{"product_id":"a-game-plan-for-life-the-power-of-mentoring-paperback","title":"A Game Plan for Life: The Power of Mentoring - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Wooden\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDon Yaeger\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn Maxwell\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the legendary basketball coach who inspired generations of athletes and businesspeople, an inspiring book about the power of mentoring and being mentored.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter eight books, many of them bestsellers, \u003ci\u003eA Game Plan for Life \u003c\/i\u003ewas the one closest to John Wooden's heart: a moving and inspirational guide to the power of mentorship. The first half focuses on the people who helped foster the values that carried Wooden through an incredibly successful and famously principled career, including his father, his college coach, his wife, Mahatma Gandhi, and Mother Teresa. The second half is built around interviews with some of the many people he mentored over the years, including Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Walton. Their testimony takes readers inside the lessons Wooden taught to generations of players, bringing out the very best in them not just as athletes but as human beings. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn all, this is an inspiring primer on how to achieve success without sacrificing principles and how to build one of the most productive and rewarding relationships available to any athlete, businessperson, teacher, or parent-that of mentor and prot g .\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Wooden \u003c\/b\u003eis the most successful coach in NCAA history, having led the UCLA Bruins to 665 victories and ten championships in the years leading up to 1975. Since his retirement, he has become a mentor to dozens of athletes, journalists, and writers, and the author of eight books. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDon Yaeger \u003c\/b\u003ewas the author or coauthor of sixteen books, including \u003ci\u003eNever Die Easy\u003c\/i\u003e, with Walter Payton, and \u003ci\u003eRunning for My Life\u003c\/i\u003e, with Warrick Dunn.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 8.23 x 5.48 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 08, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770796376352,"sku":"9781608192687","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/172c75134f058323c6ad2d91da166eb0.webp?v=1780378335","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-game-plan-for-life-the-power-of-mentoring-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}