{"product_id":"the-phenomenon-rick-ankiel-9781541773653","title":"The Phenomenon: Pressure, the Yips, and the Pitch That Changed My Life","description":"\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\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rick Ankiel, Tim Brown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1541773659\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541773653\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e PublicAffairs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/03\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.70w x 1.00d","brand":"Rick Ankiel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995756953855,"sku":"9781541773653","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_05401589-b5a2-4a4c-bbbe-92da3435a507.jpg?v=1683337667","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-phenomenon-rick-ankiel-9781541773653","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}