The Secret Balance of Champions

Margriet de Schutter

• 10 februari 2021
• 9781780845876

Samenvatting:

The Secret Balance of Champions - Health Challenges in Elite Sport explores the health challenges that elite athletes might face during or after their career. This book (515 pages) is based on eight chapters compiled by some of the best sport and medical experts in the world, and offers the unique reflections of 32 champions. A must read for everyone who wants to get the most out of their potential!

FEATURING:
Petr Cech, Mo Farah, Marianne Timmer, Kiki Bertens, Dwight Phillips, Ila Borders, Pieter van den Hoogenband, Geremi Njitap Fotso, Danka Barteková, Arjen Robben, Maarten van der Weijden, Abhinav Bindra,Lydia Williams, Evgeniy Levchenko, Marit Bjørgen, Niccoló Campriani, Dorian van Rijsselberghe, Epke Zonderland, Blake Leeper, Elise Christie, Nouchka Fontijn, Zanele Mdodana, Florence Schelling, Alistair Overeem, Sarah Gregorius, Willie Gault, Chris Hoy, Steven Kitshoff, Jetze Plat, Suresh Raina, Apolo Anton Ohno, Chris Froome and foreword by Marco van Basten.

The Secret Balance of Champions was created and co-written by Vincent Gouttebarge (FIFPRO Chief Medical Officer), Gino Kerkhoffs (Orthopaedic surgeon within elite sport at Amsterdam UMC, The Netherlands) and Margriet de Schutter (former Dutch short track speed skater and founder of online platform for active and former elite athletes Extopsporter.nl).