Winning With Purpose, Raising Our Game and Lifting Our Teammates, On and Off the Court

Satch Sullinger

Description

Sports is filled with successful coaches, but Satch Sullinger's story offers championship-level inspiration to players, parents and coaches who care about values and winning the right way, on and off the court. In an ego-soaked era where highlights and sound bites speak to a "me first" societal mentality, Sullinger's message cuts through the din, to the core of what matters most: mastering the fundamentals of selflessness that allow us to raise our game, lift our teammates and rise to collective glory. Winning With Purpose: Raising Our Game and Lifting Our Teammates, On and Off the Court is a motivational must-read, an absorbing exploration of the power that exists in all of us to eliminate excuses, overcome adversity and achieve success in the name of greater team good. In Winning With Purpose, Satch Sullinger serves notice that character-check crunch time is upon us, that lasting victory in life can happen only when we slam-dunk selfishness and commit ourselves to our teammates. Ultimately, Sullinger's message in Winning With Purpose is simple: Get your heart and mind right, and your game will follow. Then, you'll be in prime position to rise to your potential and enjoy uncommon team success. Winning With Purpose is a crucial wakeup call to players and parents, as well.

Sujets

• Baloncesto
• Basketball
• Basket-ball

Informations

• Publié par: Ascend Books
• Date de parution: 15 octobre 2013
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780989309578
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

WINNING WITH PURPOSE Raising Our Game and Lifting Our Teammates, On and Off the Court

Satch Sullinger with John Dauphin

Foreword by Clark Kellogg Afterword by Jared Sullinger With a Special Message from Dick Vitale

“Winning with Purposeis a winner for players and coaches, parents and kids everywhere! This book is Awesome, baby, with a capitalA!” —Dick Vitale,ESPNcollege basketball analyst

“Winning with Purposeis an inspirational, empowering read that offers practical principles that, if applied, will lift your game and life to a championship level!” —Clark Kellogg,CBScollege basketball analyst “Winning with Purposespeaks to the undeniable link between our actions and decision-making off the court and our ability to succeed during crunch time on it …to understanding that only through giving the game (life) our fullest respect may we enjoy the best it has to offer.” —Bob Hurley Sr., head basketball coach, St. Anthony (N.J.) High School “Coach Sullinger’s ‘You Play the Game the Way You Live Your Life’ philosophy has helped me become a better player and person, on and off the court. His message about making the right decisions, putting ego aside and playing for our teammates instead of ourselves helped me understand what winning with purpose is all about.” —Trey Burke, Consensus National College Basketball Player of the Year, 2012-13

“Winning with Purposeis a great read, especially in helping players and their parents understand what true team success really means. Coach Sullinger reminds us here that, while talent is important, it is nothing unless accompanied by quality character. This is a lesson for a lifetime!” —Gary Williams, former head basketball coach, University of Maryland

“Winning with Purposeillustrates in compelling fashion the important parts …accountability, integrity, collaboration and commitment that play in our ability to succeed in the game of life. This book is a motivational gem!” —Nneka Ogwumike, 2012 WNBA Rookie of the Year, Los Angeles Sparks

“Coach Sullinger’s message inWinning with Purposeabout what it takes to support success by young people, in our community and across the country, should serve as an example to all of us who work to help kids achieve great futures.” —Rebecca Asmo, executive director, Boys & Girls Clubs of Columbus

“Satch Sullinger is one of the greatest people I have been fortunate to work with in all my years around the game!” —Bill Wall, former executive director, USA Basketball

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Printed in the United States of America ISBN- 978-0-9889964-6-5 ISBN: e-book 978-0-9889964-7-2 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publications Data Available Upon Request.

Publisher: Bob Snodgrass Publishing Coordinator: Beth Brown Editor: Cindy Ratcliff Dust Jacket and Book Design: Cheryl Johnson Sales and Marketing: Lenny Cohen, Dylan Tucker

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To Barbara, who has always been there for me and is an incredible mom to our sons. To J.J., Jules and Jared, who make me feel like the luckiest father in the world. And to my Grandpa Jim and Coach Pat Penn, whom I wish were here to read these pages.