
Lessons from Sports
Athletic competition offers a familiar but meaningful metaphor for winning, succeeding, pursing excellence and being disciplined. From deciding how to attack business challenges to seeking personal motivation, the answers you want may come from the multifaceted world of sports where learning to play ball has a myriad of meanings.
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How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win
Maria Konnikova
Penguin Press, 2020
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Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
Daniel James Brown
Viking, 2013
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The Battle for the Soul of a Game in an Age of Science
Brett Cyrgalis
Avid Reader Press, 2020
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Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance
Alex Hutchinson
William Morrow, 2018
Beyond the nails, one-legged tracksuits, and world records, Florence Griffith Joyner set the stage for women to build million-dollar brands.
Amira Rose Davis
Medium, 2020
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A Climber’s Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond Limits
Tommy Caldwell
Viking, 2017