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The Comeback Quotient: Mastering Mental Fitness for Sport and Life

The Comeback Quotient: Mastering Mental Fitness for Sport and Life


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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

Table of Contents:
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 Majdič – 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 Zátopek – Czech runner Greg Lemond – American cyclist Chris Legh – Australian triathlete Greg Welch – Australian triathlete Kara Goucher – American runner    

About the Author :
MATT FITZGERALD is a certified sports nutritionist and the author of numerous books on running, triathlon, nutrition, and weight loss. His most recent books are Racing Weight Cookbook, Racing Weight Quick Start Guide, RUN: The Mind-Body Method of Running by Feel, Racing Weight, and The Runner's Diary. Matt is a regular contributor to Competitor, Men's Fitness, Men's Health, Outside, Runner's World, Bicycling, Running Times, Women's Running, and other sports and fitness publications. Fitzgerald is a featured coach on Training Peaks, Pear Sports, and Active.com. He is a certified sports nutritionist (CISSN) licensed by the International Society of Sports Nutrition. He lives and trains near San Francisco, California.

Review :
“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, PhD, author of The Champion’s Mind   “Fitzgerald has been writing about the psychology of endurance performance for more than a decade and is one of the pioneers in terms of trying to take this body of research out of the laboratory and into the field for everyone to try.” ―Runner’s World “From the master of the mental game in endurance sports, a fresh look at what it takes to bounce back from adversity. Fitzgerald weaves together science and practical advice with his usual deft storytelling.” ―Alex Hutchinson, author of Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance “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


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780711265516
  • Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Aurum
  • Edition: Unabridged edition
  • Sub Title: Mastering Mental Fitness for Sport and Life
  • ISBN-10: 0711265518
  • Publisher Date: 23 Feb 2021
  • Binding: Downloadable audio file
  • Language: English


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