The Best, Mark Williams
The Best, Mark Williams
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The Best
How Elite Athletes Are Made

Author: Mark Williams, Tim Wigmore

Narrator: Stuart Nurse

Unabridged: 11 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 12/01/2020


Synopsis

Never have the best sportspeople seemed so far removed from the rest of us. So how are these extraordinary athletes made and what do their achievements tell us about success? The Best reveals how the most incredible sportspeople in the world got that way. It is a unique look at the path to sporting greatness. This is a story of origins, training, luck, and serendipity, as well as of sports science and cutting-edge technology. Packed with gripping personal stories and interviews, you will discover how the best athletes develop the extraordinary skills and muscle memory that allow them to perform remarkable acts without consciously thinking about them.

The Best deconstructs the myths, like the notion that 10,000 hours of practice are needed to make it to the top, and explores the hidden power of the mind to reveal how athletes really think and process information during high octane competition. It gets inside the minds of champions, deconstructing what athletes see during matches and explaining how they do what they do.

Drawing on examples and lessons from throughout the sporting world, this is for anyone who wants to know what it takes to be the best.

About Mark Williams

Mark Williams is the man the Brazilian Government turned to when Brazil crashed out of the 2014 World Cup. He works with leading teams and sports organizations around the world.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Nick on October 05, 2021

An easy read that expertly distills what it takes to become a top athlete. The author does a great job of condensing a ton of information into a concise, high-level overview.......more

Goodreads review by Nathan on March 29, 2021

Tremendous job of distilling the data and research of what is behind and driving elite athletic performances. I am working on finding ways to incorporate the knowledge from parts 1 and 3 into actionable items to help inform parents and those directing youth sports programs to better understand the i......more

Goodreads review by Sunny on April 17, 2022

Another really good sports book which gives a whole bunch of insights and analysis on what it takes to create the ultimate athlete. The book talks about sport from a psychological level and from a preparation perspective, the importance of timing the importance of intelligence and even goes into thi......more

Goodreads review by Blair on January 21, 2022

This is a fascinating book that highlights the science that helps make extraordinary athletes, extraordinary. It covers the path these great athletes take to get to the top and how they stay there. It’s a very easy to digest, and potentially actionable, book, tackling a wide range of sports – archer......more

Goodreads review by Julie on January 01, 2024

This was a gift for my husband, and I started reading it before him. Slow start for me and I almost dropped it after a few chapters, so I only read it sporadically. It became more interesting for me after Part Two. The Epilogue may have been better for me to read ahead of the rest of the book.......more