{"product_id":"phenomenon-pressure-the-yips-and-the-pitch-that-changed-my-life-1","title":"Phenomenon: Pressure, the Yips, and the Pitch That Changed My Life","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003ePhenomenon: Pressure, the Yips, and the Pitch That Changed My Life\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eRick Ankiel\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781541773653\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003ePublicAffairs\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2018\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eReprint\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e304\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eRick Ankiel had the talent to be one of the best pitchers ever. Then, one day, he lost it.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Phenomenon\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"PublicAffairs","offers":[{"title":"Phenomenon: Pressure, the Yips, and the Pitch That Changed My Life | Rick Ankiel | Paperback | 9781541773653 | Used: Like New | Sports Writing 1787194 (temp: 27)","offer_id":50855089275138,"sku":"1787194","price":25.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/81Yhc5ilMdL.jpg?v=1792794753","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/phenomenon-pressure-the-yips-and-the-pitch-that-changed-my-life-1","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}