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The Right Call
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The Right Call

What Sports Teach Us About Work and Life

Gallery Books, 2023 подробнее...


Editorial Rating

9

Qualities

  • Overview
  • Concrete Examples
  • Engaging

Recommendation

Pulitzer Prize finalist and sportswriter Sally Jenkins has observed and written about hundreds of elite athletes and coaches during her more than three decades as a feature writer and columnist for The Washington Post. She’s covered Olympic Games, Super Bowls and college basketball Final Four tournaments. In this enjoyable and astute study, Jenkins reveals the qualities and characteristics that define greatness, offering insights that are applicable to leaders in all fields. She finds that natural ability is only a small part of the formula that enables top performers and their coaches to attain the highest levels of excellence.

Take-Aways

  • Top athletes and coaches’ success derives from seven factors.
  • Conditioning” – Athletic high achievers make a habit of pushing their physical limits.
  • Practice” – Eliminate errors and prepare for the most unlikely possibilities.

About the Author

Pulitzer Prize finalist Sally Jenkins, is a Washington Post columnist and the first woman inducted into the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Hall of Fame.


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