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Notes: Paddy the motivator; Ryder Cup race - 08/19/2008 By Associated Press Kenny Egan, a light heavyweight boxer from Ireland who advanced to the medal round Tuesday at the Olympics, was trying to figure out how to peak for the biggest events. He went to the right guy for help. Padraig Harrington has won only three times in the past 13 months, all of them major championships. “He came to my house and basically was talking about how to peak, how to go to a big-time event and produce your best performance,” Harrington said Tuesday at The Barclays. “He was obviously a very talented competitor himself and knew what to do, but was feeling that he was slightly underachieving at the big events.” Harrington said he mostly told Egan to concentrate on his own performance. He also gave him a few sports psychology books to read, similar... [read full story]
