The winner within : a life plan for team players

278 Pages·1993·25.324 MB·English

by  Pat Riley

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"Ifthere isanyone whoknowsaboutsuccessand
what it takes to build a winner, it's Pat Riley.
This is—a book for every businessman, every
—athlete anyone who wants to build a team."
Theodore J. Forstmann
Seniorpartner, Forstmann Little & Company
"Pat Riley is in search ofcharacter and excel-
lence. Nothing less."
—
David Halberstam
"My entire life's education is in theprinciples
—ofwhat it takes to be a winner.
Pat Riley
Not only is Pat Riley one of pro basketball's
winningest coaches, but his speeches before
hundreds of corporations, from ARCO to
AT&TtoToyota, have earned him the title of
"America's Greatest Motivational Speaker."
The Winner Within is his formula for suc-
cess. It is a book about winning, leadership,
mastery, change, and personal growth, based
on understanding and controlling the shifting
dynamics ofa team any team, whether it is
a small company or a giant corporation, a
family, a city, or a group of athletes.
How does a struggling team form a cove-
nant to work together instead of separately?
How does a successful team battle compla-
cency? How does any team overcome the
thunderbolts that strike out of the blue?
Drawing upon the great teachers and his
own experiences in and out of sports, inter-
weaving them with dozens of parallels and
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G. P. Putnam's Sons / New York
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Copyright © 1993 by Riles & Company. Inc.
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Published simultaneously in Canada
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Riley, Pat.
The winnerwithin : a life plan for team players Pat Riley.
p. cm.
ISBN 0-399-13910-9 (alk. paper)
1. Teamwork (Sports) 2. Work groups. 3. Cooperativeness.
4. Interpersonal relations. I. Title.
GV706.8.R54 1993 93-23770 CIP
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Printed in the United States ofAmerica
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This book is printed on acid-free paper.