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Courage Over Confidence offers a new approach to conquering the mental game of sports. Written for competitive young athletes, as well as professionals and Olympians, it is also a game changer for coaches and parents looking for ways to further help their aspiring athletes. In this book, renowned clinical and sport psychologist Dr. Mitchell Greene explodes one of the field’s most common and malicious myths—that confidence is a prerequisite for athletic success.

Part life story, part philosophy text, and part spiritual guide, Sister Jean's wit, wisdom, and common sense has broad appeal and application that transcends religious creed, belief, and even feelings on Loyola's basketball team.

With his flights of improvisation around the basket and his towering afro, Julius Erving became one of the most charismatic (and revolutionary) players basketball has ever known. But while the public has long revered this cultural icon, few have ever known of the double life of Julius Erving. Dr. J traces the inner lives of the nearly perfect player and the imperfect man - and how he has come to terms with both.

In Golden Days, acclaimed sports journalist Jack McCallum uses these two teams - the Jerry West/Wilt Chamberlain/Elgin Baylor Lakers and the Stephen Curry/Kevin Durant/Draymond Green Warriors - to trace the dynamic history of the National Basketball Association, which for much of the last half century has marched memorably through the state of California. Tying together the two strands of McCallum's story is Hall of Famer West, the ferociously competitive Laker guard who later became one of the key architects of the Warriors.

Michael Jordan no sólo fue uno de los deportistas más importantes de todos los tiempos, sino que también, con el avance de su carrera, se convirtió en uno de los grandes referentes de éxito en el siglo XX. Pero, ¿cómo se creó la leyenda de Michael Jordan y cuáles fueron sus efectos?, ¿por qué nos hechizó tantas veces verlo jugar, verlo triunfar en la vida y en los negocios?, y sobre todo, ¿qué podemos aprender de él y cómo podemos aplicarlo a nuestra vida?

Spanning five decades of Knicks basketball, host New York Nico curates conversations featuring team legends, courtside icons, instrumental MSG employees, and lifelong Knicks' fans.In each episode, the roundtable breaks down a different decade of basketball. They touch on the state of the city during that period, the culture of the Garden and, of course, their favorite memories and moments from their beloved New York Knicks.The Garden Party is presented by Verizon.Brought to you by MSG Sports and Rain Delay Media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Dad Bods, Crabcakes and Sports - where husky, middle-aged men share insight on the latest Baltimore sports news. From the Bank to the Yard and beyond, we’re breaking down the Ravens, Orioles, Terps and more.

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A biografia definitiva do maior jogador de basquete do século XXI, ícone global e bilionário, baseada em três anos de pesquisa e em mais de 250 entrevistas.

Ernie Johnson, Jr., has been in the game a long time. With one of the most recognized voices in sports broadcasting, he is a tireless perfectionist when it comes to preparing and delivering his commentary. Yet he knows that some of sports' greatest triumphs - and life's greatest rewards - come from those unscripted moments you never anticipated.

A life-changing guide to achieving your goals, by the 2013 NCAA champion college basketball coach and #1 New York Times bestselling author. Rick Pitino is famous as one of the most dynamic and successful basketball coaches of our time, leading the University of Louisville Cardinals to the NCAA basketball championship in 2013, and is renowned for writing the #1 New York Times best-selling success and leadership book, Success is a Choice.

The all encompassing basketball betting podcast... “Big Man on a Campus” Jeff Nadu brings his decade plus of basketball knowledge and expertise to the Barstool airwaves. From mid majors to blue bloods from the pros to college, you’ll get everything you need all in a biweekly podcast. No nonsense information you can consume and use at your disposal. He will also involve the best minds in business to add to your arsenal. Welcome to Big Man on Basketball

John Amaechi is a retired NBA basketball player and the first former NBA player to publicly come out. Amaechi is regarded as "one of the world's most high-profile gay athletes”. Since his playing career, Amaechi has broadcast NBA games in England and owns a consulting company. Amaechi discusses his journey from the UK to high school in Toledo, Ohio, coming out, and his basketball career.

Among many legendary episodes from the life and career of men's basketball coach Dean Smith, few loom as large as his recruitment of Charlie Scott, the first African American scholarship athlete at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Drawn together by college basketball in a time of momentous change, Smith and Scott helped transform a university, a community, and the racial landscape of sports in the South.

Coach Roy Williams, one of the most respected, successful, and dominant basketball coaches in the nation, had an unlikely rise to the Hall of Fame and a career that boasts the highest winning percentage among all active college coaches. Now, for the first time, Williams tells the story of his life that few people know, from his turbulent family life as a child to the North Carolina Tar Heels' National Championship victory in 2009. He speaks candidly of his past, his passions, his inspirations, and the coaching philosophy behind one of college basketball's most successful programs.

Have you ever seen a basketball player who possessed a solid skill set for the game - ball handling, scoring, a good feel for how to play - but mentally had nothing at all? This is the player who could dominate… if he had the mind to. He could be the top scorer and be the main difference between winning and losing for his team. But... that’s the problem: something in his mental game is just… missing. As you advance in levels of basketball - and especially if you ascend to the professional level - know this: The game becomes less about skill and more about mentality.

Doc Rivers: The Inspiring Life and Leadership Lessons of One of Basketball's Greatest Coaches, you will learn the story of one of basketball's premier coaches, Doc Rivers. Doc Rivers is often lauded as one of the top coaches in the NBA, and with good reason. In his first season as the head coach of the Orlando Magic in 1999, Rivers took a team that was projected to finish last in the league to a near playoff birth. That "Heart and Hustle" Orlando Magic team would put Doc Rivers on the map.

In John Wooden: The Inspiring Life and Leadership Lessons of One of Basketball's Greatest Coaches, you will learn the inspirational story of arguably the greatest coach of the 20th century, John Wooden. Few coaches carry the same esteem as Wooden, known for not only being a highly effective coach, but also a mentor and friend to his players. Wooden consistently led by example by inspiring his players to build strong habits both on and off the court.

7PM in Brooklyn isn’t a time. It’s a destination. Carmelo Anthony and a rotating all-star cast of The Kid Mero, Rudy Gay, Monica McNutt, and Kazeem Famuyide chop it up about today's biggest basketball stories, forgotten moments from Melo’s iconic NBA career, and the latest in entertainment alongside special guests. New episodes drop every Thursday. A Wave Sports + Entertainment Original. Executive produced by Creative 7.

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