ABOUT STEVE MAGNESS
“One of the giants of modern thinking about high performance.”
Alex HutchinsonNew York Times bestselling author of Endure
Steve Magness is a bestselling author and performance coach whose work explores the science and art of sustainable excellence across sport, work, and life.
PERFORMANCE, HOLISTICALLY
Why can we do something in practice, then struggle when it matters?
Magness has served as a performance coach to numerous professional sporting teams, executives, entrepreneurs, artists, and more. He's worked with Olympians, athletes from every professional sports league, and the U.S. military.
His focus is on performance holistically; whether that's developing mental skills to show up when it counts, or solving organizational or team problems.
His new book explores how we respond when something matters, why we get in our own way, and what helps us move forward.
WRITING + MEDIA
Ideas that travel from the laboratory to the arena.
His writing has appeared in The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal, Outside, Runner's World, Forbes, Sports Illustrated, and a variety of other outlets. In addition, Steve's expertise on elite sport and performance has been featured in The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Guardian, Business Insider, and ESPN The Magazine.
THE BOOKS
More than a million copies sold.
Steve is the author of the forthcoming Step Into the Arena, as well as the bestselling books Do Hard Things, Win the Inside Game, Peak Performance, and The Science of Running.
A HOLISTIC VIEW
Exercise physiology first. Mental performance next.
Steve received his undergraduate degree from the University of Houston and a graduate degree from George Mason University. His academic career began exploring exercise physiology, before later going back to school to understand mental performance. This shapes his holistic and all-encompassing look at performance.
College of Education Alumni of the Year
THE HUMAN SIDE
Once upon a time, he ran a 4:01 mile.
At the time, it was the sixth-fastest high school mile in U.S. history. Steve now lives in Houston, Texas, with his wife, Hillary.
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