Thriving in the Tennis Business
Simple Steps to Succeed in the Sport
Failed to add items
Add to Cart failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Buy for $6.95
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
-
Narrated by:
-
Tom Sarisky
-
By:
-
Scott Smith
About this listen
If you are interested in a tennis career, or want to learn more about the tennis business, this audiobook will help you fulfill your dream. A tennis career has been the life's passion of Scott Smith, a 2013 USPTA California District five-time pro of the year. He has coached hundreds of students who have won countless awards. As playing tennis improved their physical and mental abilities, the smiles and joy in the faces of his students has been Scott's most cherished reward.
In this helpful, inspirational, detailed audiobook, Scott Smith shares with you the knowledge he has accumulated over 45 years of coaching tennis in Colorado and California. The many enjoyable anecdotes he relates are proof that tennis is much more than the simple act of hitting the ball over the net. Tennis is a game where ladies and gentlemen engage in the process of becoming better citizens, better human beings, no matter if winning or losing.
©2018 Scott Smith (P)2019 Scott SmithListeners also enjoyed...
-
Endzone
- The Rise, Fall, and Return of Michigan Football
- By: John U. Bacon
- Narrated by: Johnny Heller
- Length: 16 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Endzone tells the story of how college football's most successful and respected program nearly lost it all in less than a decade and entirely of its own doing. It is a story of hubris, greed, and betrayal, a tale more suited to Wall Street than the world's top public university.
-
-
Outstanding!
- By Justin on 12-21-15
By: John U. Bacon
-
How Champions Think
- In Sports and in Life
- By: Dr. Bob Rotella
- Narrated by: Dr. Bob Rotella
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
From best-selling author Bob Rotella, America's preeminent sports psychologist, a groundbreaking guide to success in all aspects of life - not just sports - from business to relationships to personal challenges of every variety.
-
-
A good purchase.
- By H. Peterson on 04-24-19
By: Dr. Bob Rotella
-
Rookie
- Surviving Your Freshman Year of College Soccer
- By: Dan Blank
- Narrated by: Don Bratschie
- Length: 2 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Coach Dan Blank once again over-delivers for listeners with another essential how-to book for college-bound soccer players. Written in the same plainspoken tone that shot Soccer IQ to best-seller status, Rookie is more conversation than book. It gives rising college freshmen a revealing preview of life as a college soccer player and provides them with a wealth of survival tips for making the most of their debut seasons.
-
-
Scott Johnson
- By Scott Johnson on 06-01-18
By: Dan Blank
-
Through the Fires
- An American Business Story of Turbulence, Triumph and Giving Back
- By: Robert Owen Carr, Dirk Johnson - contributor
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 4 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Through the Fires is a triumphant comeback story in life and business. Robert Carr reflects on decades of struggle that took him to the brink of financial ruin at age 50. Carr would later make a fortune in the card payments industry only to lose almost everything in 2009 after one of the most devastating data breaches ever.
-
-
AMAZING!
- By Anonymous User on 11-18-17
By: Robert Owen Carr, and others
-
Getting to Neutral
- How to Conquer Negativity and Thrive in a Chaotic World
- By: Trevor Moawad, Andy Staples
- Narrated by: Russell Wilson, Ciara
- Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
It’s easy to be positive when everything is coming up roses. But what happens when life goes sideways? Many of us lapse into a self-defeating negative spiral that makes it hard to accomplish anything. Getting to Neutral is a step-by-step guide that shows listeners how to use mental conditioning coach Trevor Moawad’s innovative motivational system to defeat negativity and thrive.
-
-
The Story Behind This Book
- By OroPreto on 01-31-22
By: Trevor Moawad, and others
-
Dream Master: A Memoir
- From the Stoop to the Stage to the Stars
- By: Raheem Jarbo
- Narrated by: Raheem Mega Ran Jarbo
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Dream Master covers teacher, rapper, and hero Mega Ran (Raheem Jarbo) and his unbelievable journey, from his humble beginnings in Philadelphia to college and the classroom, then how a focus on video games and hip-hop encouraged a complete career shift and propelled him all the way to stages across the world, and ultimately, to a Guinness World Record.
