Sports Thoughts

As an athlete in my sophomore year of college, I found myself miserable. Two years later, as a senior, I enjoyed the most satisfying basketball season of my life. My path from depression and anxiety to joy and peak performance was somewhat unconventional. A therapist taught me to meditate, enabling me to face my problems instead of shrinking from them. By modifying my habits regarding drugs, partying and my phone, and reading meaningful books, I developed new attitudes toward both my sport and my life.

As an athlete in his sophomore year of college, Billy Hansen found himself miserable. Two years later, as a senior, he enjoyed the most satisfying basketball season of his life. The path from depression and anxiety to joy and peak performance was somewhat unconventional. A therapist taught him to meditate, enabling him to face his problems instead of shrinking from them. This book, then, is about playing sports, overcoming anxiety, the practice of meditation, growing up, and discovering how to live well.

As the captain of his team and a little league football champion who has sailed through five years of little league, Blake has developed an immense passion for helping young people go through the hurdles of life by sharing tips of his success while fearlessly revealing the losses of his life. In this book, Blake exposes the misconceptions of failure that hold us back from getting the life we desire. With unflinching honesty, Blake examines the pain and falsehood that once left him feeling undeserving and also reveals the practical tips that helped him overcome the hurdles of failure.