1. The Ultrarealists
2. Discovering What We've Always Known
3. Accepting Reality
4. Embracing Reality
5. Addressing Reality
6. Coming Back from a Bad Break
7. Coming Back from a Rude Awakening
9. When Comebacks Fail
10. My Comeback Year
Athletes that appear in The Comeback Quotient include:
Kate Courtney - American mountain biker
Petra Majdic - Slovenian cross-country skier
Rob Krar - American ultrarunner
Katherine Grainger - Scottish rower
David Goggins - American ultrarunner
Jamie Whitmore - American off-road triathlete/paracyclist
Matt Dixon - English triathlete
Lionel Sanders - Canadian triathlete
Molly Seidel - American runner
Geoffrey Kamworor - Kenyan runner
Mirinda Carfrae - Australian triathlete
Percy Cerutty - New Zealand runner/coach
Eliud Kipchoge - Kenyan runner
Joan Benoit Samuelson - American runner
Bill Rodgers - American runner
Haile Gebrselassie - Ethiopian runner
Stefan Laursen - American triathlete
Gabrielle Grunewald - American runner
Dean Karnazes - American ultrarunner
Vanderlei de Lima - Brazilian runner
Emil Zatopek - Czech runner
Greg Lemond - American cyclist
Chris Legh - Australian triathlete
Greg Welch - Australian triathlete
Kara Goucher - American runner
Products specifications
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Author
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Matt Fitzgerald |
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Pub Date
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12/01/2021 |
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Binding
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Paperback / softback |
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Pages
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304 |
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Country
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United Kingdom |
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Dewey
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796.019 |
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GBPPrice
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12.99 |
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Availability
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Available |
What's the secret of a great comeback? And how do we boost our mental fitness to succeed in sport and life?
The Comeback Quotient provides inspiration and practical advice on building mental endurance and physical stamina. When bestselling sportswriter Matt Fitzgerald went through a coronavirus-George Floyd double whammy, he realized that nobody can escape setbacks in life so we all need to be able to pull off a comeback. In training for his first triathlon since 2009 and overcoming chronic injury, Matt Fitzgerald puts his ultrarealist mental fitness training to the test.
In The Comeback Quotient, Matt Fitzgerald examines the science and stories behind some of the most astonishing sporting comebacks to uncover a new blueprint to survive and thrive.
Why are some athletes able to overcome overwhelming odds and rebound stronger than ever? And can we unlock the secret of their success?
Matt Fitzgerald identifies these mega-achievers of astounding athletic comebacks as 'ultrarealists', men and women who succeed where others fail by fully accepting, embracing, and addressing the reality of their situations. From triathletes like Mirinda Carfrae to ultrarunners like Rob Krar to rowers, skiers, cyclists and runners all over the world, Fitzgerald delves into stories that are not just compelling but constructive, laying out the steps anyone can take to bounce back from their own setbacks in sport and in life.
In the tradition of his best-selling How Bad Do You Want It?, The Comeback Quotient combines gripping sports stories with cutting-edge science. Fitzgerald's insight will change forever how you perceive the challenges you face, giving you the inspiration and the tools to make the next great comeback you witness your own.
"When the worst has happened, the best is next. The Comeback Quotient by Matt Fitzgerald provides elite-tested mental strategies for loving the comeback more than hating the setback."
--Jim Afremow, author of The Champion's Mind
"Matt Fitzgerald has a winner in The Comeback Quotient. You will be on the edge of your seat as he tells the inspiring comeback stories from some of the most interesting individuals on the face of the earth, realizing by the end that along the way you have been given a blueprint to orchestrate a few comebacks of your own."
--Ben Rosario, Head Coach, HOKA ONE ONE NAZ Elite
