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Fueled By Failure
by Jeremy Bloom Greg GormanFueled by Failure: Dare to Fail. Dare to Succeed.Olympian and former NFL player now thriving as a CEO and Philanthropist, Jeremy Bloom pulls at the common thread that unites him with all of us: the defeats we encounter on our journeys to reach our goals. Sharing his hard-earned insights, advice, and practices including lessons from respected coaches, phenomenal athletes, and highly successful business leaders, Bloom coaches you in tackling defeats-big and small-and using them to drive, not derail, your success.Bloom covers:How to rebound and reprogram after defeatHow to utilize the lessons from failuresWhich motivators evoke winning resultsTactics for managing expectations for yourself and/or your teamHow to create a badass business cultureLeaving a legacys to failure's lessons, and plotting a new course. Lessons and practices are illustrated by Jeremy's own story, which include NFL Hall of Famers, Olympic champions, and insights and advice from business leaders. Case studies and interviews with other practicing entrepreneurs are also presented.
Fuera de juego
by Miguel Ángel OrtizUna novela sobre ese momento de la vida en el que la infancia se está acabando, se juega al fútbol, crece el deseo y se adivinan sombras en el horizonte. De tanto repetir el tópico sobre el paraíso perdido de la infancia, seguramente todos nos lo hemos creído. Lo curioso es que apenas recordamos los conflictos, daños, amarguras, tristezas y pequeñas tragedias que también formaban parte de aquel paraíso. Porque la infancia es un estado de crecimiento y crecer nunca es sencillo: duele. Por eso esta novela duele. El dolorido sentir.Historia de unos cuantos niños no tan niños y unas cuantas niñas no tan niñas que se están asomando a la adolescencia, a ese momento en el que la inocencia comienza a diluirse en medio de una agitación continua de sombras, sospechas y temores. Ese momento en el que los padres muestran sus primeras grietas, la familia es cobijo pero es también molestia y los cuerpos propios y ajenos deletrean sus propias leyes y deseos. Jugar al fútbol como aprendizaje de la derrota. La vida que sale al encuentro, es decir, el miedo al fracaso, a no marcar ese gol que te salva de la mediocridad que te rodea, asusta y ahoga. La lentitud del crecer. Una novela que podría haber sido una novela cursi y bonita para que los lectores y las lectoras proyectaran sobre ella sus propias inocencias perdidas. Podría haber sido pero no lo es. Porque no hay ni hubo paraísos perdidos, ni las buenas novelas están escritas para la nostalgia o el consuelo. Reseñas:«Una interesante novela de un autor al que habrá que seguir la pista.»Acensión Rivas, El Cultural de El Mundo «Si la literatura es vida, esta novela es un espléndido gol.»Santiago Fernández Patón, Rebelión.org«El mérito de Fuera de juego reside en fijar la mirada en una época de cambios y transmitir al lector una atmósfera de normalidad... hay ternura, complicidad y conflictos, pero a una escala humana, no literaria. Quizá por eso, no sé, es un libro que se paladea con esa inefable sensación de cercanía, de familiaridad, que deja una huella en nuestra memoria lectora.»Sr. Molina en Solodelibros.es
Un fuerte abrazo: Seiscientos cuarenta y cinco días y noches
by Sandro Rosell«Después de pasar 645 días encerrado, he decidido compartir mi día a día en prisión, donde me he dado cuenta del enorme valor de un fuerte abrazo.»Sandro Rosell Muchas personas a las que quiero, y me quieren, me han desaconsejado publicar este libro. Un libro escrito en presente, día a día, y por orden cronológico. He querido dejar testimonio de las experiencias, reflexiones, pensamientos, sueños y pesadillas que tuve durante 645 días y noches en prisión, y hablar de las personas, inocentes o culpables, con las que compartí los casi dos peores años de mi vida y en las que me apoyé para pasar los momentos de mayor flaqueza personal. El título del libro describe, simplemente, lo que más anhelas dentro de la cárcel cuando te privan de la libertad. No hay nada que necesites más que... un fuerte abrazo.
