Driven from Within is a hybrid sports and business biography written by Michael Jordan with editor Mark Vancil. The book is hard to categorize. It is certainly part auto-biographical. Jordan talks at length about what motivates him as an athlete and as a businessperson. The thinking behind his routine and work ethic. How Jordan used […]
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7 Things Athletes Can Learn from ‘Michael Jordan: The Life’ by Roland Lazenby (Book Summary)
Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player in history. A six-time NBA champion, ten-time scoring champion, and NCAA champion. The list of trophies, accolades, and titles is endless. While we’ve all seen the dunks, the tongue-wagging, and the clutch, game-winning shots, Roland Lazenby’s Michael Jordan: The Life is the penultimate biography of the best basketball […]
Michael Jordan and the Power of Learning from Defeats and Losses
For nearly two decades, Michael Jordan’s talent, unrelenting competitive desire, and work ethic cut swaths across the NBA. Jordan led the Chicago Bulls to six NBA titles, ten scoring titles, and countless individual and team accolades. But before Jordan’s Bulls ascended to the pinnacle of the NBA landscape, before they would ever put on their […]
Mindset of a Champion: 6 Books Every Athlete Should Read
When it comes to high-performing, high-flying athletes, we rarely talk about technique, how much they lift, or what their diet looks like. What interests us the most is their mental toughness. How they motivate and push themselves to incredible heights, over and over again. How an athlete can summon the mental fortitude to conquer doubt, […]
The Motivation Myth by Jeff Haden (Book Summary)
The Motivation Myth, How High Achievers Really Set Themselves Up to Win is a necessary read for athletes, coaches, gym-goers, and anyone else who battles with staying motivated and consistent with their goals. Written in a conversational, accessible tone, Jeff Haden’s book deconstructs the idea that we need to feel 100% motivated 100% of the […]
Heads-Up Baseball: Playing the Game One Pitch at a Time (Book Summary)
Heads-Up Baseball: Playing the Game One Pitch at a Time is a mental training book by the late Ken Ravizza and Tom Hanson. The book is a guide to mastering the mental side of baseball, whether you are on the mound, in the batting box, or on the field. While the book is written with […]