Teams from the youth level all the way to the professional ranks are reading books together. Business teams are reading books together. Church groups: reading together. 

While I love to read alone, there's a certain energy that comes with a book discussion. You and I may read the same chapter and have completely different thoughts or reactions. 

Reading in itself produces ideas, but just imagine the magnitude of ideas that come from a product group book discussion. 

Today, I'm going to recommend several books to read as a team. I'm going to steer clear of sport-specific books so that this list is applicable to a wider audience. 

I grew up collecting trading cards like everyone else in my small town. Buddies and I would trade cards, open packs in search of that rare rookie card, and ride our bikes to the local card shop. It was a fun, cheap, and safe hobby that we enjoyed (and our parents approved). 

While Beckett and other companies were wise to go digital, there was something about having a physical guide in your hands that made what I was doing feel valuable. Hell, there may not have been a buyer within a 500-mile radius of where I lived, but if that guide said a card had value, that's all that I cared about. 

While I still have some cards that are worth some money, they feel like an heirloom to me: something that almost needs to be passed down. 

Today, we explore books focused on sports cards. I'll leave the guides out of the discussion and shift the focus more to books that can either add value to your collecting strategy or entertain you (or both). 

Feeling cheated is one of the worst things a person can feel, especially if you've gone to great lengths to prepare. At the height of competitive sports, unfortunately, the need to win has overshadowed fair play far longer than it should have. In fact, doping in sports still exists, albeit far less than in the past. 

With world class labs and protocols in place, most global sports governing bodies have gone to great lengths to "clean up" their competitions. Yet, it's almost become commonplace to see a doping scandal on the news. 
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Today, we take a look at some of the biggest doping scandals in sports history, the books that were written, and the aftershocks felt in these sports as a result. 

How many of you have been to a youth game where the most talented player on the floor/field struts around like he/she is the greatest thing since sliced bread? 

What about when that player gets benched and hangs their head, pouts, and makes it visibly obvious that they're upset? 

Today, I'm going to explain why your body language is so incredibly important to not only yourself, but to your team's ultimate success.

I grew up playing table tennis in my parents' basement. Before we got a table one year for Christmas, it was one of the highlights of going to my grandparents' house. Whether we were actually playing the game or just hitting random balls at each other is another story. 

Eventually, I'd move around the country, but even then, I never seemed to find myself far from a table (the above picture was taken outside of my apartment in Southern California). 

Streetlifting. You may have heard of it, or you may be asking yourself, "what is he talking about?" Today, we dive into a growing sport that can be done virtually anywhere. 

In the summer of 2006, I had the opportunity to intern at a sports management agency. I'd work at the agency in the mornings, eat a sandwich at the office, then tuck my dress pants into my socks and bike to my second job as a bank teller. It was a full day, but I learned a lot about all aspects of business. 

My family and I recently attended "Family Day" at the Minnesota Vikings training camp. One of the first things you'll notice is simply how immaculate this campus is. Surrounded by manmade lakes, TCO Stadium is its own outdoor football stadium connected to an indoor performance center. 

We've all born witness to remarkable plays and performances from some of our favorite athletes. In today's generation, with 24-hour highlights, the significance of a great play is dimmed because undoubtably the next one will happen tomorrow. 

Every once in a while, though, something happens, and we, as the viewers, feel a special connection to that moment, as if to imply I saw that happen. Maybe it's our subconscious wanting to be connected to history. 

I've been lucky to witness several of the moments below in real time, and I too, felt the significance: the combination of pressure, time, and place (and sometimes even a little luck). 

Please enjoy the 25 greatest moments in sports history.