Author : Shannon Beasley
Publisher :
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 40,39 MB
Release : 2017-01-31
Category :
ISBN : 9780997492545
Motivational book written by Life-Coach ans Motivational Speaker, Shannon Beasley Taitt which relays life-changing lessons she learned from her mother, who often taught her life lessons through the game of basketball.
Author : Derek Fisher
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 38,71 MB
Release : 2009-09-08
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1439149151
The Three Time NBA Champion and starting point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers shares his Christian faith and inspirational values for success and happiness. Since his inaugural season with the NBA in 1996, Derek Fisher has had a dramatic impact on the great success of the Lakers. Playing alongside legendary players like Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O’Neal, and Lamar Odom, Fisher has held his position at point guard, participating in some of the most dramatic post-season games and moments in recent memory. In 2007 Derek Fisher and his wife Candace’s lives were upturned by news that their eleven-month-old daughter, Tatum, had been diagnosed with a degenerative and rare form of eye cancer called retinoblastoma. Although his team, the Utah Jazz, was in the midst of a heated playoff series, Fisher immediately put his family first to be with his daughter at the time of her required emergency surgery and chemotherapy. Nominated the best moment in the 2007 ESPY Awards, Derek was able to make a dramatic late entrance and performance in the fourth quarter of game 2 to help the Jazz to an emotional victory. Following the season, Fisher asked the Jazz to release him of his contract so he could devote his energies to fighting his daughter’s retinoblastoma without knowing if he would ever play basketball again. Fisher officially rejoined the Lakers, resuming his role as point guard, and provided a veteran influence alongside Kobe Bryant to a relatively young Lakers squad. In his compelling new book, Fisher shares the Christian values that have guided him on the court and off. With anecdotes from his personal and professional life, Fisher offers lessons learned along the way. Drawing on the power of faith, he shows how anyone can play for a successful team: whether that team is family, community, or just happens to be one in the NBA.
Author : Paul Volponi
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 39,11 MB
Release : 2020-10-07
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 1538139286
From award-winning young adult author Paul Volponi comes the true story of his unforgettable summer spent proving himself as a legitimate New York City streetballer, only later discovering that he had gained a set of skills that would enhance his life off the court, as well. During the sweltering summer of seventeen-year-old Paul Volponi’s life, he had only one goal—he wanted, no, needed to become a legitimate and respected New York City street basketball player. It was a passion that consumed him night and day, and at times even isolated him from his friends and family. So he entered through the gates of the Proving Ground, the roughest streetball yard in the city. It was a place where the fouls resembled felonies, and the atmosphere mirrored that of the Roman Coliseum more than Madison Square Garden. It was where teens and adults contested pickup games with a ferocity seemingly greater than that of the NBA Finals. The Proving Ground was a difficult place to cultivate friendships and an easy environment to make enemies. This is the story of Paul’s summer-long initiation at the Proving Ground. It is truly a streetball testament of a teenager who wanted more than anything else to earn his stripes in streetball society. Only what he didn’t understand at the time was that this experience would deliver to him, as it does today for so many young adults, a set of skills that would enhance his life far beyond the boundaries of a basketball court.
Author : Malcolm Lemmons
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 43,39 MB
Release : 2017-07-12
Category :
ISBN : 9781544941448
Through this riveting and awe-inspiring story, Malcolm Lemmons sheds light on his unlikely journey, from making it out of the streets of Washington, DC to accomplishing his lifelong dream of becoming a professional athlete. Through the eyes of an underdog, we experience the heart of determination, sacrifice, and passion. From losing friends to violence to experiencing a life-altering car accident, Malcolm's journey is one of incredible strength and belief. Not only does this story show athletes of all sports how to succeed, but it also demonstrates how to use the lessons taught through sports to succeed in life as well. This book addresses common obstacles and pitfalls many athletes go through and offers insight on how to deal with failure, depression, adversity, politics in sports, life after sports, plus much more. Written for athletes, parents, coaches, or anyone who wants to understand an athlete's perspective, this book is guaranteed to change the way you go about chasing your dreams!
Author : Nelson Peña
Publisher : Castle Point Books
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 41,70 MB
Release : 2021-05-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781250275349
Ida Noe's Kobe Bryant collects the basketball legend's guiding principles...
Author : Pat Williams
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 21,1 MB
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0757395449
Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time. But his pre-eminence is more than just extraordinary athletic ability: the lessons of his life-such as focus, passion, hard work, perseverance and accountability-have shaped him into one of the most revered celebrities of the 20th century. In this inspiring book Pat Williams, motivational speaker and senior vice president of the NBA's Orlando Magic, reveals Jordan's method for living a life of greatness that we can all incorporate into our lives. Fascinating anecdotes and quotes from those who know Michael best provide a glimpse into a persona as sweeping and immense as any generation has ever witnessed. Peppered with examples from Williams's life and those of other star athletes and celebrities, this uplifting book shows that we are, indeed, all capable of fulfilling our full potential. Readers from all walks of life can appreciate and aspire to living life like a champion.
