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What does it really take to make the podium? Which of the biological, environmental and psychological factors really shape a champion’s route to the top? To answer these questions, Ben Oakley has taken the original step of combining existing research with a study of leading athletes’ autobiographies. Looking at the early histories and initial challenges of serial champions in their own words, Podium sheds new light on their commonalities. A similar focus in training, similar influences around them and, above all, similar mental attributes are revealed – and tales of individual brilliance are given a fresh twist. From Ian Thorpe, Usain Bolt and Chrissie Wellington to Victoria Pendleton, Lionel Messi and Roger Federer, all we see is a smooth progression to glory, but each is a rocky path punctuated by critical episodes, and it is the response to these events that can transform talented people into winners. Podium is fascinating reading for anyone interested in the big names at the peak of their respective sports, and essential for coaches or parents of the next budding star. This enthralling read will enrich your interpretation of champions’ lives and provide a map of the complex paths through sport to the podium.

Table of Contents:
Part I Explaining the path to the top 1 Behind the lines 2 How could I have got it so wrong? 3 Champion DNA? Part II From child to elite athlete 4 How do champions’ paths differ? 5 From playground to podium: Playing then specialising 6 Winning parents: Getting the balance right 7 Are younger siblings more likely to become champions? 8 Selection myths and compromises revealed 9 Location, location, location: Revealing the geography of success 10 Fitness and recovery epiphanies 11 From passion to persistence, perfection and obsession: How does personality shape champions’ paths? Part III Turning points and mental tools 12 How do critical episodes shape champions? 13 Broken bodies, broken minds? 14 What is in a champion’s mental toolbox? 15 Learning from defeat: Rhetoric or reality? 16 Confidence 17 Keeping it all together: Nerves 18 Under pressure: New approaches Part IV The Coach 19 What I wish I’d known about Olympic coaching when I started 20 Learning from behind the lines: Coaching stories Part V Specialist characteristics 21 Do champions think differently about pain? 22 A pothole, or worse, on the path: Depression 23 Looking back and redirecting the rocket: Retirement


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781472902160
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: What Shapes a Sporting Champion?
  • Width: 153 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1472902165
  • Publisher Date: 19 Jun 2014
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 272
  • Weight: 424 gr


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