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Ben Bergeron
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Ben Bergeron
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CrossFit trainer Ben Bergeron has helped build the world's fittest athletes, but he's not like other coaches. He believes that greatness is not for the elite few; that winning is a result, not a goal; and that character, not talent, is what makes a true champion. His powerful philosophy can help anyone excel at all aspects of life.
Using the dramatic competition between the top contenders at the 2016 Reebok CrossFit Games® as a background, Ben explores the step-by-step process of achieving excellence and the unique set of positive character traits necessary for leveling up to world-class. The mindset and methodology that have produced some of the greatest athletes in the world's most grueling sport can work equally well for golfers, lawyers, artists, entrepreneurs - anyone who's willing to commit totally to becoming better than the best.
By Chasing Excellence, you'll discover how extraordinary it's possible for you to be.
©2017 Ben Bergeron (P)2017 Ben BergeronListeners also enjoyed...
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The 1989 Ironman World Championship was the greatest race ever in endurance sports. In a spectacular duel that became known as the Iron War, the world's two strongest athletes raced side by side at world-record pace for a grueling 139 miles. Driven by one of the fiercest rivalries in triathlon, Dave Scott and Mark Allen raced shoulder to shoulder through Ironman’s 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike race, and 26.2-mile marathon. After 8 punishing hours, both men would demolish the previous record - and cross the finish line a mere 58 seconds apart.
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Fine Story....But the Narration!!!!
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The Confident Mind
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Dr. Nate Zinsser has spent his career training the minds of the U.S. Military Academy’s cadets as they prepare to lead and perform when the stakes are the very highest—on the battlefield. Alongside this work, he has coached world-class athletes including a Super Bowl MVP, numerous Olympic medalists, professional ballerinas, NHL All-Stars, and college All-Americans, teaching them to overcome pressure and succeed on the biggest stages.
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Travis Macy has summited glacial peaks in the French Alps, rappelled into limestone caves in China, and raced through parched deserts in Utah. In 2013 he famously won the Leadman Series, a combination of nearly 300 miles of high-altitude trail running and mountain biking over the course of five epic endurance races. Macy achieved all of these victories without elite professional training or even exceptional strength, speed, or flexibility.
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Great Advice
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In his quest to define ‘sporting greatness’, double Olympic champion Alistair Brownlee has spent nearly four years interviewing and training with some of the greatest minds in sport to discover what it takes to become—and remain—a champion.
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🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅 What's With The Bad Reviews?!!
- By Rachel on 12-02-21
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Objective Secure
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Nick Lavery is an active-duty Green Beret within the United States Army Special Forces. Although injuries sustained in combat resulted in the above-the-knee amputation of his leg—Nick not only remained in the Army, he returned to his Special Forces detachment and continues conducting combat operations to this day. Objective Secure is the methodology Nick employed to return to operational status. It is also the methodology he uses today as he continues this unprecedented journey in service to his country. It is a battle-tested guide forged by fire—literally.
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Great Read for Military and Civilian alike
- By Devin Clarke on 12-30-23
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Surfacing
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Surfacing, Siri Lindley opens up about her unique celebrity-dappled early life. When an NFL superstar notices her beautiful mother, her idyllic childhood is upended. Glitzy dinner parties and world travel pull her mother away, and Lindley grows up feeling alone and out of place. As her intense loneliness grows into anger, she lashes out against her New England life of privilege.
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I m sorry but it sucks!!
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Norway native Erik Bertrand Larssen is many things: a veteran paratrooper who served in Bosnia, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Afghanistan; a successful entrepreneur; and a critically acclaimed performance consultant. He has helped catapult the success of countless high-achievers, including Microsoft, Boston Consulting Group, and Statoil ASA executives. His life-altering and revered method improves performance by getting people to push themselves past the brink of self-imposed limitations.
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very practical
- By Sam on 08-27-16
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The Perfect Mile
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In the tradition of Seabiscuit, critically acclaimed author Neal Bascomb reaches back to the golden age of sport and crafts an utterly captivating narrative of what may be the most remarkable athletic feat of all time.
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nailbiting, on the edge of your seat
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The End of the Perfect 10
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It was the team finals of women's gymnastics in the 2012 Olympics, and McKayla Maroney was on top of her game. The 16-year-old US gymnast was performing arguably the best vault of all time, launching herself unimaginably high into the air and sticking a flawless landing. When her score came, many were baffled: 16.233. Three-tenths of a point stood between her and a perfect score. If that vault wasn't perfection, what was?
