The Winner Within: A Life Plan for Team Players

i love pat riley and his book had great lessons on hard work and resilience, from his story on his own conditioning to the chapter on kareem abdul jabbar and his father, very good read

INCREDIBLE book!

Classic book on teamwork how to build winners from hall of fame coach Pat Riley .

“sometimes all you need from a book is a few sentences that will give you the wisdom of books and an experience of a lifetime” The true story of what his dad did on page 132 made me almost cry/. This equals everything else I may say about the book. We need stories about lessons and experiences that we can relate to our lives. What I needed to read at the right time! Message is clear that team playing IS the correct type of innocence, do not change who you are just because of some bad experiences, life is full of opportunities and life will give you what you deserve! Easy to go through style, straight forward, author uses real life stories which in my opinion is the best way to deliver a message/lesson. He uses quotes on page edges from various historical literary and other kinds of figures. I advise bookworms to put on their list as it is very easy to go through and finish.

...or dismissive of this book because of preconceived notions you may have about the author. I originally purchased & read this book when it was first released. I was pleasantly surprised and different passages have stayed with me for years. I have shared excerps with friends and they have on numerous occasions given up my copy to an interested party, so this is about the 10th copy I have purchased. At this point Pat Riley should probably send me an autographed copy personally! Mr. Riley is an inspired motivational speaker that translates well to print, which is often not the case. It never comes across as hoaky or gratuitous, and it's funny how many people from different walks of life can identify and see the parallels with their own experiences. I recommend you give this book a try. It is totally worth your time.

The Winner Within actually gets 4.5 stars from me. If you like team sports, not even basketball, this book will get to you. When you're in business and are strongly dependent on good teamwork, his lessons can be transformed to business life. Riley's success is known throughout the US. Being European and less familiar with the person itself it gives me good fundamentals for judging without strings attached. I think his methods work. His methods work, but they may not last or can be implemented in any situation. You have to take the best 60% of his method and mix it with your own beliefs and culture. This last 40% will be your adaptability withing your own situation. I have learned a great deal reading this book, as I was soon to become a business owner with a team of programmers. Riley's methods definitly helped me in creating my own team and, as important, my own style. Read it, absorb it, use it. Do not copy it.

great book

Haven't finished it yet but the four chapters that I have read are great. Gives examples of challenges that he or other faced and how they dealth with them. Some go into the exact detail and some are just the general idea. Most of it is about how to sacrifice your self for the team and seing that at the end it does pay off. Examples given from athletic teams and the corprate world as well.

awesome book, quick shipping

Good condition! Great seller, fast delivery! Recomended book of an great author. You can learn a lot about the life

Terrific book which related to more team based sports and how we make everyone are worked towards one common goal

Great read.

si te gusta el baloncesto...incluso si simplemente quieres aprender de cómo llevar un grupo y convertirlo en un equipo, es un muy buen libro. Eso sí, es americano, filosofía americana 100%