-
-
It’s Honest
- By Michael on 02-29-24
By: Raheem Jarbo
-
Endzone
- The Rise, Fall, and Return of Michigan Football
- By: John U. Bacon
- Narrated by: Johnny Heller
- Length: 16 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Endzone tells the story of how college football's most successful and respected program nearly lost it all in less than a decade and entirely of its own doing. It is a story of hubris, greed, and betrayal, a tale more suited to Wall Street than the world's top public university.
-
-
Outstanding!
- By Justin on 12-21-15
By: John U. Bacon
-
How Champions Think
- In Sports and in Life
- By: Dr. Bob Rotella
- Narrated by: Dr. Bob Rotella
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
From best-selling author Bob Rotella, America's preeminent sports psychologist, a groundbreaking guide to success in all aspects of life - not just sports - from business to relationships to personal challenges of every variety.
-
-
A good purchase.
- By H. Peterson on 04-24-19
By: Dr. Bob Rotella
-
Rookie
- Surviving Your Freshman Year of College Soccer
- By: Dan Blank
- Narrated by: Don Bratschie
- Length: 2 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Coach Dan Blank once again over-delivers for listeners with another essential how-to book for college-bound soccer players. Written in the same plainspoken tone that shot Soccer IQ to best-seller status, Rookie is more conversation than book. It gives rising college freshmen a revealing preview of life as a college soccer player and provides them with a wealth of survival tips for making the most of their debut seasons.
-
-
Scott Johnson
- By Scott Johnson on 06-01-18
By: Dan Blank
-
Through the Fires
- An American Business Story of Turbulence, Triumph and Giving Back
- By: Robert Owen Carr, Dirk Johnson - contributor
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 4 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Through the Fires is a triumphant comeback story in life and business. Robert Carr reflects on decades of struggle that took him to the brink of financial ruin at age 50. Carr would later make a fortune in the card payments industry only to lose almost everything in 2009 after one of the most devastating data breaches ever.
-
-
AMAZING!
- By Anonymous User on 11-18-17
By: Robert Owen Carr, and others
-
Getting to Neutral
- How to Conquer Negativity and Thrive in a Chaotic World
- By: Trevor Moawad, Andy Staples
- Narrated by: Russell Wilson, Ciara
- Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
It’s easy to be positive when everything is coming up roses. But what happens when life goes sideways? Many of us lapse into a self-defeating negative spiral that makes it hard to accomplish anything. Getting to Neutral is a step-by-step guide that shows listeners how to use mental conditioning coach Trevor Moawad’s innovative motivational system to defeat negativity and thrive.
-
-
The Story Behind This Book
- By OroPreto on 01-31-22
By: Trevor Moawad, and others
-
Dream Master: A Memoir
- From the Stoop to the Stage to the Stars
- By: Raheem Jarbo
- Narrated by: Raheem Mega Ran Jarbo
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Dream Master covers teacher, rapper, and hero Mega Ran (Raheem Jarbo) and his unbelievable journey, from his humble beginnings in Philadelphia to college and the classroom, then how a focus on video games and hip-hop encouraged a complete career shift and propelled him all the way to stages across the world, and ultimately, to a Guinness World Record.
-
-
It’s Honest
- By Michael on 02-29-24
By: Raheem Jarbo
-
Wins, Losses, and Lessons
- An Autobiography
- By: Lou Holtz
- Narrated by: Lou Holtz
- Length: 5 hrs and 42 mins
- Abridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Few people in the history of college sports have been more influential or had a bigger impact than Lou Holtz. Winner of the three national Coach of the Year honors, the only coach ever to lead six different schools to season-ending bowl games, and the ninth-winningest coach in college football history, Holtz is still teaching and coaching, although he is no longer on the gridiron.
-
-
great story about an incredibly successful coach
- By James on 04-30-12
By: Lou Holtz
-
Illegal Procedure
- A Sports Agent Comes Clean on the Dirty Business of College Football
- By: Josh Luchs, James Dale
- Narrated by: David Ledoux
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
For 15 years, sports agent Josh Luchs made illegal deals with numerous college athletes, from top-tier, nationally recognized phenoms to late-round draft picks. Then, in October 2010, Luchs wrote a confessional article in Sports Illustrated, telling the truth about what he did and didn't do. Since then, he has taken on a new role: whistle-blowing, truth-telling reformer. In telling his own story, Luchs here pulls back the curtain on the real economy - and the broken system - of college football.
