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Life Lessons from Football

Author : Damilola Oluwatoyinbo
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781517741501
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (415 download)

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Download or read book Life Lessons from Football written by Damilola Oluwatoyinbo and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-12-19 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blending his fascination with European football (or "soccer," as it's called in the United States) with his life's calling to inspire others, speaker, writer, and trainer Damilola Oluwatoyinbo encourages readers to lead bold and fulfilling lives in his inspirational new book. A comprehensive exploration of the game of football, its biggest stars, and the things that make the game and its players great, Life Lessons from Football uses the sport as a metaphor for life to reveal practical wisdom, shed light on some of the sport's most inspiring players and coaches, and pinpoint twenty-one common traits shared by all. Oluwatoyinbo weaves together powerful insights, striking quotes, proverbs, historical facts, rhymes, and humorous remarks-but he doesn't stop with entertainment! He also lays out simple, practical steps that readers can take in their own lives to increase productivity and influence in whatever sphere or field they find themselves. Although written with football lovers in mind, these profound truths are written simply and straightforwardly enough that even non-football fans are sure to find inspiration!

Graduation

Author : Richard Lee
Publisher : Bennion Kearny Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780957051126
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (511 download)

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Download or read book Graduation written by Richard Lee and published by Bennion Kearny Limited. This book was released on 2012 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2010/11 season will go down as a memorable one for Goalkeeper Richard Lee. After more than ten years at Watford FC, Richard signed for League One outfit Brentford FC, but soon found himself cast aside. Dropped after one game and behind three other goalkeepers before he would get another opportunity - Richard would take on his toughest challenge to date! Cup wins, penalty saves, hypnotherapy and injury would follow, but these things only tell a small part of the tale. Suffering from acute mental anxiety throughout his career pushed Richard into making a choice between fight or flight. Could he overcome his fears or take the easy road out and quit? Fortunately for Brentford fans, he chose to fight. Throughout this book, Richard shares his understanding of the mind and how to apply it for high-level performance. Filled with anecdotes, insights, humour and honesty - Graduation uncovers Richard's campaign to take back the number one spot, save a lot of penalties, and overcome new challenges. What we see is a transformation - beautifully encapsulated in this extraordinary season.

Ten Men You Meet in the Huddle

Author : Bill Curry
Publisher : ESPN
ISBN 13 : 0345517490
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (455 download)

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Download or read book Ten Men You Meet in the Huddle written by Bill Curry and published by ESPN. This book was released on 2009-08-11 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No sport rivals football for building character. In the scorching heat of two-a-days and the fierce combat of the gridiron, true leaders are born. Just ask Bill Curry, whose credentials for exploring the relationship between football and leadership include two Super Bowl rings and the distinction of having snapped footballs to Bart Starr and Johnny Unitas. In Ten Men You Meet in the Huddle, Curry shares the wit, wisdom, and tough love of teammates and coaches who turned him from a next-to-last NFL draft pick into a two-time Pro Bowler. Learning from such giants as Vince Lombardi and Don Shula, Ray Nitschke and Bubba Smith, Bobby Dodd and even the indomitable George Plimpton, Curry led a football life of nonstop exploration packed with adventure and surprise. Blessed with irresistible characters, rich personal history, and a strong, simple, down-to-earth voice, Ten Men You Meet in the Huddle proves that football is much more than a game. It’s a metaphor for life. From the Trade Paperback edition.

The Life Coach

Author : Coach Ronnie Gage
Publisher : Clovercroft Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781948484930
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (849 download)

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Download or read book The Life Coach written by Coach Ronnie Gage and published by Clovercroft Publishing. This book was released on 2019-10 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coach Gage shares the important life lessons he's learned both on and off the field. Thompson lends supporting anecdotes based on his many years in leadership roles. Together, they hope to inspire players and parents, coaches and crowds, to live a life of faith on and off the field.

