Being an NFL coach is the ultimate high-pressure job. Every Sunday a coach makes split-second decisions that will not only decide the fate of a game, but also his team's season and, ultimately, his own job. Meet Mike Holmgren, Jon Gruden, John Fox, Andy Reid, and Mike Sherman -- top NFL head coaches whose careers rest on their ability to lead other men to win in the fiercely competitive world of professional football. In this extraordinary collaboration with their agent Bob LaMonte, each of these five coaches shares his leadership principles. LaMonte takes you behind the scenes, where you'll be a fly on the wall as these men reveal how to win beyond the X's and O's. You will see how these successful leaders communicate with different personalities, develop vision, build trust in their people, and win loyalty, as well as overcome adversity and adapt to change. Through their colorful and motivational anecdotes, you'll gain unprecedented insights into the minds of some of the best coaches today and valuable lessons on what it means to be a leader and a champion.
Part memoir, part business biography, part history book, A Different Way to Win underscores the importance of focusing on the long game and the effectiveness in building consensus in a way that is meaningful and sustainable for decades to ...
The head coach of the San Francisco 49ers outlines the successful strategies he used to transform the team from an organization in disarray to a team renowned for its excellence
The last lecture on leadership by the NFL's greatest coach: Bill Walsh Bill Walsh is a towering figure in the history of the NFL.
What does it take to succeed? Bill Parcells knows. As head coach of the two-time Super Bowl-winning New York Giants, and now as head coach of the resurgent New England...
Explains how to play as a quarterback, running back, receiver, lineman, linebacker, defensive back, or kicker, and suggests useful practice drills
"Originally published in hardcover in slightly different form in the United States by Crown Archetype, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, New York, in 2018"--Title page verso.
He teaches his players that you can never guarantee a win, but you can always earn the right to win-with focus, hard work, and anticipation of obstacles.
Ashley. Witherspoon was one of those diehard 'Noles who would yell at the TV screen during a good game. A bright, athletic twenty-four-year-old originally from Texas, Ashley had embraced college life at Florida State, joining a sorority ...
"Andy Holloway, Jason Moore, and Mike "The Fantasy Hitman" Wright host The Fantasy Footballers Podcast and after more than half a decade dispensing award-winning fantasy football wisdom, they bring you this quick hitting, informative, and ...
Traces the intertwined stories of an orphaned quarterback, a celebrated football coach and an aspiring medical student whose prospects were collectively shaped by the formidable challenges, shameful history and football enthusiasm of their ...