-
-
Very cool!
- By Phil on 01-24-13
By: Josh Luchs, and others
-
I Beat the Odds
- From Homelessness, to The Blind Side, and Beyond
- By: Michael Oher
- Narrated by: Michael Boatman
- Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Michael Oher is the young man at the center of the true story depicted in The Blind Side movie (and book) that swept up awards and accolades. Though the odds were heavily stacked against him, Michael had a burning desire deep within his soul to break out of the Memphis inner-city ghetto and into a world of opportunity. While many people are now familiar with Oher's amazing journey, this is the first time he has shared his account of his story in his own words.
-
-
Must-read for anyone who works with kids
- By Susan on 02-19-11
By: Michael Oher
-
A Coach's Life
- My Forty Years in College Basketball
- By: Dean Smith, John Kilgo, Sally Jenkins
- Narrated by: Eric Conger
- Length: 4 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Legendary University of North Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith tells the full story of his fabled career and shares the life lessons taught and learned over 40 years of unparalleled success as a coach and mentor.
-
-
great book, better when you know college bball
- By S&KGardner on 03-27-18
By: Dean Smith, and others
-
How We Did It
- The Subban Plan for Success in Hockey, School and Life
- By: Karl Subban, Scott Colby
- Narrated by: Karl Subban
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
From the backyard hockey rink to the nail-biting suspense of draft days, Karl Subban shares tales of his family's unique hockey journey. Mixing personal stories with lessons he learned as a coach and principal - lessons about goal setting, perseverance, and accomplishment - How We Did It will allow other parents, teachers, coaches, and mentors to apply the same principles as they help the young people in their lives to identify, develop, and live their dreams.
-
-
A book about principles anyone can apply to their
- By Adam S on 08-05-18
By: Karl Subban, and others
-
The Dream Chaser
- If You Don't Build Your Dream, Someone Will Hire You to Help Build Theirs
- By: Tony A. Gaskins Jr.
- Narrated by: Tony A. Gaskins Jr.
- Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Does your daily effort at work build your dream, or someone else's? Do you do your job for the paycheck or the fulfillment? It's possible to have both, and this book shows you how to get there. The key is in following your passion and purpose. You have a natural-born talent - whether you know it or not - that can make the world a better place. You have a unique story and vision that can lead you to the life you love.
-
-
Author says he wrote it in a week. I believe him.
- By Scott on 03-06-23
-
CEO Strength Coach
- By: Ron McKeefery
- Narrated by: Millian Quinteros
- Length: 6 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Nationally recognized strength and conditioning coach Ron McKeefery teaches you exactly how to become your own CEO Strength Coach. Coach McKeefery has served at both the professional and collegiate level. He is published in numerous industry publications and is a highly sought-after speaker. This book not only tells Ron's story, it teaches you how to avoid the mistakes he made and leads you through the trials he faced.
-
-
Great content for new coaches
- By Matt on 01-28-19
By: Ron McKeefery
-
Getting to Us
- How Great Coaches Make Great Teams
- By: Seth Davis
- Narrated by: Mark Deakins
- Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
What makes a coach great? How do great coaches turn a collection of individuals into a coherent “us”? Seth Davis, one of the keenest minds in sports journalism, has been thinking about that question for 25 years. It’s one of the things that drove him to write the definitive biography of college basketball’s greatest coach, John Wooden, Wooden: A Coach’s Life. But John Wooden coached a long time ago. The world has changed, and coaching has, too, tremendously.
-
-
A Couple of Bad Chapters
- By dak979s on 08-14-18
By: Seth Davis
-
The Principal: Surviving & Thriving
- 125 Points of Wisdom, Practical Tips, and Relatable Stories for All School Principals
- By: Andrew Marotta
- Narrated by: Steve Berner
- Length: 3 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
This audiobook is a compilation of my experiences as a school leader. Enjoy the stories, tips, and strategies to handle all that comes your way in your position of leadership. Take it and use it as your own! Survive and thrive and do the best you can for your students and staff!
