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Winning the NBA Championship in 2008. Losing in the NBA Finals in 2010. Though they were completely different endings, emotionally, both were amazing learning opportunities that author, Kevin Eastman, experienced as a member of the Boston Celtics coaching staff. These events, and many others from Kevin's forty-plus years in the game, have motivated him to write Why the Best Are the Best. Kevin will take you behind the scenes and share an up-close look at how and why the best are the way they are. Why the Best Are the Best examines strategies to help you overcome mistakes and failures, as well as ways to turn them into your own personal success plan.
More importantly, this book will help you see that these same mindsets, habits, and strategies are not just for elite athletes or the otherwise famous. We can all insert them into our lives and careers to help us become our best. The best are the best, in part, because of the words they choose to live by. The best individuals and teams define their words, respect the power of those words, and use those words as a foundation for all they do. This book provides the 25 Power Words that will help you learn from the best to create a framework and mindset to become your best.
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FOREWORD Kevin Defines The 25 Power Words How a Skinny Kid from New Jersey Wound up Coaching World Champions I'm Standing in Front of The World Champions ... The 25 Power Words of Champions The Champion's Compass Success Triangles: The Power Thoughts of Champions The Power of Lists The Power of a Two-Letter Word The Power of Your Legacy When Words Become Lasting REFERENCES ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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KEVIN EASTMAN, Over his forty years in the game of basketball at the collegiate and professional levels, he has become widely known as one of the very best teachers in the game. He is also a lifelong student of the coaches and players at the highest levels. As a coach of the 2008 NBA Champion Boston Celtics, Kevin has lived in the world of the best while observing and studying them every day. He studies what makes the best the best-their habits, mindsets, strategies and every day choices. Known as a thought leader in the basketball and sports worlds, Kevin is now an engaging speaker who inspires a wide range of audiences, from college and professional sports teams, to diverse corporate and government groups. Kevin's curiosity and dedication to learning provide the backdrop for delivering powerful talks on leadership, culture, teamwork, and why the best are the best.
