Rick Ankiel

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The Phenomenon: Pressure, the Yips, and the Pitch That Changed My LifePaperback, 3 April 2018

The Phenomenon: Pressure, the Yips, and the Pitch That Changed My Life
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Print Length
304 pages
Language
English
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Date Published
3 Apr 2018
ISBN-10
1541773659
ISBN-13
9781541773653

Description

Rick Ankiel had the talent to be one of the best pitchers ever. Then, one day, he lost it.

The Phenomenon is the story of how St. Louis Cardinals prodigy Rick Ankiel lost his once-in-a-generation ability to pitch -- not due to an injury or a bolt of lightning, but a mysterious anxiety condition widely known as "the Yips." It came without warning, in the middle of a playoff game, with millions of people watching. And it has never gone away.

Yet the true test of Ankiel's character came not on the mound, but in the long days and nights that followed as he searched for a way to get back in the game. For four and a half years, he fought the Yips with every arrow in his quiver: psychotherapy, medication, deep-breathing exercises, self-help books, and, eventually, vodka. And then, after reconsidering his whole life at the age of twenty-five, Ankiel made an amazing turnaround: returning to the Major Leagues as a hitter and playing seven successful seasons.

This book is an incredible story about a universal experience -- pressure -- and what happened when a person on the brink had to make a choice about who he was going to be.

Product Details

Authors:
Rick AnkielTim Brown
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
3 April 2018
Dimensions:
21.59 x 14.48 x 2.54 cm
ISBN-10:
1541773659
ISBN-13:
9781541773653
Language:
English
Pages:
304
Publisher:
Weight:
249.48 gm

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