Determined Look

Author : Three Year Letterman
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781724926227
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (262 download)

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Download or read book Determined Look written by Three Year Letterman and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-08-24 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Determined Look: Stories of a Youth Football Coaching Legend" is written by Three Year Letterman, a thirty-nine-year old college dropout who lives in a Northeast Georgia. He is the coach of a youth football dynasty. Unlike many youth sports coaches, Coach Letterman angrily rejects the notion that the purpose of youth sports is to have fun. He instead adopts a win-at-all-costs approach. This sometimes involves him intentionally trying to make players quit, recruiting players that he knows are too old for the league, and "altering" residency papers. Coach Letterman is also very proud of the fact that he "rakes in $29.35 an hour plus bennies and a cell phone" and "lives in an apartment complex with a pool and computer lab." He lettered for three years in high school football at wide receiver. He still wears his letter jacket to this day and stands in the student section when he watches high school football games. He's also a rabid University of Georgia football fan who takes takes pride in the fact that he barks at opposing fans. This book includes twenty-eight chapters of Coach Letterman offering youth coaching tips and opining on a variety of topics. Topics include "How to Attend a High School Football Game and Post-Game Field Party in Style," "Turning the Local School System from Adversary to Co-Conspirator," and "How to Dominate a Deposition."

Season of Life

Author : Jeffrey Marx
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1416584811
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book Season of Life written by Jeffrey Marx and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-11-01 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bestselling inspirational book in which the author reunites with a childhood football hero, now a minister and coach, and witnesses a revelatory demonstration of the true meaning of manhood—Season of Life is a book that “should be required reading for every high school student in America and every parent as well” (Carl Lewis, Olympic champion). Joe Ehrmann, a former NFL football star and volunteer coach for the Gilman high school football team, teaches his players the keys to successful defense: penetrate, pursue, punish, love. Love? A former captain of the Baltimore Colts and now an ordained minister, Ehrmann is serious about the game of football but even more serious about the purpose of life. Season of Life is his inspirational story as told by Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Jeffrey Marx, who was a ballboy for the Colts when he first met Ehrmann. Ehrmann now devotes his life to teaching young men a whole new meaning of masculinity. He teaches the boys at Gilman the precepts of his Building Men for Others program: Being a man means emphasizing relationships and having a cause bigger than yourself. It means accepting responsibility and leading courageously. It means that empathy, integrity, and living a life of service to others are more important than points on a scoreboard. Decades after he first met Ehrmann, Jeffrey Marx renewed their friendship and watched his childhood hero putting his principles into action. While chronicling a season with the Gilman Greyhounds, Marx witnessed the most extraordinary sports program he’d ever seen, where players say “I love you” to each other and coaches profess their love for their players. Off the field Marx sat with Ehrmann and absorbed life lessons that led him to reexamine his own unresolved relationship with his father. Season of Life is a book about what it means to be a man of substance and impact. It is a moving story that will resonate with athletes, coaches, parents—anyone struggling to make the right choices in life.

Why Football Matters

Author : Mark Edmundson
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0143127640
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (431 download)

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Download or read book Why Football Matters written by Mark Edmundson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-06-02 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acclaimed essayist Mark Edmundson reflects on his own rite of passage as a high school football player to get to larger truths about the ways America's Game shapes its men Football teaches young men self-discipline and teamwork. But football celebrates violence. Football is a showcase for athletic beauty and physical excellence. But football damages young bodies and minds, sometimes permanently. Football inspires confidence and direction. But football instills cockiness, a false sense of superiority. The athlete is a noble figure with a proud lineage. The jock is America at its worst. When Mark Edmundson’s son began to play organized football, and proved to be very good at it, Edmundson had to come to terms with just what he thought about the game. Doing so took him back to his own childhood, when as a shy, soft boy growing up in a blue-collar Boston suburb in the sixties, he went out for the high school football team. Why Football Matters is the story of what happened to Edmundson when he tried to make himself into a football player. What does it mean to be a football player? At first Edmundson was hapless on the field. He was an inept player and a bad teammate. But over time, he got over his fears and he got tougher. He learned to be a better player and came to feel a part of the team, during games but also on all sorts of escapades, not all of them savory. By playing football, Edmundson became what he and his father hoped he’d be, a tougher, stronger young man, better prepared for life. But is football-instilled toughness always a good thing? Do the character, courage, and loyalty football instills have a dark side? Football, Edmundson found, can be full of bounties. But it can also lead you into brutality and thoughtlessness. So how do you get what’s best from the game and leave the worst behind? Why Football Matters is moving, funny, vivid, and filled with the authentic anxiety and exhilaration of youth. Edmundson doesn’t regret playing football for a minute, and cherishes the experience. His triumph is to be able to see it in full, as something to celebrate, but also something to handle with care. For anyone who has ever played on a football team, is the parent of a player, or simply is reflective about its outsized influence on America, Why Football Matters is both a mirror and a lamp.

