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Have had this book since 1997 and love it.......2007-07-05

I am reading this book again.. prob the 5 time and I have used about 3 different colors of hi-liter so far. I recommend it and even used the lesson and guidance to help me with my addiction issues this time around.

First time it was family issues, then 2nd time was work issues, third time was deaths in family and fourth time was post college work issues. Its been there for me everytime and this time along with Tx, I am using it again.

Pat Riley would have made one heck of a military general. .......2007-05-17

He is the ultimate strategist, always thinking ahead and planning every act of inspiration and conversation he might use to channel more out of his players than they were currently giving. In 'The Winner Within', Pat Riley shares his tactics for converting his basketball teams into units with an emphasis on the greater good. The highlights of this book came for me in the following:

* Pat Riley's acceptance of being in the right place at the right time when the Lakers needed a head coach and how preparation added to his own confidence that he could succeed at a high level.

* Riley's view on the strengthening process of one's mentality and how being thrown the wolves can be a very healthy experience.

* Making the LA Lakers a team instead a collection of self-serving, finger-pointing superstars. He mentions tactics he employed on each of his different leaders, including ways to use Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's moody eccentricities as a leadership tool.

* How embracing success hurt the Lakers in the mid-eighties and the ways Riley developed a plan to combat complacency on the team.

* How leaders in any profession must be willing to confront cancerous team members swiftly and thoroughly.

* Riley's methods of using strategic moments of temporary insanity and how this can be highly beneficial to the overall good of the team.

* When to know your time is done and move on, as he did when he left LA for New York in 1990.

* Setting reasonable goals that are both attainable and difficult. For example, his 1992 New York Knicks set the goals of being the most hated team in the league, the most conditioned team in the league, and the most professional team in the league. To a T, they succeeded in meeting all their goals.

Riley is very open and honest in this book. He admits that he knew his Knicks would have zero chance of beating the Bulls in a do-or-die game seven in 1992. He had predicted Jordan would get calls and go to the line, and that Ewing would get into foul trouble quickly. Both of his predictions became eerily true. He admits that you must know your place in the pecking order and follow this format:

#1. From nobody to upstart
#2. From upstart to contender
#3. From contender to winner
#4. From winner to champion
#5. From champion to dynasty

Riley's book is also filled with numerous quotes from histories great minds and leaders. Each quote helps highlight what Riley is trying to emphasize.

I recommend this book to anyone who is or hopes to be a manager in any avenue in life. Riley gives a clear-cut format to achieving goals as a leader.

Championship Inspiration.......2006-10-31

This is a book about how Pat Riley coaches to get out of the individual the Winner Within. There are 12 short chapters in this 271 page book with many quotes from many great individuals throughout history including this one from Sir Winston Churchill: "Success is never final."

Shaq has stated the Riley is the most motivating speaker he has ever heard and after reading this book I think you will get a feel for what he meant. Most of the book focuses on Basketball and the Lakers. But there are some good business principles scattered throughout the book that will inspire you to be the best. Riley lets you into his mind so you can see his thoughts and how he worked to get the most out of his team to bring home the championship. It's a great book that will prove a quick read.

A great inspiration for any coach.......2006-07-17

I am a first year basketball coach and found this book very inspirational. It makes me want to work even harder than I have and set higher standards for myself. Pat Riley is an excellent motivator and role model. I like any coach who is willing to write about his major losses in his career as well as greatest triumphs. A must read for any coach. However, he needs to write a sequel since he won his new title this summer. Go Heat!

Doesn't make the playoffs........2005-08-03

Of the over fifty books on leadership/coaching that I've read, this is by far the least useful. There are anecdotes for basketball fans, but as far as useful ideas on success and leadership there are few. It is the most useless book I've read in the coaching/leadership field (even worse than Coach K's or Dean Smith's).

How to Succeed in the Game of Life: 34 Interviews with the World's Greatest Coaches

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What a great read!
Game of life
Coaching advise from athletic coaches
Overcome Adversity

How to Succeed in the Game of Life: 34 Interviews with the World's Greatest Coaches
Christian Klemash
Manufacturer: Andrews McMeel Publishing
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ASIN: 0740760653

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What would legendary Boston Celtics coach and 16-time NBA champion Red Auerbach say is the most critical quality for a person to be successful? Would his advice differ from 10-time NCAA championship coach John Wooden's? What would each say to a young person just starting out in pursuit of their dreams? What is the best advice they were ever given?

