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Dewey Decimal Number: 796.077 EAN: 9780740760655 ISBN: 0740760653 Label: Andrews McMeel Publishing Manufacturer: Andrews McMeel Publishing Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 288 Publication Date: September 01, 2006 Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing Studio: Andrews McMeel Publishing Editorial Review: Product Description: What would legendary Boston Celtics coach and 16-time NBA champion Red Auerbach say is the most critical quality for a person to be successful? Would his advice differ from 10-time NCAA championship coach John Wooden's? What would each say to a young person just starting out in pursuit of their dreams? What is the best advice they were ever given? It took author Christian Klemash more than two years of research, persistence, and original interviews, but now he's ready to pass on the best advice you'll ever get. Only the rare individual has had the opportunity to pick the brain of just one legendary sports coach—let alone thirty-four of the best sports coaches of all time. Klemash gives sports fans a once-in-a-lifetime chance to learn valuable life lessons from the most famous, intelligent, and victorious coaches ever. The legends span the sports world, from gold medal-winning gymnastics coach Bela Karolyi and three-time college football championship coach Tom Osborne to four-time World Series-winning baseball manager Joe Torre and hall-of-fame boxing trainer Angelo Dundee. These coaches know how to teach top athletes about character and winning, how to manage pressure at crunch time, and how to bring out the best in their players when it matters most. How to Succeed in the Game of Life shares their insights into sports, life, and the most vital keys to sustain success.Featuring Exclusive Interviews with: Red Auerbach, 16-time NBA World Champion Bobby Bowden, College Football's All-Time Winningest Coach, 2-time National Champion Scotty Bowman, 9-time Stanley Cup Champion Bill Cowher, Super Bowl Champion Tony Dungy, Super Bowl Champion Dan Gable, 15-time NCCA Champion April Heinrichs, Gold Medal Winning Coach of the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Bela Karolyi, The World’s Greatest Gymnastics Coach Bill Parcells, 2-time Super Bowl Champion Emanuel Steward, Boxing Trainer of 30 World Champions Joe Torre, 4-time World Series Champion Bill Walsh, 3-time Super Bowl Champion Lenny Wilkens, NBA’s All-Time Winningest Coach, NBA Champion John Wooden, 10-time NCAA Champion And More! Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Lots of Good Advice--InspirationalThis book went through various questions about succeeding in life and listed all the responses from each coach. It was interesting but somewhat repetitive in that many said basically the same thing. I enjoyed reading this book because it had a lot of good advice from a lot of successful coaches. The advice I remember most is to work harder than anyone else, never quit, always be honest, do your best, failure is opportunity for a comeback, and be passionate about what you do. All of them agreed ... Read More Rating:  - An outstanding readA thoroughly enjoyable and motivating read. This is a remarkable collection of exclusive interviews with the best American sports coaches of the last 40 years. The author has packed a voluminous amount of wisdom, inspiration and facts into what amounts to a road map to a good life. "How to Succeed in the Game of Life" is a brilliant compilation of advice that offers inspiration at every turn. Rating: - Very insightfulGame of Life is an insightful book on the thoughts of many of the world's best known coaches. It provides a biography on each of the 34 coaches (which I recommend reading first to gain a better appreciation of the field and achievements of each coach) and asks them a number of questions that can relate to both on the field and life in general. I have gathered a number of relavant quotes that I will use both personally and professionally. A highly recommended read for sporting buffs and managers. Rating: - A Great Buy for allAfter buying a copy of this book for both myself and my father I was thoroughly impressed. The book was both an easy read yet very informative. I gave a copy of the book to my father, who is not one to read a book, and he was so taken back by how interesting he felt the content was. He picked up the book in the morning and had it finished by mid afternoon. He must have called me 15 times to tell me how inspiring he felt it was and how he was amazed at "all the tricks it taught an old dog"...He ... Read More Rating:  - needs some researchHaving read only excerpts, I was shocked to read that Tony Dungy was hired as head coach by the Indianapolis Colts in 2002 by owner Robert Irsay. Irsay had been dead for five years (longer than that mentally). Hopefully the rest of the book does not contain such shoddy information. |
