Sports and Performance experts & authors
Explore sports and performance through the work and perspectives of Alex Ferguson, Alex Honnold, Alex Hutchinson, and other authors on Chapters.
31 profiles on Chapters.
- Alex Ferguson
Alex Ferguson is a Scottish former football manager whose career included European success with Aberdeen and 38 trophies with Manchester United.
Selected work: Alex Ferguson
- Alex Honnold
American rock climber, author of Alone on the Wall.
Selected work: Alone on the Wall
- Alex Hutchinson
Author of Endure.
Selected work: Endure
- Alison Levine
Mountaineer and leadership author who draws lessons from Everest and other extreme environments to discuss decision-making under pressure.
Selected work: On the Edge
- Anders Ericsson
Author of Peak.
Selected work: Peak
- Andre Agassi
American tennis player, author of Open.
Selected work: Open
- Andre Iguodala
Andre Iguodala is a former NBA player and memoirist whose career included four championships with the Golden State Warriors and the 2015 Finals MVP award.
Selected work: The Sixth Man
- Billie Jean King
American tennis player, author of All In.
Selected work: All In
- Brad Stulberg
Author of The Practice of Groundedness.
Selected work: The Practice of Groundedness
- Christopher McDougall
American journalist and author, author of Born to Run.
Selected work: Born to Run
- David Goggins
American athlete and former U.S. Navy SEAL, author of Can't Hurt Me.
Selected work: Can't Hurt Me
- David Millar
David Millar is a Scottish retired professional road cyclist and anti-doping campaigner who won stages in all three of cycling's Grand Tours.
Selected work: Racing through the dark
- Deena Kastor
Deena Kastor is an Olympic bronze medalist and former American marathon record holder celebrated for her elite distance running career and focus on mental fitness.
Selected work: Let your mind run
- Diana Nyad
American author & swimmer, author of Find a Way.
Selected work: Find a Way
- Geoff Colvin
Author of Talent Is Overrated.
Selected work: Talent Is Overrated
- Jay Onrait
Jay Onrait is a Canadian sports anchor and television personality who hosts SC with Jay Onrait on TSN and previously co-anchored with Dan O'Toole.
Selected work: Number two
- Jim Abbott
Jim Abbott is a former Major League Baseball pitcher and motivational speaker who competed professionally despite being born without a right hand.
Selected work: Imperfect
- Jim Afremow
Author of The Champion's Mind.
Selected work: The Champion's Mind
- John O'Leary
Author of On Fire.
Selected work: On Fire
- Kobe Bryant
American basketball player, author of The Mamba Mentality.
Selected work: The Mamba Mentality
- Matthew Syed
English writer and former table tennis player, author of Bounce.
Selected work: Bounce
- Michael Gervais
Michael Gervais is a psychologist and co-founder of Finding Mastery, focused on mindset and performance.
Selected work: The First Rule of Mastery
- Michael Phelps
Author of Beneath the Surface.
Selected work: Beneath the Surface
- Phil Jackson
American basketball player, coach and executive, author of Eleven Rings.
Selected work: Eleven Rings
- Rich Roll
Author of Finding Ultra.
Selected work: Finding Ultra
- Robert Greene
Author of Mastery.
Selected work: Mastery
- Roger A. Pielke, Jr.
Roger A. Pielke Jr. is an American political scientist whose research spans science policy, decision making under uncertainty, and sports governance.
Selected work: The edge
- Scott Jurek
American ultramarathoner, author of Eat & Run.
Selected work: Eat & Run
- Steve Magness
Author of Do Hard Things.
Selected work: Do Hard Things
- Terry Orlick
Author of In Pursuit of Excellence.
Selected work: In Pursuit of Excellence
- Tom Rinaldi
Tom Rinaldi is an American Fox Sports reporter whose previous ESPN work included tennis, golf, football programming and horse racing features.
Selected work: The red bandanna