-
-
Horrible
- By Jackie Gill on 03-06-20
By: Andrew Marotta
-
Pitino
- My Story
- By: Rick Pitino, Seth Kaufman, Jeff Van Gundy - foreword
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 8 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
On September 26, 2017, the biggest recruiting scandal in college basketball history sent shock waves through the world of sports. Caught up in a massive FBI and NCAA investigation - and the intense media spotlight - was Rick Pitino, the Louisville Cardinals’ Hall of Fame coach. Here, from Pitino himself, comes the real story of the ongoing case and the hard truth about how college hoops has been pushed to the brink of disaster by greed, bad actors, and shoe company money.
-
-
"Sneaker Money"
- By Dawnielle C. on 04-04-22
By: Rick Pitino, and others
-
As Fast as Her
- Dream Big, Break Barriers, Achieve Success
- By: Kendall Coyne
- Narrated by: Estelle Laure, Kendall Coyne
- Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In this inspiring book, US Olympian and hockey star Kendall Coyne shares the grit and determination it took to break down barriers and achieve her dreams against tremendous odds, encouraging young people to follow their passions and never give up.
-
-
Kendall's book is an inspirational piece, that ignites the hearts of millions that read it.
- By Amazon Customer on 07-29-24
By: Kendall Coyne
-
Larry H. Miller: Behind the Drive
- 99 Inspiring Stories from the Life of an American Entrepreneur
- By: Bryan Miller
- Narrated by: Elijah Alexander, Kirby Heyborne, Kirsten Potter, and others
- Length: 10 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Larry H. Miller played by his own rules. Owner of an NBA franchise and founder of one of the country's largest automotive retail groups, Larry was a college dropout who went on to buy or build nearly 100 businesses. While his life as a successful businessman played out in public, his health challenges, as well as his quiet acts of service, were known to very few. Behind the Drive contains 99 uplifting and untold stories from every aspect and era of Larry's life.
-
-
Great book!
- By Melissa Watson on 04-17-24
By: Bryan Miller
Related to this topic
-
Endzone
- The Rise, Fall, and Return of Michigan Football
- By: John U. Bacon
- Narrated by: Johnny Heller
- Length: 16 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Endzone tells the story of how college football's most successful and respected program nearly lost it all in less than a decade and entirely of its own doing. It is a story of hubris, greed, and betrayal, a tale more suited to Wall Street than the world's top public university.
-
-
Outstanding!
- By Justin on 12-21-15
By: John U. Bacon
-
Illegal Procedure
- A Sports Agent Comes Clean on the Dirty Business of College Football
- By: Josh Luchs, James Dale
- Narrated by: David Ledoux
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
For 15 years, sports agent Josh Luchs made illegal deals with numerous college athletes, from top-tier, nationally recognized phenoms to late-round draft picks. Then, in October 2010, Luchs wrote a confessional article in Sports Illustrated, telling the truth about what he did and didn't do. Since then, he has taken on a new role: whistle-blowing, truth-telling reformer. In telling his own story, Luchs here pulls back the curtain on the real economy - and the broken system - of college football.
-
-
Very cool!
- By Phil on 01-24-13
By: Josh Luchs, and others
-
The Dream Chaser
- If You Don't Build Your Dream, Someone Will Hire You to Help Build Theirs
- By: Tony A. Gaskins Jr.
- Narrated by: Tony A. Gaskins Jr.
- Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Does your daily effort at work build your dream, or someone else's? Do you do your job for the paycheck or the fulfillment? It's possible to have both, and this book shows you how to get there. The key is in following your passion and purpose. You have a natural-born talent - whether you know it or not - that can make the world a better place. You have a unique story and vision that can lead you to the life you love.
-
-
Author says he wrote it in a week. I believe him.
- By Scott on 03-06-23
-
Got to Give the People What They Want
- True Stories and Flagrant Opinions from Center Court
- By: Jalen Rose
- Narrated by: Jalen Rose
- Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Jalen Rose has never been quiet. Not as a kid growing up in Detroit in the '70s and '80s. Not as the brash, trash-talking leader of the legendary "Fab Five" at the University of Michigan. Not as the player under the stewardship of Hall of Famers Larry Bird, Isiah Thomas, and others throughout his 13-year NBA career. And certainly not as a commentator and analyst on ABC/ESPN and Grantland.
