![]() ![]() How do they stay committed through years of training? How do they deal with crushing defeat-and, after glorious victory, how do they keep their egos in check? What kind of mind games do they deploy? What effect do social supports and training camps have on the fighter’s mind? Sheridan offers up a fascinating and often surprising journey into the minds of fighters, who prove that there is much more to fighting than sheer naked physicality. ![]() Sheridan picked their brains to figure out their secrets. To get inside the minds of fighters, Sheridan interviewed dozens of the world’s most fascinating and dangerous men including celebrated trainers Freddie Roach and Greg Jackson champion fighters Randy Couture and Frank Shamrock ultra runner David Horton chess prodigy (and the inspiration for Searching for Bobby Fischer) turned tai chi expert Josh Waitzkin and legendary wrestler Dan Gable, among many others. How could that be more mental than physical? Is it an empty cliché, or is there something more to it? When Sheridan spoke with his subjects, time and time again he heard the phrase (in Yogi Berra fashion), “Fighting is ninety percent mental, half the time.” But what do fighters and trainers mean when they say that? Fighting-two guys in a ring pounding on each other-is the ultimate physical endeavor. As every athlete knows, physical skill and conditioning are only a small part of what makes a champion. ![]()
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