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The best : how elite athletes are made

Williams, A. M. (A. Mark), 1965-2021
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THE BEST reveals how the most incredible sportspeople in the world get to the top and stay there. It is a unique look at the path to sporting greatness; a story of origins, serendipity, practice, genetics and the psychology of excellence, as well as of sports science and cutting edge technology.Packed with gripping personal stories and exclusive interviews with top athletes including Siya Kolisi, Marcus Rashford, Pete Sampras, Steph Curry, Jamie Carragher, Ian Poulter, Helen Glover, Ada Hegerberg, Elena Delle Donne, Joey Votto and Mike Hussey, it explains how the best athletes develop the extraordinary skills that allow them to perform remarkable feats under extreme pressure.Get inside the minds of champions and understand first-hand what makes them perform during high-octane competition, what they think about in the heat of the moment and what drives them to do what they do.By combining examples from numerous original interviews with top athletes and leading sports science research, THE BEST deconstructs superhuman performance and answers the question on every sports fan's mind: "How did they do that?""
Main title:
The best : how elite athletes are made / A. Mark Williams, Tim Wigmore.
Imprint:
London : Nicholas Brealey Publishing, 2021.©2020
Collation:
xiv, 353 pages ; 21 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2020.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781529304374 (pbk)9781529304374 ( )
Dewey class:
796.019
Language:
English
BRN:
430506
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
Brighton LibraryAdult Non Fiction - Leisure796.019 WILAvailable
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