The Right Call: What Sports Teach Us About Work and Life
by Sally Jenkins
Buy on Amazon"Sportswriter and columnist Sally Jenkins spent her whole life literally stamping great coaches and athletes down in letters. But somewhere along the line, she realized, they had begun to write her. Their example could shape her into something better if she paid attention. What she learned from great athletes and coaches is that champions are the product of their own work. This book is an effort to catalog the inner qualities that allow ordinary people to overcome pressure, elevate their performances and find champion identities.…
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"Sally Jenkins has had a superb career chronicling the highest achievements in sports, both by individuals and by teams. With The Right Call, she looks back through her reporter’s notebooks to capture what makes some athletes and coaches reach the peak of their game. Character and judgment prevail, but she explores how they succeed without pithy shortcuts. Whatever part of life you want to excel in – family, friendship or the workplace – this book will have you rethinking what you do and how you might do it differently."
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