The Pursuit of Sporting Excellence

A study of sport’s highest achievers

by David Hemery

Willow Books, William Collins Sons & Co., 1986, [First Edition], ISBN 0002181452, hardcover, dustjacket

Near Fine Condition, minor edge and shelf wear, minor rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, no inscriptions, dustjacket shows minor edge and shelf wear (see photographs)

“It took David Hemery over two years to interview in person sixty-tree top performers, selected from twenty-two sports and a dozen different countries.  His aim was to see whether there were any common factors which separated the highest achievers from all the other competitors.  He asked over eighty questions, taking each person through their childhood and upbringing to the time when they specialized and received regular coaching until they reached the pinnacle of their sport; and in getting there, how they coped with the pressure and stress.”