Mind and Matter

Author : John Urschel
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0735224889
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book Mind and Matter written by John Urschel and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-05-12 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times bestseller John Urschel, mathematician and former offensive lineman for the Baltimore Ravens, tells the story of a life balanced between two passions For John Urschel, what began as an insatiable appetite for puzzles as a child developed into mastery of the elegant systems and rules of mathematics. By the time he was thirteen, Urschel was auditing a college-level calculus course. But when he joined his high school football team, a new interest began to eclipse the thrill he felt in the classroom. Football challenged Urschel in an entirely different way, and he became addicted to the physical contact of the sport. After he accepted a scholarship to play at Penn State, his love of math was rekindled. As a Nittany Lion, he refused to sacrifice one passion for the other. Against the odds, Urschel found a way to manage his double life as a scholar and an athlete. While he was an offensive lineman for the Baltimore Ravens, he simultaneously pursued his PhD in mathematics at MIT. Weaving together two separate narratives, Urschel relives for us the most pivotal moments of his bifurcated life. He explains why, after Penn State was sanctioned for the acts of former coach Jerry Sandusky, he declined offers from prestigious universities and refused to abandon his team. He describes his parents’ different influences and their profound effect on him, and he opens up about the correlation between football and CTE and the risks he took for the game he loves. Equally at home discussing Georg Cantor’s work on infinities and Bill Belichick’s playbook, Urschel reveals how each challenge—whether on the field or in the classroom—has brought him closer to understanding the two different halves of his own life, and how reason and emotion, the mind and the body, are always working together. “So often, people want to divide the world into two,” he observes. “Matter and energy. Wave and particle. Athlete and mathematician. Why can’t something (or someone) be both?”

Remember Why You Play

Author : David Thomas
Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1414337272
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (143 download)

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Download or read book Remember Why You Play written by David Thomas and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2010 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thomas documents the lives, struggles, and triumphs of the players and coaches of Faith Christian School in Grapevine, Texas, following the team for a full season to record a story that is sure to inspire readers to understand that relationships are more important than winning.

Lessons of the Game

Author : Derek Sparks
Publisher : Game Time Marketing
ISBN 13 : 9780967147116
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (471 download)

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Download or read book Lessons of the Game written by Derek Sparks and published by Game Time Marketing. This book was released on 1999 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time, the Naked truth of corruption and scandal in interscholastic sports is told by a real All-American football star. Lessons...is a candid betrayal of the pitfalls, expectations, and pressures today's athlete must endure. Read the tragic story of a remarkable student athlete who faced those pressures and was nearly destroyed by them. His courageous story of faith and perseverance offers many valuable lessons that can show aspiring athletes how to dodge the dangers that awaits them as they attempt to defy the odds of becoming a professional athlete.

The Classroom

Author : Clint Rutledge
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781540792181
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (921 download)

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Download or read book The Classroom written by Clint Rutledge and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-12-02 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Does the Scoreboard of your life read: CIRCUMSTANCES - 28 YOU - 7? Bills to pay, decisions to make, bosses to please, commitments to fulfill, relationships to mend, fears to suppress - all circumstances that seem to drive the ball down the field of life poised to score again. We try to fight back but our opponent is relentless, tough, and intimidating. Are you tired of living life day to day, letting your circumstances win, while you fight just to get by? Follow the journey of Mike Shelby as he hits rock bottom and then stumbles upon an old notebook from his past that holds a proven secret to success. Hidden in three simple questions, Mike re-discovers that there are seven traits he must master in order to live the life he is capable of living. As Mike's heart changes so does his will to win as a husband, a father, a business man, and a leader. The time has come for you to take the momentum away from your circumstances and put it back on your side. As you discover the lessons that were the secret behind the success of a Texas High School football dynasty, you will also discover just how relevant those lessons can be for you today...

Halftime

Author : Bob Buford
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0310215323
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Halftime written by Bob Buford and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 1997-04-15 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bob Buford's Halftime shows how men can make their middle years a time of transformation toward a more satisfying -- and significant -- life.

Turning the Thing Around

Author : Jimmy Johnson
Publisher : Hyperion
ISBN 13 : 9780786880775
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (87 download)

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Download or read book Turning the Thing Around written by Jimmy Johnson and published by Hyperion. This book was released on 1994-10-01 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the subhead An NCAA Championship and Two Super Bowl Wins--Now Will You Leave Me Alone Jimmy Johnson's outspoken football autobiography has been revised and updated to include the 1993-94 season. The ultimate insider's look at football--from one of the true masters of the sport. 16-page photo insert.

