Crunch Time: How to Be Your Best When It Matters Most

Be Your Best Under Pressure!
Learn how elite athletes, entertainers, Navy SEALs, and CEOs conquer pressure. In his 15 years as a major league pitching coach, with the "Moneyball" Oakland A's, NY Mets, Milwaukee Brewers and Baltimore Orioles, Rick Peterson has coached and calmed Hall of Famers, Cy Young Award winners, and many other elite athletes. In this book, he and leadership expert, Judd Hoekstra, make the skill required to conquer pressure available to everyone. From an insider's perspective, learn how you too can become a  Crunch Time performer. With fascinating, behind-the-scenes examples from some of the top names in sports, entertainment and business, Rick and Judd offer six powerful reframing strategies to help you see a pressure situation with a new perspective so that it shifts from a threat that can make you panic to an opportunity for you to shine. 

Rick Peterson has coached some of baseball's best pitchers in the past 20 years, including Cy Young Award winners and Hall of Famers. He was the Oakland A's pitching coach during the famed Moneyball era, and has served as a coach with the New York Mets, Chicago White Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, and Milwaukee Brewers. He is currently Director of Pitching Development with the Baltimore Orioles. He holds a combined degree in psychology and art.