La fuerza de los cambios (El mundo de Olympia #1)
by Almudena CidDescubre la nueva serie de Almudena Cid protagonizada por Olympia, «Olympia y su mundo», y sigue sus pasos en los Juegos Olímpicos. Con los Juegos de Atlanta, Olympia vio cómo se hacía realidad el primero de sus sueños, el de ser una deportista olímpica. Ahora ella y las chicas deben empezar a caminar hacia el siguiente objetivo. Pero algo ha cambiado: la relación con Mario, los líos dentro y fuera del equipo e incluso ella misma. Todos a su alrededor empiezan a decir que ha dado el estirón y que está distinta. Pero ¿qué significa eso para una gimnasta? ¿Qué puede hacer, si ella preferiría seguir siendo la de siempre?
Führung im Spitzensport: Von Strategien erfolgreicher Trainer profitieren (essentials)
by Jan MayerJan Mayer erläutert die zentralen Elemente erfolgreicher Führung im Bereich des Trainings von Spitzensportlern und -mannschaften. Der Trainer im Spitzensport hat eine sehr spezielle Rolle - sein Erfolg wird ausschließlich über den Erfolg des Sportlers oder der Mannschaft definiert. Dieses Essential beantwortet die Frage, wie Trainer kontinuierlich erfolgreich sein können, ohne dies auf Kosten der intrinsischen Motivation der Sportler zu erwirken. Gerade im Setting Spitzensport, bei dem es um die Führung von leistungsorientierten (Klein-)Gruppen geht, ist es weniger relevant, was der Trainer konkret macht. Vielmehr ist es das aus bestimmten Grundhaltungen heraus resultierende Verhalten des Trainers, das den kontinuierlichen Erfolg herbeiführen kann.
Full Circle: The Remarkable True Story of Two All-American Wrestling Teammates Pitted Against Each Other in the War on Drugs and Then Reunited as Coaches
by Chuck Malkus Jerry LangtonGlamour, excitement, and money were thrust upon Miami in the late 1970s. Seemingly overnight, it transformed from a sleepy Southern town famous only for its retirees, to an exciting mix of wealth, style, and violence. It was the Cocaine Era, when mountains of cash, bricks of coke, and men with assault rifles changed everything. And it changed the people living there, as well. Kevin Pedersen and Alex DeCubas, a couple of local boys who met at a Little League game, became best friends and star high school wrestling teammates. They were even featured in Sports Illustrated. Alex, who was so big and powerful that he wasn't allowed to play football with the other kids, was on his way to bigger things, possibly the Olympics, when a series of tragedies derailed his dreams. Instead, he used his natural strength and ferocity to start robbing drug dealers and selling what he took. Before long, he caught the eyes of the Colombians and became the biggest home-grown cocaine dealer in the United States. Kevin, half Alex's size, became a wrestling champion through self-discipline, hard work, and drive. After graduating from West Point, he saw his family life deteriorate because of drugs. After divorcing his coke-addicted wife, he came close to suicide until his mind changed. He realized America's enemy wasn't Iran or Russia or any other country, it was drugs. He went to work for the DEA, and on his first day, Kevin found out that his old friend, Alex, was their primary target. And, years later, after the pair faced conflict, personal turmoil, and (for Alex) a long prison sentence, the pair reunited and teamed up to do what they perhaps always should have--coaching high school wrestling together. Full Circle is the remarkable true story of two best friends, their relationship torn apart by the "War on Drugs" as each was put into opposite sides of the conflict.
Full Contact
by Sidney HalstonHow could she have been so stupid? When Jessica Cross decides to give her violently jealous boyfriend--the otherwise influential and charming Dennis Stavros--a second chance, she very nearly becomes a statistic. After weeks of healing from a broken rib and collapsed lung, and with Dennis behind bars, Jessica finally feels ready to come out of hiding. But will she ever be able to take a chance on love again with someone new? Mixed martial arts fighter Slade Martin knows he has a bad reputation. Hell, he's probably earned it. So it won't be easy to convince beautiful, vulnerable Jessica that she can trust him--that from the moment she walked into his life, she's been the only one he's wanted. Powerful and confident, Slade knows he can honor his vow to protect Jessica body and soul. Winning her heart will be another matter . . . but a woman like Jessica is worth the fight.
