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  Rebound - Sports Community and...

  Perry King

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  From basketball hoops to cricket bats, the role community sports play in our cities and how crucial they are to diversity and inclusion.
  		 
  “The virus exposed how we live and work. It also revealed how we play, and what we lose when we have to stop.” For every kid who makes it to the NBA, thousands more seek out the pleasure and camaraderie of pick-up basketball in their local community centre or neighbourhood park. It’s a story that plays out in sport after sport – team and individual, youth and adult, men's and women's. While the dazzle of pro athletes may command our attention, grassroots sports build the bridges that link city-dwellers together in ways that go well beyond the physical benefits. The pandemic and heightened awareness of racial exclusion reminded us of the importance of these pastimes and the public spaces where we play. In this closely reported exploration of the role of community sports in diverse cities, Toronto journalist Perry King makes an impassioned case for re-imagining neighbourhoods whose residents can be active, healthy, and connected.
  		 
  “I couldn’t stop reading Perry King’s Rebound. An evocative essay about the transformative and uniting power of local sports in a city with residents from every country in the world, the book is well researched, entertaining, and informative. It spoke to my own experiences as a young athlete fitting into a new city when I first came to Toronto – and to the importance our city government must place on local recreation and sports if our city is to help all residents reach their potential. A fantastic contribution to understanding Toronto – and to the power of local recreation in any major city.” —David Miller, former mayor of Toronto

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  HBR's 10 Must Reads on...

  Alex Ferguson, Joe Girardi,...

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  Leadership and management lessons from the sports world. 
   
   
   
  The world's elite athletes and coaches achieve high performance through inspiring leadership, mental toughness, and direction-setting strategic choices. Harvard Business Review has talked to many of these high performers throughout the years to learn how their success translates to the world of business. 
   
   
   
  If you read (or listen to) nothing else on management lessons from the world of sports, listen to these ten articles by athletes, coaches, and leadership experts. We've combed through our archive and selected the articles that will best help you drive performance. 
   
   
   
  This book will inspire you to improve on your weaknesses, not just your strengths; take care of your body for sustained mental performance; increase your confidence and manage your energy before an important event; turn a struggling team around; understand the limits of performance metrics; focus on long-term goals to overcome setbacks; and understand where the analogy of sports and business doesn't work.

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  The Captaincy - Leading...

  Mark Francis

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  What makes a true leader? Is it a title — or the courage to change what isn’t right? 
  In The Captaincy, Mark Francis draws on forty years in elite women’s rugby and global leadership consultancy to reveal the real foundations of modern leadership. Through over 60 Captain stories — from world-class athletes, pioneering women, and bold change-makers — Francis shows that leadership isn’t a job title. It’s an ethos. A choice. An intention. 
  Central to the book is Sporting Intelligence (SpQ), a powerful model built on four essential leadership traits: 
  Positive Intention, Self-Command, Thin-Slicing, and Tribal Fire. 
  Together, they sharpen decision-making, build confidence, ignite team spirit, and help leaders act courageously when the path isn’t clear. 
  From the training grounds of women’s rugby to Olympic arenas, global boardrooms, heart-surgery theatres, entrepreneurial start-ups and community projects, The Captaincy uncovers how great leaders think, choose, communicate and inspire — especially when the pressure is highest. 
  You’ll discover: 
  • Why the world urgently needs more female leaders 
  • How everyday people become Champions of change 
  • How to overcome self-doubt and lead with clarity 
  • How to build communities, tribes and movements 
  • Practical tools to influence, decide and take action 
  • Real stories of courage, inclusion, resilience and impact 
  Whether you’re leading a team, shaping a project, launching an idea, or searching for direction, this book will equip you to act with intention, confidence and purpose. 
  The Captaincy is your call to step up — to lead with vision and heart, on and off the field. 
  The Captaincy is a call to embrace these lessons, step forward with courage, and carry the spirit of captaincy into every arena of life. 
  Open these pages and discover how you, too, can step into your own captaincy – and lead with impact, on and off the field.

