High Performance

High Performance

Lessons from the Best on Becoming Your Best

Summary

The phenomenal Sunday Times bestseller

'Massively motivating' Fearne Cotton
'A wealth of wisdom' Vex King
'Read this book' Ant Middleton

High performance isn't born. It's made.

This book uncovers the eight essential habits of the world's leading sportspeople, coaches and entrepreneurs.

From taking responsibility for your situation to finding your 'Trademark Behaviours', it reveals how the world's highest-achieving people unlocked their potential - and how you can too. Anyone can learn the secrets of high performance.

'Full of valuable principles with real-world relevance to people's everyday lives' Toto Wolff

'So many different lessons from so many remarkable people' Adam Peaty

Drawing on conversations with... Dina Asher-Smith | Steven Bartlett | Tom Daley | Steven Gerrard | Evelyn Glennie | Ole Gunnar Solskjær | Kelly Holmes | Chris Hoy | Eddie Jones | Siya Kolisi | Frank Lampard | Jo Malone | Matthew McConaughey | Ant Middleton | Tracey Neville | Robin Van Persie | Mauricio Pochettino | Gareth Southgate | Holly Tucker | Jonny Wilkinson | Clive Woodward | Toto Wolff and many more...

Reviews

  • High Performance will help you think clearly, act decisively and keep calm under pressure. If you want to stop making excuses and take responsibility for your life, I recommend you read this book.
    ANT MIDDLETON

About the authors

Jake Humphrey

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Damian Hughes

Damian Hughes is an expert on high-performance sporting cultures and a visiting professor at Manchester Metropolitan University. The author of several bestselling books, Damian's research has been praised by the likes of Sir Richard Branson, Muhammad Ali, Sir Roger Bannister, Tiger Woods and Sir Alex Ferguson.
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