Full Count: Four Decades of Blue Jays Baseball
by Jeff BlairFrom one of Canada's top baseball writers and radio hosts: a retrospective of the Toronto Blue Jays on the 20th anniversary of Joe Carter's World Series-winning home run--and a look ahead to what promises to be their most successful season since. A must-have for all Blue Jays fans, and a great read for Toronto and Canadian sports fans in general. In Full Count, Jeff Blair takes us back to the days when the Toronto Blue Jays were "the Cadillac of franchises," and shows us exactly what they did right to become baseball's premier club. Then he explores the disappointing aftermath, when the league's fourth-largest market became an also-ran: seemingly destined to languish behind the big-spending Yankees and Red Sox and free-wheeling Rays--until the offseason of 2012. Full Count will appeal not only to casual fans wanting re-live Blue Jays history, but also to the serious baseball fan who wants to know the real details and business decisions that drove the team to the pinnacle, then to mediocrity, and now (hopefully) back to the top once again.
Full Count: The Education of a Pitcher
by David ConeMet and Yankee All-Star pitcher David Cone shares lessons from the World Series and beyond in this essential memoir for baseball fans everywhere. " <P><P>To any baseball fan, David Cone was a bold and brilliant pitcher. During his 17-year career, he became a master of the mechanics and mental toughness a pitcher needs to succeed in the major leagues. <P><P>A five-time All-Star and five-time World Champion now gives his full count -- balls and strikes, errors and outs -- of his colorful life in baseball.From the pitchers he studied to the hitters who infuriated him, Full Count takes readers inside the mind of a thoughtful pitcher, detailing Cone's passion, composure and strategies. <P><P>The book is also filled with never-before-told stories from the memorable teams Cone played on -- ranging from the infamous late '80s Mets to the Yankee dynasty of the '90s. <P><P>And, along the way, Full Count offers the lessons baseball taught Cone -- from his mistakes as a young and naive pitcher to outwitting the best hitters in the world -- one pitch at a time. <P><b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>
Full Court Dreams
by Jake MaddoxIt's the day of basketball tryouts, and Annie overslept! She can't believe she's running late on the most important day of the year. Last year, Annie and her best friends, Megan and Emma, were cut from the team. Of course, the school mean girls, Sarah and Dani, made it. But this year there's a new coach, and Annie's been practicing her heart out. Annie is determined to make the team this year, and she isn't going to let anything stand in her way!
Full Court Fever
by Fred BowenThe Falcons have a problem: they've lost the first two games of the season. Although they have skill, they lack height. When Michael Mancino comes across an old issue of Sports Illustrated and he discovers the similarly vertically challenged UCLA Bruins who won the 1964 NCAA Championship with an aggressive and hard-to-beat full-court zone press used to compensate for a short team. Will the Falcons be able to make a comeback and win the dreaded end-of-the-season game against the much bigger eighth-grade team?
Full Court Fever (All-Star Sports Stories #4)
by Fred BowenMichael and his basketball teammates are eager to compete, but don't believe their team can win without a tall player.Then they discover the full-court press, mastered in the 1960s by the UCLA Bruins on their way to the NCAA championship. Can this strategy be what they're looking for when they go head-to-head with taller teams?
Full-Court Press (Hoops #2)
by Elena Delle DonneFrom 2015 WNBA MVP, 2016 Olympic gold medalist, and global ambassador to the Special Olympics Elena Delle Donne comes the second novel in a brand-new middle grade series with as much heart as there is game.When the basketball team is invited to have a service day at the school-affiliated after-school program, Elle falls in love with working with kids with special needs. So she begins to volunteer on two days a week when she doesn’t have practice and makes new friends there. Now, Elle finds herself juggling her new passion, basketball obligations, and schoolwork. But when her grades start to slip, she’s going to have to make a tough decision. Can Elle really do it all? Or will she find herself being pulled in too many directions?
Full Court Press
by Mike LupicaPlaying with the big boys has taken on a whole new meaning for Dee Gerard, the first woman ever to play in the NBA. Signed by the desperate golden-boy owner of the worst team in the league, Dee finds herself in the middle of a full-court press: hounded by the headline-hungry media, calculating owners, rap-star agents, and her own spoiled and tattooed teammates, who either want to slam-dunk her or get her to do "the bad." To make history, Dee must keep her old-school cool on the court and beat them all at their own games off the court...
