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TitleThe art of winning : lessons from my life in football / Bill Belichick. First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition.
AuthorBelichick, Bill, author.
Call No158.1 BELI
CollectionAdult NF
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International Standard Book Number 9781668080832
Personal Name Belichick, Bill, author.
Title Statement The art of winning : lessons from my life in football / Bill Belichick.
Edition Statement First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition.
Publisher New York : Avid Reader Press, 2025.
Physical Description 289 pages ; 24 cm.
Content Type text txt rdacontent.
Media Type unmediated n rdamedia.
Carrier Type volume rdacarrier.
Formatted Contents Note Big games, big moments -- Motivation -- Firing and hiring -- Handling success -- Roster construction -- Star players -- Preparation -- Improvement -- Moving on -- Mistakes -- Communication -- Adversity -- Confidence -- Change -- Culture.
Summary, Etc. "No one embodies winning more than Bill Belichick, the greatest football coach of all time. Over the past fifty years, Belichick has been a man of notoriously few words, believing that a coach should keep a low profile. After he left the Patriots in 2024, he briefly became a coach without a team. He spent that year writing down the principles he learned from his father, Navy football, and from his forty-nine-year coaching career. Belichick's philosophy goes far beyond football. He presents a whole-year, whole-life, whole-mindset approach to greatness that encompasses preparation, motivation, confidence, and leadership. The principles in this book are adaptable to wherever you work. No matter where you are on the ladder, they will help you think like a leader in anticipation of being one. Drawing on decades of studying the greats of the game, handling colorful personalities and egos, and playing for the highest stakes in sports, Belichick shares memorable examples and practical takeaways from his lived experience. Winning is not about being perfect--it's about growth. And you will improve only as much as you recognize where you're weak. Belichick owns up to mistakes like deciding to go for it on 4th and 13 in the 2008 Super Bowl. Then he breaks down how to learn from your mistakes like a leader does--an approach that sustained him throughout his early career challenges and ultimately brought him to the top of the sport. Belichick's principles might surprise you at times. At other times, they might seem strangely obvious. (His rule for how to win football games? Score the most points.) Football is about strategy, human nature, and business. Your vision of success might involve breaking into a new, competitive market in your industry; seeing solid returns on a portfolio that you've carefully prepared; inspiring your students to earn the highest scores in the district; or raising up trainees to take over your job someday. Whatever the situation, your performance is up to you. Practical, authoritative, and bursting with unforgettable inside stories, The Art of Winning is an indispensable guide to success from the greatest coach in NFL history"-- Provided by publisher.
Summary, Etc. A legendary football coach shares a comprehensive philosophy for success, drawing from his decades of experience in sports to offer principles on leadership, motivation, growth and decision-making that can be applied to any field or profession.
Subject-Personal Name Belichick, Bill.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Self-actualization (Psychology)
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Success.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Leadership.
Index Term-Genre/Form Self-help publications. lcgft.