in your next job interview, Player’s advice will help. This personal glimpse into the mind of a champion offers lessons to everyone who has to face pressure - and today that is all of us.

©2010, 2013 Gary Player (P)2013 Audible, Inc.
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Gary Player was at the top of his game during golf's golden age, competing against the likes of Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer. Narrated with great character by voice actor Rupert Degas, Don't Choke: A Champion's Guide to Winning Under Pressure is Player's handbook to perseverance on the green. Degas exudes Player's steely, scrappy attitude when detailing his early ambition to be world champion and his later opinions on how to handle pressure and how to maintain focus. Thoughtful and inspiring, Don't Choke is a galvanizing force for anybody who wants to get ahead in golf - or life.

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"Gary, as much as anyone I ever saw, has that thing inside him that champions have." (Jack Nicklaus)

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An encouragement from beginning to end

A good mix of details, inspiring quotes, and teaching to challenge each reader to continue improving throughout the whole of our life.

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Wonderful, not just a golf book.

Gary is a wonderful, humble soul. This was an excellent book with many gold pieces of advice and anecdotes.

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Inspirational

inspirational, motivational and entertaining for all. Golfers will also appreciate the review of the highlights of an amazing career.

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Read, enjoy, appreciate, implement

Worthy read. Many positive actionable steps and thoughts you can implement in golf and in life. Will read again.

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Quick read to help the brain reset

It is always good to hear a pro talk about how important it is to Chip pot and you’re mine is bigger than your putter.

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Truth and Enlightenment

This is a story of preserving through anything for anyone just focus as you strive to outwork everyone and anyone. be more do more in fitness and in life

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Legend

It’s great to see the stories one of golf legends. Phenomenal person incredible ambassador to the game.

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Inspirational

Black knight wisdom at his best. No need to be a golfer to understand the message here. Never saw Gary Player playing golf, I just know him as an exceptional person that achieved many great things in life based merely in his willingness to succeed.

Thanks a lot for sharing your inspirational life story.

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Great life lessons

Gary is an outstanding individual who has achieved so much through pure dedication, determination and focus. Read how he has done it. Fantastic

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