It's How You Play The Game: The Powerful Sports Moments That Taught Last ing Values to America's Finest
By (Author) Brian Kilmeade
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
HarperCollins
1st July 2008
United States
General
Non Fiction
History of sport
Sports and Active outdoor recreation
B
Paperback
384
Width 153mm, Height 230mm, Spine 26mm
480g
In life as in sports, it's how you play the game that matters
You don't have to be a star athlete to take away valuable lessons from the world of sports, whether it's learning how to get along with others, to never give up, or to be gracious in victory and defeat. In this companion volume to his New York Times bestseller, The Games Do Count, Brian Kilmeade reveals personal stories of the defining sports moments in the lives of athletes, CEOs, actors, politicians, and historical figuresand how what they learned on the field prepared them to handle life and overcome adversity with courage, dignity, and sportsmanship.
"It's How You Play the Game tells us what [athletes] were looking for when they started and what they found." -- Teddy Atlas, boxing trainer and commentator
"Really gets at the heart of what sports is all about. ...Great read for anyone who ever played a sporyt." -- Tommy Lasorda, former Los Angeles Dodgers manager
"I've watched many great players, but this is the first book that shows me how they became great people. " -- Joe Buck, Fox Sports
"Brian does a masterful job laying out the values that have made America great." -- Gen. Tommy R. Franks, U.S. Army (Retired)
"This is essential reading for sports fans and sports parents everywhere." -- Rick Wolff, host, "The Sports Edge" WFAN Radio
"It's How You Play the Game is a great read--insightful and well written." -- Donald J. Trump
"...Humanizes our icons in a way that makes their success seem achievable and their life lessons invaluable." -- Jake Steinfeld, Chairman & CEO, Body by Jake Global
"Helps to understand the value of sports and how it prepares you to deal with the stresses of everyday life." -- Bob Ferraro, President of the National High School Coaches Association
"Like having a library of motivational books by successful people...a book you'll refer to the rest of your life." -- Lou Holtz, former college football coach
"This book taught me more about some of my favorite leaders than any profile of them I had ever read..." -- Don Yaeger, Sports Illustrated writer, New York Times bestselling author
Brian Kilmeade has reported on or provided live coverage of every major American sport over the last twenty years. Since 1997 has had been co-host of cable televisions number one morning show, Fox & Friends, on the Fox News Channel. He also co-hosts a nationally syndicated radio show, Brian & The Judge. His first book, The Games Do Count, was on the New York Times bestseller lists for seven weeks. He lives in Massapequa, New York, where he still coaches soccer.