The what sports teach us about work and life Jenkins, Sally 1960- creator text nyu 2023 First Gallery Books hardcover edition monographic eng

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xvii, 253 pages ; 24 cm. "Sportswriter and columnist Sally Jenkins spent her whole life literally stamping great coaches and athletes down in letters. But somewhere along the line, she realized, they had begun to write her. Their example could shape her into something better if she paid attention. What she learned from great athletes and coaches is that champions are the product of their own work. This book is an effort to catalog the inner qualities that allow ordinary people to overcome pressure, elevate their performances and find champion identities. GREATNESS IN PRACTICE uses breath-takingly dramatic sports anecdotes featuring the elite coaches and play-makers Steve Kerr, Bill Belichick, Pat Summit, Peyton Manning, and Jill Ellis, Michael Phelps, and Andre Agassi, among others, to illustrate 7 principles which underlie great decision-making. The seven principles (conditioning, practice, discipline, candor, culture, resilience, intention) are each broken down and explored in their own chapters through long-form sports stories. This book is the one stop shop for anyone wanting to learn how to effectively lead and achieve. From sports fans to businesspeople and everyone in between, there is something for any reader ready to elevate their greatness practices"-- Prologue -- The "right" call: decisions under pressure -- Conditioning: the body -- Practice: the mind -- Discipline: the framework -- Candor: the language of leadership -- Culture: the environment -- Failure: the teacher -- Intention: the motive -- Epilogue: the heart of greatness Sally Jenkins. Includes index. Sports Psychological aspects Deportes Aspectos psicológicos Athletes Training of Entrenamiento atlético Deportistas Aspectos psicológicos Athletes Psychology Athletic ability Aptitud atlética GV 706.4 J52r 2023 796.01/9 Jenkins, Sally. New York : Gallery Books, 2023 First Gallery Books hardcover edition (DLC) 2022028418 9781982122553 (hardcover) 1982122552 (hardcover) 2022028417 DLC 220628 20250523151821.0 22670148 eng