About the Book: Comeback Quotient: Building Mental Fitness in Sport and Life
Every sports fan loves a great comeback. Is there a special quality shared by
top athletes who triumph over great challenges? And can anyone acquire it? In
The Comeback Quotient, celebrated sportswriter Matt Fitzgerald supplies the
answer to both questions. He 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 ultrarunners like Rob Krar to triathletes like Mirinda Carfrae
to rowers, skiers, cyclists, and runners all over the world, Fitzgerald
highlights and speculates on just