-
-
Amazing book - a MUST download / read
- By Terry on 10-08-15
By: Jalen Rose
-
Wins, Losses, and Lessons
- An Autobiography
- By: Lou Holtz
- Narrated by: Lou Holtz
- Length: 5 hrs and 42 mins
- Abridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Few people in the history of college sports have been more influential or had a bigger impact than Lou Holtz. Winner of the three national Coach of the Year honors, the only coach ever to lead six different schools to season-ending bowl games, and the ninth-winningest coach in college football history, Holtz is still teaching and coaching, although he is no longer on the gridiron.
-
-
great story about an incredibly successful coach
- By James on 04-30-12
By: Lou Holtz
-
The Baseball Whisperer
- A Small-Town Coach Who Shaped Big League Dreams
- By: Michael Tackett
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Clarinda, Iowa, population 5,000, sits two hours from anything. There, between the cornfields and hog yards, is a ball field with a bronze bust of a man named Merl Eberly, a baseball whisperer who specialized in second chances and lost causes. The statue was a gift from one of Merl's original long-shot projects, a skinny kid from the ghetto in Los Angeles who would one day become a beloved Hall of Fame shortstop: Ozzie Smith.
-
-
Great book!
- By zane Butler on 08-13-21
By: Michael Tackett
-
Endzone
- The Rise, Fall, and Return of Michigan Football
- By: John U. Bacon
- Narrated by: Johnny Heller
- Length: 16 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Endzone tells the story of how college football's most successful and respected program nearly lost it all in less than a decade and entirely of its own doing. It is a story of hubris, greed, and betrayal, a tale more suited to Wall Street than the world's top public university.
-
-
Outstanding!
- By Justin on 12-21-15
By: John U. Bacon
-
Illegal Procedure
- A Sports Agent Comes Clean on the Dirty Business of College Football
- By: Josh Luchs, James Dale
- Narrated by: David Ledoux
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
For 15 years, sports agent Josh Luchs made illegal deals with numerous college athletes, from top-tier, nationally recognized phenoms to late-round draft picks. Then, in October 2010, Luchs wrote a confessional article in Sports Illustrated, telling the truth about what he did and didn't do. Since then, he has taken on a new role: whistle-blowing, truth-telling reformer. In telling his own story, Luchs here pulls back the curtain on the real economy - and the broken system - of college football.
-
-
Very cool!
- By Phil on 01-24-13
By: Josh Luchs, and others
-
The Dream Chaser
- If You Don't Build Your Dream, Someone Will Hire You to Help Build Theirs
- By: Tony A. Gaskins Jr.
- Narrated by: Tony A. Gaskins Jr.
- Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Does your daily effort at work build your dream, or someone else's? Do you do your job for the paycheck or the fulfillment? It's possible to have both, and this book shows you how to get there. The key is in following your passion and purpose. You have a natural-born talent - whether you know it or not - that can make the world a better place. You have a unique story and vision that can lead you to the life you love.
-
-
Author says he wrote it in a week. I believe him.
- By Scott on 03-06-23
-
Got to Give the People What They Want
- True Stories and Flagrant Opinions from Center Court
- By: Jalen Rose
- Narrated by: Jalen Rose
- Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Jalen Rose has never been quiet. Not as a kid growing up in Detroit in the '70s and '80s. Not as the brash, trash-talking leader of the legendary "Fab Five" at the University of Michigan. Not as the player under the stewardship of Hall of Famers Larry Bird, Isiah Thomas, and others throughout his 13-year NBA career. And certainly not as a commentator and analyst on ABC/ESPN and Grantland.
-
-
Amazing book - a MUST download / read
- By Terry on 10-08-15
By: Jalen Rose
-
Wins, Losses, and Lessons
- An Autobiography
- By: Lou Holtz
- Narrated by: Lou Holtz
- Length: 5 hrs and 42 mins
- Abridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Few people in the history of college sports have been more influential or had a bigger impact than Lou Holtz. Winner of the three national Coach of the Year honors, the only coach ever to lead six different schools to season-ending bowl games, and the ninth-winningest coach in college football history, Holtz is still teaching and coaching, although he is no longer on the gridiron.
