Toughness: Developing True Strength On and Off the Court (LIBRARY EDITION) Audio CD – December 1, 2013
Author: Visit ‘s Jay Bilas Page ID: 1469087359
Review
”Living as we do in the golden age of trash-talking, Toughness arrives just the right time as a corrective.” –Barnes & Noble, editorial review (editor’s recommendation)
”There is wisdom to be gleaned from Bilas, and by the end, it’s easy to believe that the only obstacle to improved toughness is one’s own unwillingness to work at it.” —Kirkus Reviews
About the Author
JAY BILAS is a college basketball analyst for ESPN and CBS Sports. A former basketball player for Duke University, he was a four-year starter and helped lead the team to the Final Four in 1986. He served as assistant coach at Duke from 1990-1992 and received his law degree in 1992. He is currently a partner at the law firm Moore & Van Allen, PLLC, in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Audio CDPublisher: AudioGO; Unabridged LIBRARY edition (December 1, 2013)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 1469087359ISBN-13: 978-1469087351 Product Dimensions: 1.2 x 7 x 6.5 inches Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Best Sellers Rank: #1,934,069 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #206 in Books > Books on CD > Sports & Outdoors #766 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Sports & Outdoors > Basketball #1160 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Professionals & Academics > Lawyers & Judges
I coach high school boys basketball. I had my team read Jay’s "Toughness" article a couple years back. It provoked a lot of my players to view basketball from a different perspective, from more of my perspective. The current generation of players lack many of the toughness components that those before them learned and grew to appreciate. Jay’s article brings to light what it takes to be a tough player.
I bought the book "Toughness" as a gift for my team at the end of the year. I had not read it when I bought, I simply believed that if it were anything like the article that it would be great.
I was right and have been excited about my purchase every time I read it. Jay does a great job of mixing personal stories of himself and other prominent figures to tell the tale of what toughness is. It not a challenging read, so readers as young as 10 years old could read it and get something from it.
I wish I could buy a copy of this book for everyone I coach now and moving forward. I believe it is a book that will help those that are willing to be helped see that having toughness in life comes with great personal sacrifice, but ultimately leads to great personal gain.
Bilas’s book does a great job of utliziing examples from a number different sports to give credence to his thoughts on toughness. This is a great read for any young athlete or even a young or experienced coach looking to jumpstart their program with the characteristics of toughness that propel so many teams to greatness.
I’m not a woman particularly enamoured with sports, but my husband’s the polar opposite. I’ve never understood "loving" and "hating" different teams, but he’s always "hated" Duke much in the same way so many people "hate" Ohio State, one of my husband’s favorite college sports teams. What I do have to at least give him some credit for is being able to single out certain players (or former players, as the case may be) – even from "hated" teams – as people of integrity and quality, with Jay Bilas being one such person. He not only loved this book, but passed it along with high recommendation to my brother-in-law, who coaches a high school team — he ordered copies for every player on his team, so that should tell you something about the book’s inspiring message! 5 stars from both hubby & brother-in-law.
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