Robbie Fowler: My Life In Football

Author : Robbie Fowler
Publisher : Kings Road Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1788701127
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (887 download)

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Download or read book Robbie Fowler: My Life In Football written by Robbie Fowler and published by Kings Road Publishing. This book was released on 2019-11-14 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born in Liverpool in 1975, Robbie Fowler became a club icon by the time he was eighteen. Now, he takes us through the games that have shaped his life and football philosophy, more than 25 years after he first signed as a professional. Engaging, personal and revealing, Robbie opens up about his astounding achievements, the price of fame and the regrets and struggles of being a professional footballer. From Hillsborough to Madrid, via the cup treble, that goal line celebration, Houllier, Benítez, Klopp and more, Robbie explains his thinking about the modern game. Inviting readers inside the dressing room, he shares stories of legendary teammates like Rush, McManaman and Gerrard, as well as his rise to football's top table. What inspired him to play the beautiful game? How did he get back up after the injuries that blighted his career? What gave him the drive to keep going and pursue his dreams? My Life in Football is the inspiring story of a local boy who became a legend.

The Thursday Speeches

Author : Peter Gerard Tormey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780692328354
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (283 download)

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Download or read book The Thursday Speeches written by Peter Gerard Tormey and published by . This book was released on 2014-11-26 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two days before Christmas 1974, Don James seized the reins of a University of Washington football program in disarray. Immediately, James challenged players to do the hard work necessary to get to the Rose Bowl. Some players laughed, reminding James that Washington hadn't been to the Rose Bowl since 1963. James insisted on his vision. In his third season, Washington advanced to the Rose Bowl and beat the heavily favored Michigan Wolverines. In 18 years at Washington, James' compelling stories in his pregame speeches helped transform the Huskies from mediocrity to national champions. A member of the College Football Hall of Fame and twice named National Coach of the Year, James remains the most successful football coach in Washington and the Pacific-12 Conference history. Now, the inspiring stories and invaluable life lessons James imparted to his players are available to all in The Thursday Speeches.

Beyond the Big Shootout

Author : Mark McDonald, Sr.
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780990971160
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (711 download)

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Download or read book Beyond the Big Shootout written by Mark McDonald, Sr. and published by . This book was released on 2019-03 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historical narrative that grew out of the Arkansas-Texas football game for the national championship in 1969, set against the backdrop of social chaos in America.

The Dunlap Rules

Author : Fred (Tiger) Dunlap
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780996772914
Total Pages : 518 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (729 download)

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Download or read book The Dunlap Rules written by Fred (Tiger) Dunlap and published by . This book was released on 2016-05-15 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did the son of a small college football coach become a highly successful CEO of multi-billion dollar corporations? How did he become a sought-after business turnaround specialist and a highly regarded adviser/mentor to entrepreneurs and business leaders? The answers may be found in The Dunlap Rules, a unique set of approaches that can create winning cultures and lead to personal, business and financial success for those who apply them.The author?s approaches were influenced heavily by his parents, Fred and Marilyn Dunlap, and led directly to his rise to prominence in the business world permitting him to retire with financial security by age 45. For more than 50 years, Fred Dunlap, an award-winning coach, and his wife Marilyn, inspired thousands of players, coaches, parents and business people through their way of leading and living. As their son, Fred ?Tiger? Dunlap had a front-row seat to observe their approaches. Now he shares that wisdom in The Dunlap Rules, providing an ?inside? look at what drove his parents to pursue their version of greatness. The Dunlap Rules are lessons in leadership, management, competition, parenting, financial matters and dealing with life?s challenges and confrontations. While these rules were demonstrated to him through the lens of his parents? sports career, the author had a hunch that the values and unique approaches would transfer effectively to the business world, where he made his career. It was where he competed, similar to how his father competed on the football field. On a daily basis, the author applied these approaches as management techniques while climbing the corporate ladder. This led to sales achievements and then to management and leadership roles, and to becoming CEO of a large healthcare business?a company which was later sold for more than $2 billion.In each business situation, Mr. Dunlap employed The Dunlap Rules to turnaround lagging companies, making them stronger and more successful, and in several cases, making them attractive acquisition targets.