Now Available!
The Thrill of Victory and the Agony of
Defeat
A new book by Bob Willingham with Professor David Matsumoto
Price £25 +p&p
Beautiful quality hardback book with over
288 pages and over 270 photographs containing interviews with
36 of the 2004 Athens Olympics Judo medallists reliving their
experiences.
Read about:
What makes them tick.
The rivalry and support.
How they handle defeat.
How they handle winning.
The psychology of champions.
Behind the scenes information.
How they prepared mentally and
physically.
The insights into their attitudes and
expectations.
What makes all those years of training
worthwhile.
“Fantastic piece of work. The
Interviews were very insightful. A fantastic contribution to
qualitative research.”
Professor John Amtmann, Montana Tech
“You have developed a close
complicity with the atheletes that allowed you to capture their
real feelings. Outstanding work.”
Professor
Michel Brousse,
Bordeaux University
‘The results of the Psychological
study were great, specific and clear,
and I liked it very much.’
Daniela Y. Krukower
-63kg World Champion 2003