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Book's great--reader's performance is TERRIBLE
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Reaching Beyond Boundaries
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For the last decade, decorated Navy SEAL, accomplished athlete, and bestselling author Don Mann has been traveling across the country giving motivational talks and in the process inspiring hundreds with the secrets behind his awe-inspiring achievements. In Reaching beyond Boundaries, Mann brings his much sought-after wisdom to the audiobook. As an elite Navy SEAL, Mann performed seemingly impossible tasks on a regular basis. Here he details the lessons he learned from his training and shows how the rest of us can apply those teachings to our daily lives.
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Always hire a professional...
- By Chris C on 08-16-19
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Hell on Two Wheels
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Three-time Ironman finisher Amy Snyder takes the wraps off the best kept secret in the sports world, the Race Across America (RAAM), a bicycle race like no other. Unlike its famous cousin the Tour de France, RAAM is much crazier, more gothic, and even savage: Once the gun goes off the clock doesn't stop, and the first rider to complete the prescribed 3,000-mile route is the victor. In Hell on Two Wheels, Snyder follows a group of athletes before, during, and after the 2009 RAAM.
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A documentary of the toughest bike race
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It's Not About Perfect
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When she retired at age 19, Shannon Miller did so as one of the most recognizable gymnasts in the country. The winner of seven Olympic medals and the most decorated gymnast, male or female, in US history, Shannon tells a story of surviving and thriving. A shy, rambunctious girl raised in Oklahoma, Shannon fell in love with gymnastics at a young age and fought her way to the top.
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Loved it!
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- Jessica Crandall
- 01-23-18
Trust the process
I really love Bergeron’s approach to life and this book lays it out succinctly and engagingly as told through the lens of the 2016 crossfit games. I will listen to this many more times when I need a reminder to trust the process and focus on excellence. Awesome book!
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Awesome read for any athlete
I loved reading this book in fact I listened to it the
whole way through multiple times. I’m a competitive boxer and I found The message in this book to be powerful and inspiring. I think any athlete should take seriously the mindset that Bergeron talks about.
Loved it! Nothing wrong with the narration.
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- Michael Owen
- 01-30-21
Great book on “The Process”
Ben does a great job keeping the reader’s attention from start to finish! Great job!
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-02-18
Best book so far!
Great book, I enjoyed every single chapter, and learn more than what I was expecting from it. Thank you.
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- Cornelius Henderson
- 02-02-18
One of the best books on mindset
It is very simple. Don't compare yourself to others and do not focus on the results. Commit to being your absolute best daily and over time you will become the best version of yourself which is all you can hope for. Thankful he wrote this book!
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- Anthony Gonzalez
- 03-24-20
Amazing Read
I probably listen to this book once a month. It’s a gut check for chasing excellence in my fitness journey, in my coaching journey, in my work journey, and even in my mom and wife journey. If you don’t listen to this book and fall in love with the grind all over again I’ll call you a liar! Love having this audiobook to remind me to put in the work, every single day.
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- Casey Staub
- 01-29-18
Great content and very motivating
If you could sum up Chasing Excellence: A Story About Building the World's Fittest Athletes in three words, what would they be?
Chasing Excellence is all about the journey that Ben Bergeron went on to take on three of the most elite athletes in all of CrossFit. Ben coached them up to be the best and reminded them, constantly, that they had it within them all along, but it required discipline.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Character? I suppose hearing about Katrin's obstacles that she had to overcome gave real personality to her "character".
What about Ben Bergeron’s performance did you like?
I loved that he read the book himself, since he wrote it himself.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
Control the controllable and let the uncontrollable go
Any additional comments?
Ben reads it like he writes it, so he's not quite Shakespeare. However, even though simply written and read as a run-on sentence at times, Ben lived this and by sharing his story, he'll motivate millions.
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- Antoine LeBlanc
- 03-14-18
Powerful!
This was an extremely powerful and inspirational book!i don’t like to read books, and I rarely listen to audio books, however, this book I listened to twice in two weeks!! That has to tell you something.
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- Emmanuel Dickson
- 07-30-18
fault revealing and mental growth
This book needs to be read or heard by everyone for growth. From the moment it began, it slightly demands a focus that is natural. it then proceeds to tell you the truth to clarity and success while showing you what you are lacking. I loved it!
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- Eric
- 12-15-18
levels
you won't be ready for what this will do to your athletic edge, get after it!
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