Book Review: How Bad Do You Want It? By Matt Fitzgerald
Author Matt Fitzgerald is well known in the running circle. He has served as a writer for Triathlete and has written numerous articles and books on the endurance sports world. I have an interesting relationship with Mr. Fitzgerald's work, loving some and less-than-loving others. This latest book in his collection, "How Bad Do You Want It?", deals with the mental aspect of the sport. In particular, this book centers on several key challenges that athletes face and techniques to potentially overcome or avert them. Fitzgerald has written on this before with Brain Training for Runners and through other articles. This book, however, has a different feel. It is not so focused on "brain training" but on talking through concepts of mental issues and using anecdotal examples. Fitzgerald doesn't limit himself to his familiar genre of running. Here he draws from other sports such as rowing, cycling, and even winter sports. There is some...
