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Book cover image of Values of the Game by Bill Bradley

Authors: Bill Bradley, Phil Jackson
ISBN-13: 9780767904490, ISBN-10: 0767904494
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group
Date Published: January 2000
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Bill Bradley

Bill Bradley was a three-time basketball all-American at Princeton, Olympic gold medalist, Rhodes scholar, member of the New York Knicks from 1967 to 1977, and two-time NBA champion; he was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1982. He served as United States senator from New Jersey from 1979 to 1997. Since leaving the Senate, he has been affiliated with Stanford University, University of Maryland, and Notre Dame. Mr. Bradley is the author of Life on the Run, The Fair Tax, and Time Present, Time Past. He is married and has one daughter and lives in Montclair, New Jersey.

Book Synopsis

An insightful and inspirational book, Values of the Game is former Senator and basketball Hall-of-Famer Bill Bradley's consideration of the value of competitive sports.

People Magazine

...[S]lamdunk life lessons in teamwork and character.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Passion

Pure Pleasure, Pure Joy

Discipline

The Virtuous Circle

Selflessness

"Help Someone Else, Help Yourself"

Respect

Giving and Getting

Perspective

Balancing Act

Courage

"Putting it on the Line"

Leadership

Bringing Out the Best

Responsibility

No Excuses-None

Resilience

"Meeting With Triumph and Disaster"

Imagination

Dreaming up the Game

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