{"product_id":"the-ultimate-athlete","title":"The Ultimate Athlete","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe are born with the God-given right to move efficiently  gracefully  and joyfully. We lose this right only through societys mind-body split  faulty modes of physical education  and overemphasis on \"winning.\" George Leonards simple and radical notion is that within each of us  regardless of age  sex  or physical condition  there exists an ultimate athlete waiting to be born. With a poets passion  fifth-degree aikido black belt Leonard evokes the transcendent moment in sportthe catch that defies gravity and chance  the play that makes time stand stillas emblematic of the Greater Game of embodiment itself  of life and death  a Game we all can play to depth and breadth of body and soul. The Ultimate Athlete helped create the participatory sports boom of the 1970s and 1980s. This revised edition is addressed to a new generation of ultimate athletes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44966495551541,"sku":"ByrdShop_1556433492","price":52.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781556433498.jpg?v=1770564863","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-ultimate-athlete","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}