The ultrarealists: 11 months to Santa Rosa -- Discovering what we've always know: 6 1/2 months to Santa Rosa -- Accepting reality: 6 months to Santa Rosa -- Embracing reality: 5 1/2 months to Santa Rosa -- Addressing reality: 2 months to Santa Rosa -- Combing back from a bad bread: 5 weeks from Santa Rosa -- Coming back from a rude awakening: 7 days to Santa Rose -- Coming back from self-sabotage: race day -- When comebacks fail.
Summary:
"Sports journalist Matt Fitzgerald shares the stories of top athletic comebacks, to give you inspiration and tools for your own comeback in sport or life"-- Provided by publisher. Why are some athletes able to overcome overwhelming odds and rebound stronger than ever? Fitzgerald explains that their power comes from "ultrarealism," a mental fitness mindset that allows them to fully accept, embrace, and address reality. From triathletes to ultrarunners, to rowers, skiers and cyclists from around the globe, he delves into the secrets of great comebacks, and lays out the steps anyone can take to rebound in sport-- and in life. -- adapted from back cover
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