Bookedited by Vincent Walsh, Mark Wilson, Beth Parkin.
Contents:
Great British medalists: psychosocial biographies of super-elite and elite athletes from Olympic sports
On elite and super-elite Great British athletes: some theoretical implications from Hardy et al.'s (2017) findings
The psychosocial development of world-class athletes: additional considerations for understanding the whole person and salience of adversity
The journey of a thousand miles...: notes on Hardy et al.'s Great British Medalists Project
Embedding the psychosocial biographies of Olympic medalists in a (meta-)theoretical model of dynamic networks
Assessing risk factors for athletic excellence
In search of the golden skill
Much ado about...? A response to Hardy et al.
The stress test: does what doesn't kill me, make me a super-elite athlete?
Adversity-related experiences are essential for Olympic success: additional evidence and considerations
Getting gritty about practice and success: motivational characteristics of great performers
Great British medalists: a commentary based on developmental systems theory perspective
Eventual sport performance level: what about the role of types of sport, perception of critical life events, and practice quality?
Is a peaceful mind a winning mind? Comment on Hardy et al. (2017)
Super-elite athletes: some complimentary observations from Australia and some lessons for sports expertise research: comment on Hardy et al.
A culture of striving augments use of working memory? Implications for attention control
The tales athletes tell: narrative structure and identity in Great British medalists
Great British medalists: response to the commentaries
Index.