Author : Dre Baldwin
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 33,85 MB
Release : 2019-02-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1260121399
Your game plan for career success—from International Basketball Pro Dre BaldwinNo one knows how to turn unrelenting self-belief into hard-and-fast career results better than Dre Baldwin. When everyone and everything was telling him to give up on his goal of playing pro basketball, he got focused on his future, and met the challenge head on. In the end, Baldwin succeeded—making a living playing basketball in leagues around the world—and in these pages, he shares all his secrets.Whether you’re just starting out in business or looking to take your career to the next level, Work On Your Game provides the strategy you need to succeed from the inside-out. Dre Baldwin, or “DreAllDay,” as his fans know him, delivers an easy-to-understand four-part model for achieving any goal. It’s based on discipline, confidence, mental toughness, and personal initiative—and it’s proven effective. Baldwin takes you through the steps of identifying what’s expected of you, preparing for what's coming, and conditioning your body and mind for the competitive world of business—and everything is a business.Baldwin’s personal story of beating the odds is both inspiring and instructional. You’ll learn how to play the mental game in a way that launches you towards unparalleled achievement.
Author : Michelle Woo
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 29,68 MB
Release : 2021-10-11
Category : Humor
ISBN : 1797211390
Need a break . . . now? Horizontal Parenting offers 50 hilarious and effective activities designed to entertain kids while you lie down. Children are exhausting! In the marathon of modern parenting, everyone needs a break—just 10 precious minutes to rest your body and tune out the chaos. Enter Horizontal Parenting, the super-simple parenting hack for everyone, everywhere. With creative and practical advice for overworked parents and caretakers who "just need a minute," this book includes 50 fun, effective, and hilarious games to play with toddlers and children while lying down. Activities include: • What's on My Butt • Hide and Seek-ish • Don't Wake the Giant • Railroad to Relaxation • And many more! Relax and let your little ones release some energy while you catch your breath (and maybe a few even a few z's). All you need is a comfortable surface, a few household items, and your child's imagination, and you too can master the sanity-saving art of horizontal parenting. • 50 activities to keep your kids engaged and keep you lying down • Entertaining ideas for children and toddlers • No endless supply lists, screens, or batteries needed • Perfect for long days at home • Great gift for new (or seasoned!) parents Perfect for: parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and caretakers of kids ages 2+
Author : Pat Summitt
Publisher : Crown Currency
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 25,71 MB
Release : 1999-04-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0767999282
"I'm someone who will push you beyond all reasonable limits. Someone who will ask you not to just fulfill your potential but to exceed it. Someone who will expect more from you than you may believe you are capable of. So if you aren't ready to go to work, shut this book." --Pat Summitt Pat Summitt, head coach of the University of Tennessee Lady Vols, was a phenomenon in women's basketball. Her ferociously competitive teams won the NCAA championship in 1996 and 1997 and made her the winningest coach in NCAA Division 1 women's history. Summitt wrote the first motivational book by a high-achieving female coach. In Reach for the Summit, she presented her formula for success, which she called the "Definite Dozen System." In each of the book's twelve chapters, Summitt talked about one of the system's principles--such as responsibility, discipline, and loyalty--and showed how to apply it to your own situation. Pat Summitt used her own remarkable story as a vehicle for explaining how anyone can transform herself through ambition. Through many amusing anecdotes and a few very painful memories, she revealed her mistakes and triumphs as a beginning basketball player, as an Olympic athlete, as a Division 1 coach, and as a mother. Although Summitt was not born to the easy life--she was born into a hard-working farm family in a remote corner of Tennessee--she became one of the most successful and highest-paid coaches in the country. She candidly talked about how she turned her losses into wins and then showed how you can do the same. Wonderfully entertaining and brilliantly instructive, Reach for the Summit discloses the winning secret to building a principled system and making it to the top at whatever you do. Pat Summitt's story will motivate you to achieve in sports, business, and the most important game of all--life.
Author : Roger Knick
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 28,69 MB
Release : 2021-11-02
Category :
ISBN : 9780578241418
Former PGA golf pro, Roger Knick, shares his secrets for achieving success in golf, in sports. . . and in life itself. The 5 Elements of Success provides aspiring junior athletes, and their parents, with a treasure trove of Roger's accumulated wisdom from his twenty plus years as the founder of the Golf Performance Center and the GPC Foundation (Giving young People a Chance) in Ridgefield, Connecticut.Building on the powerful principles of Desire to Improve, Coaching, Physical Strength, Growth Mindset, and Equipment, the book lays out a road map for anyone with a genuine desire to become their best and most authentic selves. Compelling personal stories, cutting-edge scientific research, insightful commentary by psychologists, philosophers, and sports figures, and an easy-to-read, compact narrative combine to make The 5 Elements of Success a must on any serious young athlete's reading list.
