The Science of the Sporting Comeback (with Matt Fitzgerald)

In this episode, we speak to Matt Fitzgerald, author of the new book The Comeback Quotient, which looks at the science and the stories behind some of sport’s greatest comebacks. Everyone loves an inspirational sporting fairytale story, and Matt’s fascinating book uncovers how some athletes are able to put some serious adversity behind them to overcome obstacles and hit their goals. In the book, Matt identifies these mega-achievers of astounding comebacks as ‘ultrarealists’. These men and women succeed where others fail by fully accepting, embracing, and addressing the reality of their situations. We chat to Matt about the unique mental qualities of these athletes, and how there’s so much we can all learn from the way they deal with setbacks to help us cope with our everyday life issues. Host by Gershon Portnoi Recorded by Gershon Portnoi Edited by Andy Greening Directed by Andy Greening and Gershon Portnoi Special thanks to Matt Fitzgerald Podcast artwork by Andy Greening Music Healthy For Men theme song by Premium Beats Intro music – 'Currents' by 'Mhern' via Epidemic Sound Remember you can pick up the latest edition of Healthy For Men Magazine in your local Holland & Barrett, online at hollandandbarrett.com , and via the Holland & Barrett app. Healthy For Men Podumentary is by Healthy For Men magazine which is published by River Sounds which is part of River Group Content Limited 2021 Please note: All views are those of our guests and not of Healthy For Men or Holland & Barrett, unless explicitly stated otherwise. Any reference to brands and/ or products should not be considered as an endorsement.

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The Science of the Sporting Comeback (with Matt Fitzgerald) is an episode from Healthy For Men by The River Group.

This episode is 29:30 long.

This episode was published on Mar 17, 2021.

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