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  It Takes What It Takes - How to...

  Anonyme

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  Performed by Trevor Moawad with a foreword written and read by Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson  
    
  From a top mental conditioning coach—""the world’s best brain trainer” (Sports Illustrated)—who has transformed the lives and careers of elite athletes, business leaders, and military personnel, battle-tested strategies that will give you tools to manage and overcome negativity and achieve any goal. 
   
  He knows how to win.  
  More, he knows the many ways-subtle, brutal, often self-inflicted-we lose.  
  As the most trusted mental coach in the world of sports, Trevor Moawad has worked with many of the most dominant athletes and the savviest coaches. From Nick Saban and Kirby Smart to Russell Wilson, they all look to Moawad for help finding or keeping or regaining their competitive edge. (As do countless business leaders and members of special forces.)  
  Now, at last, Moawad shares his unique philosophy with the general public. He lays out lessons he's derived from his greatest career successes as well as personal setbacks, the game-changing wisdom he's earned as the go-to whisperer for elite performers on fields of play and among men and women headed to the battlefield.  
  Moawad's motivational approach is elegant but refreshingly simple: He replaces hardwired negativity, the kind of defeatist mindset that's nearly everybody's default, with what he calls ""neutral thinking."" His own special innovation, it's a nonjudgmental, nonreactive way of coolly assessing problems and analyzing crises, a mode of attack that offers luminous clarity and supreme calm in the critical moments before taking decisive action.  
  Not only can neutral thinking raise your performance level-it can transform your overall life. And it all starts, Moawad says, with letting go. Past failures, past losses-let them go. ""The past isn't predictive. If you can absorb and embrace that belief, everything changes. You'll instantly feel more calm. And the athlete-or employee or parent or spouse-who's more calm is also more aware, and more times than not ... will win."" 
  Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

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  100 Amazing Facts about...

  Marc Dresgui

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  Dive into the most fascinating athletic achievements with "100 Amazing Facts about Athletics," an essential book for all sports and history enthusiasts! 🥇 
  Have you ever wondered:How did one athlete revolutionize an entire discipline with a new technique?What are the endurance records that seem to defy the laws of nature?What is the true story behind the exact marathon distance?How do athletes manage to stay at the top after 40 years of competition?Who are the sprinters who ran their best races under extreme weather conditions? 
  Giving this book means offering an endless source of discovery and inspiration:Educational and entertaining content: The book covers athletics from all angles, answering questions often left unanswered while revealing surprising anecdotes.Perfect for sparking children's curiosity: This book encourages young readers to ask questions and discover the fascinating history of champions who pushed the limits of possibility.A great tool for family bonding: Parents will enjoy sharing the reading experience with their children, sparking exciting discussions about effort, perseverance, and surpassing oneself.A book that inspires action: After reading about legendary athletes, children will feel motivated to practice sports themselves or learn more about athletics.Captivating stories of records and achievements: Each fact tells a unique moment in sports history, highlighting the personal challenges and successes of those who have made their mark in athletics.

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  Born to be a Footballer: My...

  Liam Brady

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  'A brilliant insight into Liam's life in football' - Kevin Moran'Insightful, often joyous, and hugely entertaining. I loved it' - Roddy Doyle'One of our country's great footballers, and definitely our most beautiful' - John GilesBeing a footballer was my destiny.After being expelled from school for playing football for his country, fifteen-year-old Liam Brady travelled to London to join Arsenal, and soon became an indispensable part of their glorious 1970s team. Rightly considered one of the Republic of Ireland's best-ever footballers, he went on to enjoy successes with Juventus, Sampdoria and West Ham, as well as managing Celtic and Brighton and Hove, and becoming assistant manager of his national team. Today he is best known for his much-respected TV punditry and searingly intelligent insights into the game he adores. Full of honest insights, amusing anecdotes and recollections of extraordinary times, with Born to be a Footballer Brady delivers a compelling story of a fifty-year career that is unparalleled in Irish sport.

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