The Rise of Superman

By Steven Kotler,

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1 author picked The Rise of Superman as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

As coaches, we are always interested in peak performance. This book really gave us the courage to speak up about separating skill training from performance training.

This book provides fascinating real-life examples from extreme sports, giving readers a great insight into peak performance. It emphasizes the important distinction between learning how to do things technically correctly and performing when it matters.

“We’ll need to be better, faster, stronger, smarter. We’ll need intrinsic motivation and incredible cooperation. Our imaginations will have to be deeply engaged; our creative selves operating at their full Picasso.”

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