It took author Christian Klemash more than two years of research, persistence, and original interviews, but now he's ready to pass on the best advice you'll ever get. Only the rare individual has had the opportunity to pick the brain of just one legendary sports coach—let alone thirty-four of the best sports coaches of all time. Klemash gives sports fans a once-in-a-lifetime chance to learn valuable life lessons from the most famous, intelligent, and victorious coaches ever. The legends span the sports world, from gold medal-winning gymnastics coach Bela Karolyi and three-time college football championship coach Tom Osborne to four-time World Series-winning baseball manager Joe Torre and hall-of-fame boxing trainer Angelo Dundee.

These coaches know how to teach top athletes about character and winning, how to manage pressure at crunch time, and how to bring out the best in their players when it matters most. How to Succeed in the Game of Life shares their insights into sports, life, and the most vital keys to sustain success.Featuring Exclusive Interviews with:

Red Auerbach, 16-time NBA World Champion

Bobby Bowden, College Football's All-Time Winningest Coach, 2-time National Champion

Scotty Bowman, 9-time Stanley Cup Champion

Bill Cowher, Super Bowl Champion

Tony Dungy, Super Bowl Champion

Dan Gable, 15-time NCCA Champion

April Heinrichs, Gold Medal Winning Coach of the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team

Bela Karolyi, The World’s Greatest Gymnastics Coach

Bill Parcells, 2-time Super Bowl Champion

Emanuel Steward, Boxing Trainer of 30 World Champions

Joe Torre, 4-time World Series Champion

Bill Walsh, 3-time Super Bowl Champion

Lenny Wilkens, NBA’s All-Time Winningest Coach, NBA Champion

John Wooden, 10-time NCAA Champion

And More!

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A Great Read.......2007-08-26

Wow!Could not put it down.An extraordinay self help book.Gave it to my kids they loved it.Don't miss this one

What a great read!.......2007-07-25

I took it on vacation with me and I couldn't put it down. A great book for aspiring athletes and coaches as well as your average Joe who works 9-5. The coaches discuss a variety of topics from their childhood to how they motivate their players. Any easy read for all ages.

Game of life.......2007-07-24

I've read through Game of Life and I enjoyed it very much. There are so many things to take from this book, not just into sports, but also some reflections on life. I would recommend this book to everybody.

Coaching advise from athletic coaches.......2007-06-27

A fun read, especially if yoiu're a sports fan. I read it in search of things that would help my own ability as a coach in my company. Much of it is light stuff but the easy read makes it fun nonetheless and there are few golden nuggets laced throughout the book.

Overcome Adversity.......2007-04-12

Anyone looking for inspiration, either for their own life or to share with others, will find a gold mine of quotes here. This book isn't just for sports fans.

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UC Winner Within SUC cess
Pat Riley
Manufacturer: Putnam Adult
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 0399139109

Cultivating a Winner From Within: 8 Steps to Start a Revolution

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Cultivating a Winner From Within: 8 Steps to Start a Revolution
Steve Walrath
Manufacturer: Infinity Publishing
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ASIN: 0741418916

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Why can't my life be better? Why can't work be more rewarding? Why can't I get more done with the people around me? These are questions we have each asked and the answer has always been elusive. We have the desire to initiate positive change - we just don't know where to begin. Cultivating A Winner From Within will give you the road map on how to start your own personal revolution and provide you with the skills to make it a reality. Your revolution does not require the permission of a manager or boss. You don't have to wait for circumstances to change. Your revolution can begin right now; at work, at home, with your kids, with yourself - today!

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Discover the Winner Within You
Moody Adams
Manufacturer: Moody Adams Evangelistic Association
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ASIN: 0967736307

Getting your act together: Developing the winner within

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Getting your act together: Developing the winner within
Dennis O'Neill
Manufacturer: Actors for Christ
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Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0006RPQTW

The Magic of the Medals: Discover the Winner Within

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The Magic of the Medals: Discover the Winner Within
Kim D. Fellwock
Manufacturer: KatMar Publishing
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ASIN: 0965043207

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Use the Winner's Will Within You
S. A. Abakwue
Manufacturer: Authorhouse
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0759662096

The Winner Within a Life Plan for Team Players

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The Winner Within a Life Plan for Team Players
Pat Riley
Manufacturer: Berkley Books
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000I6YWGE

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The Winner Within a Life Plan for Team Players.
Pat. Riley
Manufacturer: G. P. Putman's Sons
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000NXP9IC

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A Caldecott Honor Book by the creators of the beloved Story of Ferdinand

Wee Gillis lives in Scotland. He is an orphan, and he spends half of each year with his mother's people in the lowlands, while the other half finds him in the highlands with his father's kin. Both sides of Gillis's family are eager for him to settle down and adopt their ways. In the lowlands, he is taught to herd cattle, learning how to call them to him in even the heaviest of evening fogs. In the rocky highlands, he stalks stags from outcrop to outcrop, holding his breath so as not to make a sound. Wee Gillis is a quick study, and he soon picks up what his elders can teach him. And yet he is unprepared when the day comes for him to decide, once and for all, whether it will be the lowlands or the highlands that he will call his home.