Full Court Press: Mississippi State University, the Press, and the Battle to Integrate College Basketball (Race, Rhetoric, and Media Series)
by Jason A. PetersonDuring the civil rights era, Mississippi was caught in the hateful embrace of a white caste system that enforced segregation. Rather than troubling the Closed Society, state news media, on the whole, marched in lockstep or, worse, promoted the continued subservience of blacks. Surprisingly, challenges from Mississippi's college basketball courts questioned segregation's validity and its gentleman's agreement that prevented college teams in the Magnolia State from playing against integrated foes.Mississippi State University stood at the forefront of this battle for equality in the state with the school's successful college basketball program. From 1959 through 1963, the Maroons won four Southeastern Conference basketball championships and created a dynasty in the South's preeminent college athletic conference. However, in all four title-winning seasons, the press feverishly debated the merits of a National Collegiate Athletic Association appearance for the Maroons, culminating in Mississippi State University's participation in the integrated 1963 NCAA Championship.Full Court Press examines news articles, editorials, and columns published in Mississippi's newspapers during the eight-year existence of the gentleman's agreement that barred black participation, the challenges posed by Mississippi State University, and the subsequent integration of college basketball. While the majority of reporters opposed any effort to integrate, a segment of sports journalists, led by the charismatic Jimmie McDowell of the Jackson State Times, emerged as bold advocates for equality. Full Court Presshighlights an ideological metamorphosis within the press during the civil rights movement. The media, which had long minimized the struggle of blacks, slowly transformed into an industry that considered the plight of black Mississippians on equal footing with whites.
Full Court Press (Orca Young Readers #Vol. 6)
by Eric WaltersWith the three-on-three tournament over, it's now time for tryouts for the school rep team. The question is will grade three students Nick and Kia have any chance to make the team? After all the rep team is normally made up only of grade five players. When Nick and Kia decide that they will try out for the team, they find they get a chilly and somewhat hostile reception from the older students. But their determination pays off and they make the team, though both seem destined to ride the bench for much of the season. And the team itself does not get off to a good start, losing its first four games. And then Kia has an idea that she thinks might turn things around. Once they persuade the team to practice the new strategy, the future begins to look brighter. Now at least Nick and Kia are getting some playing time, but can they keep the momentum going through the playoffs?
Full-Court Pressure: A Year in Kentucky Basketball
by Dick Weiss Rick PitinoA year in the life of the then-golden boy of college basketball, former Kentucky coach Rick Pitino.
Full-Court Quest: The Girls From Fort Shaw Indian School Basketball Champions of the World
by Linda Peavy Ursula SmithMost fans of women's basketball would be startled to learn that girls' teams were making their mark more than a century ago--and that none was more prominent than a team from an isolated Indian boarding school in Montana. Playing like "lambent flames" across the polished floors of dance halls, armories, and gymnasiums, the girls from Fort Shaw stormed the state to emerge as Montana's first basketball champions. Taking their game to the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, these young women introduced an international audience to the fledgling game and returned home with a trophy declaring them champions. World champions. And yet their triumphs were forgotten--until Linda Peavy and Ursula Smith chanced upon a team photo and embarked on a ten-year journey of discovery. Their in-depth research and extensive collaboration with the teammates' descendents and tribal kin have resulted in a narrative as entertaining as it is authentic. Full-Court Quest offers a rare glimpse into American Indian life and into the world of women's basketball before "girls' rules" temporarily shackled the sport.
Full Dissidence: Notes from an Uneven Playing Field
by Howard BryantA bold and impassioned meditation on injustice in our country that punctures the illusion of a postracial America and reveals it as a place where authoritarianism looms large.Whether the issues are protest, labor, patriotism, or class division, it is clear that professional sports are no longer simply fun and games. Rather, the industry is a hotbed of fractures and inequities that reflect and even drive some of the most divisive issues in our country. The nine provocative and deeply personal essays in Full Dissidence confront the dangerous narratives that are shaping the current dialogue in sports and mainstream culture. The book is a reflection on a culture where African Americans continue to navigate the sharp edges of whiteness--as citizens who are always at risk of being told, often directly from the White House, to go back to where they came from. The topics Howard Bryant takes on include the player-owner relationship, the militarization of sports, the myth of integration, the erasure of black identity as a condition of success, and the kleptocracy that has forced America to ask itself if its beliefs of freedom and democracy are more than just words.In a time when authoritarianism is creeping into our lives and is being embraced in our politics, Full Dissidence will make us question the strength of the bonds we think we have with our fellow citizens, and it shows us why we must break from the malignant behaviors that have become normalized in everyday life.
