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Loading... The winner's manual : for the game of lifeby Jim Tressel, Chris Fabry
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. "If the game of life ended tonight, would you be a winner?" That's the question Jim Tressel asks at the beginning of The Winners Manual, and it's definitely a great question to think about and ponder. Tressel goes on to explain just how exactly you can be able to answer "yes" to that question through the "Big Ten Fundamentals." He also explains how this question has defined him into being the person he is and how it has shaped his life. In The Winners Manual, Tressel is just like how he is with the media: confident, organized, and a little dry. The book is more about motivation than excitement, so it can be a bit tough to read at times with Tressel droning on about a "fundamental," like excellence. However, it is filled with great quotes and gives great insight into being a better person as a whole. Tressel's book is definitely a book that will make you happy you read it. This book resembles Jim Tressel's media persona: confident, competent, inspiring, yet a little bland. Like many self-help tomes, it is repetitive, though drilling core concepts repeatedly is fitting for a football coach. While the text may not crackle with excitement, it nevertheless offers plenty to ponder. The most compelling sections are the personal anecdotes that illustrate what Tressel and co-author Chris Fabry call the Big Ten Fundamentals. Also interesting is a small series of biographies of people whom Tressel believes embody those fundamentals. Of interest to Christians and other spiritual seekers is an epilogue in which Tressel discusses his faith journey and how it has impacted his life. This is as close as most of us are likely to get to sitting down for a cup of coffee with the celebrated coach for a heart-to-heart conversation about the big picture, and as such it's a worthwhile read. no reviews | add a review
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The Winners Manual: For the Game of Lifeshares Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel's "Big Ten" fundamentals for success: Attitude, Discipline, Faith, Handling Adversity & Success, Excellence, Love, Toughness, Responsibility, Team, and Hope. Peppered with personal stories from Coach Tressel's storied coaching career, this book shares the fundamental lessons that he has been imparting to his players and coaching staffs for the past 20 years. A perfect blend of football stories, spiritual insights, motivational reading, and practical application, The Winners Manual provides an inside look at the core philosophy that has positively impacted the lives of thousands of student athletes and served as the foundation for two of the most successful college football programs of all time. Includes 8 pages of color photos and a foreword from NYTbest-selling author John Maxwell. All of the proceeds from the book are being donated directly to the William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library Renovation Campaign.Other features: Each chapter closes with a practical application section, where readers will be "coached" on how they can apply the lessons imparted throughout the book to their own lives, via the establishment of measurable goals. Provides a rare inside glimpse into the mind of one of the most respected coaches in college football history and into the huddle of one of the most successful football programs of all time. Filled with hundreds of inspirational stories, quotes and anecdotes. No library descriptions found. |
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What I found myself looking forward to reading were the many quotes scattered throughout the book that talk about life, success, and winning. Worth reading for those alone. ( )