Robert Lawson and Munro Leaf's classic picture book is a tribute to the powers of the imagination and a triumph of the storyteller's and illustrator's art.

Customer Reviews:

This Book is a TREASURE.......2007-10-13

Seriously, I think a lot of this book. The artwork is wonderful; the story is wonderful. We had to buy this copy because we wore out our first one.

Wee Gillis.......2007-02-15

Another great book by Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson. Nice story and great artwork. Recommended if you already own and like Ferdinand.

Wee Gillis is back!.......2007-02-12

So glad it's back...this classic book on how different people can get along. Not just for kids.

a superb book.......2007-01-12

"Wee Gillis" is a classic of children's literature, and this is an excellent new reprint. There is no dustjacket, but the book has a very strong cardboard cover and good quality paper.
The book combines an interesting commentary on the cultures of the Scottish highlands and lowlands with a simple and rather old-fashioned story of how a boy takes his place in the adult world.
The black and white illustrations complement the text beautifully, and almost tell the story on their own.

Find your own place in the world.......2006-10-26

Originally published in 1938, this one is a delight to see back in print thanks to New York Review Books. The Scottish setting is charming and the central message, to be who you are, is important. Not content to be a hunter like his father's family or a farmer like his mother's family, Wee Gillis finds his own place in this world as a bagpiper. Baby boomers will be familiar with Robert Lawson's illustrations from such children's classics as Rabbit Hill, Ben And Me and The Story of Ferdinand, also written by Munro Leaf. I adore this book so much I named my dear and very independent Cairn Terrier puppy Wee Gillis.

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The Wee Book of Calvin
Bill Duncan
Manufacturer: Penguin Global
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Binding: Paperback

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No Great Mischief: A Novel

ASIN: 0141019727

Songs and Stories from the Wee Scot Book

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Scotland in a book
From the heart - a book that spans the generations
Good for Children of all ages!

Songs and Stories from the Wee Scot Book
Aileen Campbell
Manufacturer: Pelican Publishing Company
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Binding: Audio Cassette

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Scottish Fairy Tales (Dover Children's Thrift Classics)

ASIN: 1565540190

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Scotland in a book.......2000-02-19

The Wee Scot is a beautiful book that, with its lilting poens and comforting illustrations, really captures the heart of Scotland.It really made me fall in love with the country and my Scottish heritage. I would reccomend it for anybody who wishes to learn about their heritage, or who wishes to visit Scotland but can't. This book is the next best thing.

From the heart - a book that spans the generations.......1998-06-27

Aileen Campbells Wee Scot Book is one that kids from 1 to 100 years old will enjoy. As you read the ancient Doric script (along with the English translation), your immediately wisked away to the Highlands of Scotland. The tape on which she reads her poems and other verses as well as sings with accompanyists on the bagpipes and dulcimer, is perfect to listen to as you enjoy her warm and beautiful watercolors that illustrate the words. A must have for anyone who enjoys a touch of good old fashioned nursery rhymes whether your a Scot or not!

Good for Children of all ages!.......1997-09-21

Aileen Campbell, a native of Aberdeen, Scotland has collected and illustrated, as only she could, many familiar poems and stories with deep roots in Scottish heritage. "Wee Willy Winky" and the like, put down with love and care by her hand will live as long children need bedtime stories. This item is highly recommended for young parents and "young" grandparents alike who want to pass along to their prodigy the favorite stories of their childhood. If you want to really get crazy, check out her cassette version of the book...her beautiful, lilting Scottish brogue will aboslutely melt your heart

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The Wee Book of Glasgow
Robert Jeffrey
Manufacturer: Interlink Publishing Group
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1902927656

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The energy and humor of the folk who have lived in the Dear Green Place down the years is legendary. This miniature family album brings you 50 of the best photographs ever taken of the city. No one who has visited Glasgow should be without it.

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The Wee Book Of Aberdeen
Norman Adams
Manufacturer: Black & White Publishing
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1845020073

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Famously banned from entering the annual Britain in Bloom competition to give other towns a chance, the "Silver City with the Golden Sands" is one of the UK's most attractive cities. Along with images of Aberdeen's beauty are others chronicling the city's many different facets. Side by side are images of traditional industries, such as fishing and granite-quarrying, and pictures of ways Aberdonians have found to make a living in modern times. For anyone who has connections to Aberdeen, this is truly a must-have album of the sparkling city that nestles between the River Dee and the River Don.

