The Thrill of Victory and Agony of Defeat
Product information "The Thrill of Victory and Agony of Defeat"
The book is a first. It gets into the psyche and soul of a champion. Bob Willingham, official and famed IJF photographer spent several years interviewing the medallists from the 2004 Olympics and delved into their minds. It asked personal questions, he got some personal answers of what was going on in the heads before, during and after their fights. He asked about their future, their relationships, what they were feeling when their were on the podium, about their coaches, past victories and defeats. For every athlete there is a chart of Motifivations on which the athetes rates the importance of power, independence, curiosity, acceptance, order, savings, honor, idealism, social contacts, family, status, vengence, romance, eating, physical activity and peach and tranquility.