Full Gallop (Pine Hollow #17)
by Bonnie BryantReady or not, it&’s time to forge ahead Carole&’s making great headway with a green horse, Pine Hollow is growing, and her relationship with Ben is blooming. Everything&’s perfect, right? Stevie is stretching herself to the limit with her eventing, Callie doesn&’t have to be afraid of George anymore, and Lisa is crushing on a guy who feels the same way about her. Things finally seems to be falling into place for the Pine Hollow riders. But then, a tragic night brings a world of uncertainty. Are the girls ready to face real challenges? It&’s time to hit the trail at a full gallop.
Full House: 10 Stories about Poker
by Pete HautmanFrom a contest that pits a hapless teen against his girlfriends redneck family, to a midnight game with the Devil, to an Internet poker scheme gone horribly wrong, the stories here brilliantly reveal how poker can both irrevocably affect and eerily imitate teenage life.
Full House
by Pete HautmanIs there any greater thrill than staring down your opponent across the poker table, waiting for the card that will make or break your hand? Acclaimed YA novelist Pete Hautman would know-he's been a poker fanatic for thirty years. And with poker now an international TV phenomenon, the time seems right for an anthology about this most exciting game. From a contest that pits a hapless teen against his girlfriend's redneck family, to a midnight game with the Devil, to an Internet poker scheme gone horribly wrong, the stories here brilliantly reveal how poker can both irrevocably affect and eerily imitate teenage life.
Full House
by Adam Stemple Bill Fitzhugh Mary Logue Alexandra Flinn Walter Sorrells Francine P. Pascal K. L. Going Will Weaver Gary Phillips Pete HautmanIs there any greater thrill than staring down your opponent across the poker table, waiting for the card that will make or break your hand? Acclaimed YA novelist Pete Hautman would know--he's been a poker fanatic for thirty years. And with poker now an international TV phenomenon, the time seems right for an anthology about this most exciting game. From a contest that pits a hapless teen against his girlfriend's redneck family, to a midnight game with the Devil, to an Internet poker scheme gone horribly wrong, the stories here brilliantly reveal how poker can both irrevocably affect and eerily imitate teenage life.
Full Impact (Surviving Southside)
by Suzanne WeynNorval and Arnie are two of the stars on the Southside High football team. They're best friends off the field, too, and they're both hoping to play college ball some day. When Coach Green asks Norval to watch Arnie for signs of a concussion, it sounds like spying. But is betraying Arnie the best way for Norval to help his friend?
The Full Monty: The Full Monty
by Monty PanesarThe autobiography of &“a left-arm spinner of immense class and limitless charm . . . an unlikely hero of the English game,&” cricket superstar Monty Panesar (The Guardian). Having spent five years learning his trade in County Cricket, Monty Panesar established himself with England in 2006, quickly becoming a national hero, with his trademark black turban, wide eyes and eager fielding. Monty was a different type of spinner to those which had gone before, here was someone who was not afraid to &‘give it some air&’ and attack batsmen. For a time, he was considered the savior of English spin bowling. His commitment and enthusiasm for the sport made him stand out. His performances encouraged others to hone their skills to the extent that others emerged and took his place. The England team saw glimpses of him after that, most notably when Graeme Swann and Monty combined in Mumbai in November 2012, dubbed the &“dust devils&” as they returned joint figures of 19 for 323, in one of the greatest England spin double acts in history, only the fourth occasion that England spinners had combined to take 19 wickets or more wickets in a Test and the first time for 54 years. As Monty&’s career declined however, so did his health. He struggled with a tiresome shoulder injury before struggling with mental health issues. In The Full Monty, &“there are certainly some dark corners opened up and explored, but Panesar&’s is a fascinating story . . . the book is difficult to put down.&” (Cricket Web).