Books by Matt Hart
“What this book is about is Nike and a culture of deception to support winning at all costs. And some of the costs were really high. Athletes were stepped on, their bodies subject to certain kinds of training that were not sustainable in the long term. And a lot of athletes have been broken and wounded in the process. Matt Hart is a journalist and for the book he had access to communication between different higher ups in the company at Nike and interviews that give you a sense of that culture. At Nike and in high performance culture in general, if you prioritize winning above everything else, there are going to be trade-offs in terms of health, in terms of athlete safety, and so forth. So if you’re interested in the ways in which a focus on winning can go wrong, it’s an important read.” Read more...
Sabrina Little, Sportspersons & Sportswriter
Interviews where books by Matt Hart were recommended
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The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance
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Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance
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Win at All Costs: Inside Nike Running and Its Culture of Deception
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Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man's World
by Lauren Fleshman -
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How She Did It: Stories, Advice, and Secrets to Success from Fifty Legendary Distance Runners
by Molly Huddle & Sara Slattery
The best books on Running, recommended by Sabrina Little
The best books on Running, recommended by Sabrina Little
Success in running could be narrowly defined in terms of performance or more broadly as part of leading a good life, argues runner and ethics professor Sabrina Little. She recommends some of her favourite books on running, from the role models that inspired her to tales of what not to do.
