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• ISBN: 9780062440457
• ISBN: 0062440454
• Physical Description: print
  xix, 228 pages ; 24 cm
• Edition: First edition
• Publisher: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2016]

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Formatted Contents Note:

1 Assembling the Talent 1 -- Character Comes First 7 -- A Lively Mind 12 -- Relationship Between Passion and "The Grind" 13 -- Be Willing to Be Surprised (or, How I Fell in Love with a Tiny Point Guard) 17 -- Seek Out Risk-Takers 24 -- Talent Flocks Together 27 -- 2 Know the Red Flags 31 -- Avoid Blame-Shifters 33 -- A Profile in Accountability 37 -- Anthony Davis on Being Recruited by Coach Callpari 38 -- 3 Unpack Your Bags 41 -- Creating Joy 43 -- Settled In? Okay, Now It's Time to Get Uncomfortable 45 -- Turning Setbacks into Growth 52 -- Karl-Anthony Towns on Staying in the Present 59 -- Past Is the Past 59 -- 4 Keeping It Real 67 -- Tone Changes, The Message Does Not 70 -- John Robic on the Early Years 74 -- You Have to Cure Them of Their Delusions 75 -- Keep It Real, but Don't Be Intimidating 80 -- You Must Give Recognition (and Also Be Ready to Take Responsibility) 83 -- Tailor the Message to the Individual 90 -- Don't Be Afraid of Pushback 96 -- 5 Metrics Don't Lie 101 -- Keep Score Every Day 102 -- Best "System" Is the One That Works 107 -- Use the Numbers to Promote Certain Behaviors 109 -- Let the Numbers Tell a Story 111 -- 6 You Can't Delegate Love 117 -- You Are the Caretaker of Their Dreams 122 -- Leverage Your Own Success as a Tool of Persuasion 126 -- If You're Given a Competitive Advantage, Milk It 130 -- Orlando Antigua (Excerpt) 132 -- Efficiency, Not Volume 133 -- Finding Different Sources of Inspiration 137 -- Embracing the Challenge 139 -- 7 Just Do What You Do Best... Play to Your Strengths 145 -- Demonstrated Performance Builds Confidence 150 -- They Build Their Own Swagger 155 -- Ask a Different Question 158 -- They Are Each on Their Own Path 165 -- Devin Booker on His Kentucky Experience 171 -- 8 Empowering Your Team 175 -- Be Random Yet Organized 176 -- Ignore the Barking Dogs 179 -- Everybody Has a Different Seat on the Bus 181 -- Importance of Nonnegotiables 186 -- What Were You Doing Before the Camera Focused on You? 189 -- You Don't Have to Make Them All, but You Can't Miss Them All 191 -- Good Players Make Hard Plays Look Easy, Bad Ones Make Easy Plays Look Hard 194 -- Empowered Teams Have Servant Leaders 196 -- 9 Make It About Something Bigger 203 -- If It's Predictable, It's Preventable 204 -- Dealing with Social Media 207 -- Cultivating Curious Minds 210 -- When it's Time to Let Go 213 -- Measurable Results in the NBA 218 -- Being About Other People 220 -- My Purpose 222.

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Calipari, John 1958-

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