We all experience times when we're just not "feeling it." The reason why could be a variety of factors, but all in all, the connection between your mind and body isn't as strong as you'd like it to be.
In my experience, I've often found that simply refreshing your perspective can quickly change your mindset. That could be listening to a speech, having a "heart to heart" with a friend or family member, or reading a book. Tags:
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Motivational Sports Speeches For CoachesThis is an interesting topic because I'm willing to bet there were some tremendous inspirational speeches made before their were recording devices in everyone's hand.
In today's locker rooms, coaches are often more careful with what they say because they know they're being recorded. A single slip up has consequences, and while every coach wants to "live in the moment," there is probably less spontaneity now than ever before. Tags:
Lone SurvivorIn 2007, the book, Lone Survivor, was published recounting the stories of Marcus Luttrell fighting in Afghanistan. Six years later, Mark Wahlberg appeared in the movie and brought the stories to life on the big screen. Regardless of whether or not you've seen the film, I'd recommend reading the book. Here's why:
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Motivate, Empower, & InspireI first met David Cooks in the fall of 2005 during my junior year of college. Cooks, at that time, was the head boys basketball coach at Milwaukee Marquette High School. Ironically, two of my college roommates had attended school there and spoke highly of him.
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Is Can't Hurt Me Worth a Read?When Can't Hurt Me was published in December of 2018, a lot of people were like, "Who is this Goggins guy?" I had a bit of an idea after reading Jesse Itzler's book, Living With a SEAL, where Goggins's no nonsense approach, mixed with Itzler's happy go luck personality, made for a fun tale.
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Into to Nick SabanGetting a book written about you is an honor of a lifetime. In Nick Saban's case, there are so many books that he's either the most fascinating man in the world or has been great at his job for a very long time. We know the latter to be true; jury's still out on the former.
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John Wooden: The GOATJohn Wooden is arguably the greatest college basketball coach of all time. His ten national championships in a twelve year period will never be repeated. Winning aside, one of Wooden's greatest qualities was his ability to impart simple wisdom on the young men that he coached. He spoke simply but calculated. Years later, the way his players talk about him with such reverence has to be the ultimate satisfaction for a coach.
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A Few Words on Mindset & ChangeIt's a brand new year, and with that, comes a fresh start. For many of us, that could be contemplating a new role/job, thinking through how to better use your leisure time, taking up a new hobby, or vowing to learn something new.
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Welcome to Books About SportsIt's our first blog post! Welcome to Books About Sports, and we're glad you're on this journey with us.
We get a lot of questions about sports books for teenagers, so we figured this would naturally be a good place to start our blog. Tags:
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AuthorJohn Willkom is the author of Amazon best-selling basketball books: Walk-On Warrior and No Fear In The Arena. John is an avid reader, sports fan, and father to two incredible little girls. Archives
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