Brian Jacks The Mindset Of A Champion

Download or read book Brian Jacks the Mindset of a Champion with Marc Gingell written by Brian Jacks and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-29 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BBC's Superstars, a kind of sports reality television programme from the 70's and 80's, propelled Brian Jacks to fame. But there is a lot more to Jacks life than Superstars. Born in London's East End he dumfounded medical staff for almost nine years with a problem that meant he had to sit out all sports and could barely walk. His family had almost given hope that he would live a normal life until a chance meeting with renowned specialist who put Jacks on the road to recovery. At nine Jacks started judo and by the time he'd reached fourteen he'd become British junior champion. A massive transformation for the sick could who couldn't even climb a flight of stairs for eight years. At fifteen Jacks flew to Japan to study judo in the spiritual home of judo. Tokyo's Kodokan where he suffered at the hands of Japanese students three to five years older than him. They didn't take kindly to the cheeky cockney invading their space. They threw him from pillar to post and alone in his room the young Jacks shed tears on a number of occasions. But he never gave up and this experience made him a stronger person and a champion with medal cabinet full of trophie that includes Olympic and World Championship medals. Throughout his career Jacks faced more challenges and he asked himself serious questions about what he