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If anyone knows tough, it’s Jay Bilas. A four-year starter at Duke, he learned an incomparable work ethic under coach Mike Krzyzewski, battling against the greatest college players in the game. After playing professionally overseas for several years, he returned to Duke, where he served as Krzyzewski’s assistant coach for three seasons, during which the Blue Devils won back-to-back titles. Featuring never-before-heard stories and personal philosophies on toughness from top players and coaches, Bilas redefines what it takes to succeed.

‘’Intensity. Drive. Winning. Success. Immortality…Kobe Bryant.’’ The Man Who Cracked the Riddle of Greatness left us with his Final Gift. On January 26th, 2020, the world stood still. Humanity has just lost one of the Greats. Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others died in a helicopter accident. As a basketball player, without a shadow of a doubt, Kobe Bryant is one of the Greatest to ever do it. His place in the pantheon of basketball Gods is unquestioned. Just like Bill Russell, Karem Abdul Jabar, Magic, Larry Bird, and Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant was a generational ...

Basketball Drills That Dominate is the ultimate audio coaching guide for parents, first-time coaches, and youth team leaders working with kids ages 8 to 14. Whether you're running a rec team, school squad, or backyard training session, this audiobook delivers the tools you need to lead fun, focused practices and develop players who know how to win.

Bookworm Addison James has vowed to crush it in her second year in college. Avoiding guys who'll break her heart is at the top of her to-do list. But when a smoking hot jerk makes her Monday night shift part of his weekly routine, she wonders if her resolution will even last until midterms....

Includes a bonus episode from the podcast I Am Kobe. The inside look at one of the most captivating and consequential figures in our culture—with never-before-heard interviews. Kobe Bryant’s death in January 2020 did more than rattle the worlds of sports and celebrity. The tragedy of that...

#1 GUIDE FOR NEW & RETURNING SPORTS CARD FLIPPERS From a childhood hobby to a profitable side hustle—here’s how I did it (and how you can too). In 2020, I was just getting back into the hobby and I made a ton of mistakes. I bought cards at the top of the market and held onto others for way too long. I spent thousands on cards that returned pennies on the dollar. Fast-forward a couple of years, and I’ve turned those experiences into a real, profitable business. Today, I run Hobby Card Life, a newsletter read by more than 3,000 flippers and collectors every week. I’ve bought and sold ...

In the club, with flashing lights and loud music, seeing him across the room is a scene out of a movie. We lock eyes and sway to the beat—instantly connecting. He nudges his head, calling me to the other side. Me? Of all the women in the club, this sexy man wants me to join him in VIP. So I do. And then I realize how tall he is, and the other guys surrounding him are also. Wait. This guy was on the basketball court at the game I watched the night before. The guys standing around him are his teammates on the Houston Outlaws.

Basketball is filled with inspiring stories of world-class athletes working hard and overcoming challenges to shine on the court. Discover the most talented players from each position with Basketball Biographies for Kids! This lineup shows you what it takes to be a WNBA or NBA superstar with the amazing stories, stats, and achievements of the best players from the last 60 years.

A celebration of basketball by way of the 100 greatest players to ever grace the court in the history of the NBA—from The Athletic’s foremost basketball writers and analysts the game has to offer. With a foreword by Charles Barkley. Over the course of 100 luminous player profiles, the best...

Moses and Troy Horne here. Your mental-toughness guides! We know exactly how you feel. If you are reading this, you probably have a young athlete who struggles with in-game stress and maybe even sports performance anxiety. That is why this version was mostly written by Moses. As of the time of the writing of this book, Moses Horne is a 15-year-old elite athlete who can talk directly about the triumphs and struggles of working toward being mentally tough. This is the only book that I know of with input from an actual young athlete.

A sapphic interlude of secret rendezvous, stolen moments, and the kind of love that thrives between Olympic glory and Parisian nights. 🏀 She's the Olympic gold medalist at the top of her game. 💼 She's the PR director watching from the stands. 🗼 But in the City of Light, their love becomes impossible to hide—and even harder to resist. In this sultry, emotionally rich companion novella to Love & Basketball, Jordan Keller and Camille Robinson reunite in Paris for three weeks of stolen interludes during the Olympics. From love locks on the Pont des Arts to wine-soaked hotel rooms ...

Former NBA star and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Kareem Abdul-Jabbar explores his 50-year friendship with Coach John Wooden, one of the most enduring and meaningful relationships in sports history. When future NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was still an 18-year-old high school...

Her biggest rival on the ice is a werewolf. And now, they're forced to be allies in a war she never knew existed. Mina, captain of the university basketball team, is the definition of a jock with a plan. Her life is a playbook of calculated wins, a great boyfriend, and comfortable routines. She has her future mapped out, and nothing can throw her off her game. But her perfectly ordered world is body-checked when a PR stunt forces her into an alliance with Freya, the enigmatic and infuriating captain of the hockey team. Known campus-wide as the Lesbian Ice Queen, Freya is everything Mina ...

The #1 Teen Sports Book for Building Confidence, Focus, and Mental Strength — Written by Young Athletes, for Young Athletes! If your teen athlete struggles with pressure, self-doubt, or game-day anxiety, this mental toughness for young athletes book will change how they compete — and how they see themselves. “A Young Athlete’s Guide to Mental Toughness” is not just another sports psychology lecture. It’s a collection of real stories from 12 teen athletes who turned fear into focus, and pressure into performance. 💪 Inside This Powerful Sports Book, Your Athlete Will Learn: ...

You gotta know the rules to play the game. Ball is life. Take it to the hoop. Soar. What can we imagine for ourselves? What if we were the star players, moving and grooving through the game of life? What if we had our own rules of the game to help us get what we want, what we aspire to, what will enrich our lives? The Playbook is intended to provide inspiration for kids ages 10 and up to help them succeed on and off the court.

How do you pick basketball’s GOATs? Michael Jordan and LeBron James get a lot of GOAT nods. But is Steph Curry the greatest shooter? And what about all-time WNBA points leader Diana Taurasi? It comes down to stats, history, and hunches.

Inside this essential coaching blueprint, you'll discover a treasure trove of actionable strategies designed to ignite that winning fire in every player. Learn how to: Forge the bedrock of mental toughness: Implement a coach's blueprint for developing advanced cognitive appraisal, elite emotional regulation, unwavering behavioral persistence, and superior self-efficacy in your team. Cultivate an indomitable growth mindset: Equip your players to embrace challenges, learn from setbacks, and relentlessly pursue improvement. Master composure under pressure: Provide practical solutions to help ...

Eddie "Air" Ball wants to win the Finkle Foods poetry contest for a chance to sink a million-dollar free throw at halftime of the NBA finals. He knows he can make the shot, no problem. He's not so sure he can write a winning poem, though. Luckily, Eddie has the help of his best friend, Annie "Oakley" Stokely. Not only is Annie as good at shooting baskets as Eddie is, she also knows a lot about writing poems.

Six sizzling short stories by award-winning, best-selling author Suz deMello, including contemporary, multicultural, New Adult, historical, paranormal, shapeshifter, medieval Scottish, vampire and power exchange. What readers have said about these stories: Five stars! Sizzling hot! --Kathy Heare Watts, Goodreads reviewer hot and steamy! --Tina Williams, Goodreads Five Stars! sizzling hot. --Redrabbitt on Amazon.com

What stands between you and your dream? Listed by Advertising Age as one of YouTube’s hottest brands, Dude Perfect has used its crazy basketball shots to reach and inspire hundreds of millions with a contagious Go Big philosophy. By leveraging the connected world, the Dude Perfect guys’ dream became a reality, and now, they want the same for you.