Coachable
About This Book
Ric Bucher has covered sports for three decades, and in that time he has spent a great deal of it around some of the best athletes alive. Along the way a single question took hold of him: what actually sets the greats apart from everyone else? He put it to stars such as Michael Jordan, Tom Brady, Diana Taurasi, Brandi Chastain and Stephen Curry, and the answer that kept coming back was not what he expected. They said they were coachable. Bucher treats that answer as the overlooked X factor in elite careers. Coachability, in his telling, is not a footnote to talent but one of the things that makes talent last and grow. To test the idea, he went to as many major athletes as he could reach and gathered stories they have not told publicly before. The book is built around ten truths of coachability, each aimed at athletes, team leaders, managers, coaches and parents. Every truth is examined through original interviews and anecdotes. Voices include coaches Gregg Popovich, Steve Kerr and Mike Krzyzewski, and champions such as Stephen Curry, Steve Young, Dirk Nowitzki and Landon Donovan. Younger names like Rose Zhang and Paolo Banchero appear too, along with Fred VanVleet and Richard Jefferson, players known for getting the most out of what they have. The lessons reach well beyond the court or field. Readers get a close look at how willingness to be taught shapes performance, and what that means for anyone trying to get better at their own work.
ISBN: 9780593853030
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