-
-
great story about an incredibly successful coach
- By James on 04-30-12
By: Lou Holtz
-
The Baseball Whisperer
- A Small-Town Coach Who Shaped Big League Dreams
- By: Michael Tackett
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Clarinda, Iowa, population 5,000, sits two hours from anything. There, between the cornfields and hog yards, is a ball field with a bronze bust of a man named Merl Eberly, a baseball whisperer who specialized in second chances and lost causes. The statue was a gift from one of Merl's original long-shot projects, a skinny kid from the ghetto in Los Angeles who would one day become a beloved Hall of Fame shortstop: Ozzie Smith.
-
-
Great book!
- By zane Butler on 08-13-21
By: Michael Tackett
-
Fantasy Life
- The Outrageous, Uplifting, and Heartbreaking World of Fantasy Sports from the Guy Who's Lived It
- By: Matthew Berry
- Narrated by: Matthew Berry
- Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In Fantasy Life, Berry celebrates every aspect of the fantasy sports world. Brilliant trash talk. Unbelievable trophies. Insane draft day locations. Shake-your-head-in-disbelief punishments. Ingenious attempts at cheating. And surprisingly uplifting stories that remind us why we play these games in the first place.
-
-
Fun but repetitive
- By T. Myers on 01-09-14
By: Matthew Berry
-
Quiet Strength
- The Principles, Practices, and Priorities of a Winning Life
- By: Tony Dungy
- Narrated by: Tony Dungy
- Length: 5 hrs and 19 mins
- Abridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Tony Dungy's words and example have intrigued millions of people, particularly following his victory in Super Bowl XLI, the first for an African-American coach. How is it possible for a coach—especially a football coach—to win the respect of his players and lead them to the Super Bowl without the screaming histrionics, the profanities, the demand that the sport come before anything else? How is it possible for anyone to be successful without compromising faith and family?
-
-
Mama Dill
- By Kelly D on 05-13-17
By: Tony Dungy
-
Players
- The Story of Sports and Money - and the Visionaries Who Fought to Create a Revolution
- By: Matthew Futterman
- Narrated by: George Newbern
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
For fans of Michael Lewis, the astounding untold story of how professional sports transformed, in the span of a single generation, from a cottage industry into a massive global business. In the cash-soaked world of contemporary sports, where every season brings news of higher salaries, endorsement deals, and television contracts, it is mind-boggling to remember that as recently as the 1970s elite athletes earned so little money that many were forced to work second jobs in the off-season to make ends meet.
-
-
Starts slow...
- By John on 08-09-16
-
Against the Grain
- A Coach's Wisdom on Character, Faith, Family, and Love
- By: Bill Courtney
- Narrated by: Bill Courtney
- Length: 6 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In Against the Grain, Bill Courtney shares his convictions on the fundamental tenets of character, commitment, service, leadership, civility, and others that, in his decades of success as an entrepreneur and educator, have proven to be the keys to a winning and meaningful life and career.
-
-
An amazing man
- By Richard Langel on 03-04-24
By: Bill Courtney
-
Boys Among Men
- How the Prep-to-Pro Generation Redefined the NBA and Sparked a Basketball Revolution
- By: Jonathan Abrams
- Narrated by: Mirron Willis
- Length: 11 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When Kevin Garnett shocked the world by announcing that he would not be attending college - as young basketball prodigies were expected to do - but instead would enter the 1995 NBA draft directly from high school, he blazed a trail for a generation of teenage basketball players to head straight for the pros. That trend would continue until the NBA instituted an age limit in 2005, requiring all players to attend college or another developmental program for at least one year.