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The Wee Book of Dundee
Andrew Murray Scott
Manufacturer: Black & White Publishing
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ASIN: 1902927990

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The Wee Book Of Edinburgh
Jan-Andrew Henderson
Manufacturer: Black & White Publishing
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1845020065

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It's the city of fireworks and festival, Old Town and New-a place where castle and close rub shoulders with high-tech developments and where wide expanses of parkland are next to closely packed tenements. Auld Reekie or the Athens of the North? Edinburgh is a city of contrasts-a fact reflected in this unique collection of photographs taken over the last century. The Wee Book of Edinburgh is the perfect memento of the city.

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The Wee Book of Fife

Manufacturer: Black and White Publishing
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The Wee Book of Glasgow Trams
Tom Noble
Manufacturer: Black and White Publishing
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Wee Book of Scotland (Jarrold)
Dan Coxon
Manufacturer: Jarrold Publishing
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ASIN: 0711715084

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From one of Denmark's foremost writers, here is his most impressive book to date-a roguishly fantastic adventure story of piracy, slave owners, witch burning, shipwrecks, desert islands, and larger-than-life characters-the largest of which is fourteen-year-old Tom O'Connor, a poor, adventurous, charming liar who lives with his mother and half sister at a tavern on the island of Nevis in 1639. Good and evil, truth and lies, right and wrong tug at this unlikely hero when he rescues a slave from drowning, learns he is prince, loses him, travels the Southern Hemisphere in search of him, and finally brings him home to Cape Verde, hoping for a grand reward. But by the time Tom discovers that the prince is really a fisherman's son, the loss of reward doesn't matter-his adventures have brought him no use for greed, and as he says, "a reckless regard for other people's life and well-being."

Translated from Danish by Tiina Nunnally.

Customer Reviews:

An unenjoyable read -- Not worth the time or effort.......2006-04-16

I honestly thought this book was going to be something of an adventure, but as always it took far too long to get itself to the major point and purpose of the story and main character itself. In the beginning the story highlights the hardships of Tom O'Connor's life working in a inn owned by a pompous Spanish-man, Senor Lopez, who treats his mother and his sister (whom he hates just as much as Lopez, and her in return) like animals to be treated horribly and paid lightly. Tom in turn hates the man and his equally despised by everyone in the Island of Nevis for the Irish Blood that runs through his veins.

He apparently is so used to insults thrown his way because of this that he hardly seems bothered by it anymore. He is also full of contempt because of his lifestyle and his Irish blood, that its hard to like him. In his spare time he rows out to sea and searches for valuable items under water and just when he's having a off day at sea he comes across two "shipwrecked" people, a Spaniard and a slave boy no older than him. He stashes the slave away and tends to the Spaniard around the time a Bishop comes to the inn searching for a seer named Zamora, who scares him into telling him where the seer has gone.

From there the book just becomes one crude tale of obvious hatred and self-hatred for one's self and his situations. I honestly tried to enjoy the book, but in the end it was far too dull and angry for me to complete. Not because of the way the author depicts the time line (1639), nor most of the semi-gritty cruelty and reality of slavery when Tom comes across a Plantation. But because of the anger the character carries and the crude characters he meets along his adventures.

It just was not a pleasing romp to even "skim" through at the least. All in all I hardly enjoyed this book and I cannot recommend it to anyone. If your looking for a book concerning slavery, pirates, aventure, or any of the above, look elsewhere. -- [a 2 out of 5]

A rollicking adventure story for boys.......2004-12-12

This is the story of Tom O'Conner, a 14 year old boy that lives with his mother and half-sister in an inn, run by a not-so-pleasant fellow. Tom is forever seeking his fortune, by venturing out in search of sunken treasure so that he can help his family. However, he finds his fortune not in the shape of gold or jewels, but in the form of a Spanish sailor and an African slave. Or so he thinks. For the slave is actually an African prince, and rich rewards await those who bring him home.

However, things do not exactly go smoothly and in order to obtain this fortune, Tom undertakes many adventures - including fighting sharks, slavery, witch burnings, pirates, shipwreck and many other things besides! Along the way he meets a wide range of characters, ranging from the rather dubiously nicknamed Ramon the pious, to the nastiest pirate of all, CW Bull, charming many of them with his tall tales and polite manner (the rest, for various good reasons, want him dead). The result is not so much an adventure to trade a freed slave for a fortune, but more a story of friendship, courage and above all, how thin the boundaries are between right and wrong.

This is definitely a book aimed at boys, probably teenagers, with a good dose of macabre imagery (the fate of Innocent's scribe being particularly noteworthy) and non-stop action. The writing style seems a little stilted, which quite probably comes from it being translated from Danish, with some conversations making a bizarre diversion partway through, and this is what has lead to my somewhat lower-then-it-deserves rating.

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