This Wall Street Journal ($) article profiles Dr. Fran Pirozzolo, The Woodlands-based sports psychologist who has developed a successful practice by catering to a couple of dozen professional athletes who seek him out for “stress inoculation” and other “mental toughness” techniques that supposedly enhance performance. I have listened to Dr. Pirozzolo several times on local sports-talk radio shows and, for the life of me, cannot understand how he is able to persuade professional athletes to pay him money for the psycho-babble that he exudes on those shows. However, as the article notes, Dr. Pizzorolo is also the “staff psychologist” of the Houston Texans, who are not exactly the most well-adjusted and emotionally stable group at this time. If offensive coordinator Chris Palmer lost his job after these two performances (here and here), then how on earth has Dr. Fran not also been canned?
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You evidently have not done your research. Dr. Pirozzolo is a brilliant Psychologist. The man he is out ways all of his exceptional accolades, books and Professional clients.
I have known this man for 20 years. I am not a professional athlete, but I am a better person for knowing him. Fran has changed my life for the better and I thank God everyday that he influenced me in so many positive ways.
Hopefully you will be fortunate enough to cross his path and learn more about him and from him.
Thank you.
I don’t doubt that Dr. Pirozzolo is a brilliant psychologist. However, you would have to agree with me that the Texans have not been a sterling example of one of his successes, wouldn’t you?