{"product_id":"9781529304374-the-best","title":"The Best","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow Elite Athletes Are Made\u003cbr\u003eThe inside track on how champions are made, written by one of the world's top sports scientists and an award-winning sports journalist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Insightful, thoughtful, and altogether wonderful.\" DANIEL COYLE, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of THE TALENT CODE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This book is a must read.\" EDDIE JONES, Head Coach, England Rugby\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An engrossing guidebook for youth athletes, parents, coaches and perhaps even fantasy-league fans looking for a little insight.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE SECRETS OF SUPERHUMAN PERFORMANCE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePacked 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGet 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy 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?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Fascinating and insightful. \u003ci\u003eThe Best \u003c\/i\u003eisn't a one size fits all, it's a highly thought out, well-researched and accessible book that gives recommendations based on context and sport.\" JOANNE O'RIORDAN, \u003ci\u003eThe Irish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eABOUT THE AUTHORS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA. Mark Williams is an academic and one of the world's leading authorities on expertise and its acquisition in sport. He has published 18 books and written over 500 scientific articles on how people become skilled and achieve success in sport and across other professional domains. He has worked across the globe as a consultant with numerous Olympic and professional sports and has vast experience as a scientist, author and educator, and as an applied sports scientist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTim Wigmore is the author of \u003ci\u003eCricket 2.0: Inside the T20 \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eRevolution\u003c\/i\u003e, the winner of the Wisden Book of the Year award for 2020. He is a sports writer for \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e, and has also written regularly for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eESPNCricinfo\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a former winner of the Young Cricket Journalist of the Year award and has been shortlisted for the Cricket Writer of the Year award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56451497165174,"sku":"9781529304374","price":10.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27017382.jpg?v=1760462758","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529304374-the-best","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}