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How bad do you want it?
Book • 2015
In 'How Bad Do You Want It?', Matt Fitzgerald delves into the psychology of endurance sports, highlighting the role of mental toughness in achieving peak performance.
Through real-life stories of elite athletes and scientific research, the book reveals how perception and mental strategies can push athletes beyond their perceived limits.
It offers practical insights into developing mental resilience and overcoming mental barriers.
Through real-life stories of elite athletes and scientific research, the book reveals how perception and mental strategies can push athletes beyond their perceived limits.
It offers practical insights into developing mental resilience and overcoming mental barriers.
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regarding the idea of giving more of what you have, rather than always striving for more.

Luke Hopkins

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as a book on running psychology.

Sarah Hartley

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as a great read on how to build mental toughness.

Laura Norris

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when discussing perception of effort and Samuel Macora's psychobiological model.


Rob Mason

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, triggering a humorous argument due to its confrontational title.


Jackson

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while discussing mental pain and endurance training.

Robert Hamilton Owens

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to illustrate the concept that the mind quits before the body.

Eric Byrnes

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