-
-
Bad pronunciation
- By K. Spearman on 07-03-16
By: Jonathan Abrams
-
Women in Tech
- Take Your Career to the Next Level with Practical Advice and Inspiring Stories
- By: Tarah Wheeler
- Narrated by: Tarah Wheeler
- Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Geared toward women who are considering getting into tech, or those already in a tech job who want to take their career to the next level, this book combines practical career advice and inspiring personal stories from successful female tech professionals Brianna Wu, Angie Chang, Keren Elazari, Katie Cunningham, Miah Johnson, Kristin Toth Smith, and Kamilah Taylor. Written by a female startup CEO and featuring a host of other successful contributors.
-
-
Fantastic, motivating and superb advice!
- By EuropeanCaliGRL on 12-29-17
By: Tarah Wheeler
-
Saban
- The Making of a Coach
- By: Monte Burke
- Narrated by: Barry Abrams
- Length: 12 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
As the head coach of the University of Alabama's football team, Nick Saban is perhaps the most influential - and controversial - man in the sport. Unpredictable in his professional loyalties, uncompromising in his vision, and unyielding in his pursuit of perfection, the highest-paid coach in college football has changed the face of the game. His program-building vision has delivered packed stadiums, rabid fans, legions of detractors, countless NFL draft picks, and a total of four championships.
-
-
Narrator is awful.
- By kenneth on 08-12-15
By: Monte Burke
-
How Champions Think
- In Sports and in Life
- By: Dr. Bob Rotella
- Narrated by: Dr. Bob Rotella
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
From best-selling author Bob Rotella, America's preeminent sports psychologist, a groundbreaking guide to success in all aspects of life - not just sports - from business to relationships to personal challenges of every variety.
-
-
A good purchase.
- By H. Peterson on 04-24-19
By: Dr. Bob Rotella
-
Billion-Dollar Ball
- A Journey Through the Big-Money Culture of College Football
- By: Gilbert M. Gaul
- Narrated by: Tom Stechschulte
- Length: 9 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In the spring of 2013, a study showed that despite huge economic problems, 27 states were awarding their highest salaries to college football coaches. College football has doubled in size in the last decade thanks to generous tax breaks, lavish TV deals, and corporate sponsors eager to slap their logos on everything from scoreboards to footballs and uniforms. In one recent year, the 10 biggest programs took in $800 million from football, with profit margins far surpassing those of Fortune 500 companies.
-
-
Much Better Books Out There On This Subject
- By Andrew N Dobson on 01-19-16
By: Gilbert M. Gaul
-
The Power of Being Yourself
- A Game Plan for Success by Putting Passion into Your Life and Work
- By: Joe Plumeri
- Narrated by: Joe Plumeri, Joseph A. Califano Jr.
- Length: 4 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Everyone imagines top CEOs as larger-than-life figures who do things no one else could. But deep down every good business leader is an everyman who combines vision and high energy with the ability to connect with all types of people and learn from them
-
-
Go Play in Traffic!
- By Teri Gasper on 01-03-18
By: Joe Plumeri
-
Getting to Neutral
- How to Conquer Negativity and Thrive in a Chaotic World
- By: Trevor Moawad, Andy Staples
- Narrated by: Russell Wilson, Ciara
- Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
It’s easy to be positive when everything is coming up roses. But what happens when life goes sideways? Many of us lapse into a self-defeating negative spiral that makes it hard to accomplish anything. Getting to Neutral is a step-by-step guide that shows listeners how to use mental conditioning coach Trevor Moawad’s innovative motivational system to defeat negativity and thrive.
-
-
The Story Behind This Book
- By OroPreto on 01-31-22
By: Trevor Moawad, and others
-
Devoted
- The Story of a Father's Love for His Son
- By: Dick Hoyt, Don Yaeger
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
- Length: 5 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Born a spastic quadriplegic, Rick Hoyt was written off by numerous doctors, but his parents, Dick and Judy Hoyt, were determined to give their son all the opportunities of a "normal" kid. In 1977, 15-year-old Rick asked his dad to enter a charity race. The twist? Rick wanted to run it too. Dick had never run a race before, and the thought of pushing his son’s wheelchair while running was daunting. But, once again, Dick and Rick were determined to overcome any obstacle. More than 1,000 races later, the devoted father son duo is affectionately known worldwide as Team Hoyt.
-
-
They found solutions
- By Amazon Customer on 09-09-24
By: Dick Hoyt, and others