50 Books like On Her Game

Strong Inside

by Andrew Maraniss • 2014

The SEC's first black basketball player broke through in 1967. His own campus was the hardest arena.

4.21

317

🏀 College Basketball ✊ Civil Rights Movement 🤝 Sports Integration 🏆 Black Athletes 🏛️ Southern History

Strong Inside 95%

The SEC's first black basketball player broke through in 1967. His own campus was the hardest arena.

by Andrew Maraniss 2014

4.21

317 ratings

🏀 College Basketball ✊ Civil Rights Movement 🤝 Sports Integration 🏆 Black Athletes 🏛️ Southern History

Let Me Tell You a Story

by Red Auerbach • 2004

A Chinese restaurant. A victory cigar. And the stories that built basketball's greatest dynasty.

4.13

2k+

🏀 Sports Memoir 🏆 Nba History 📋 Basketball Coaching 🧱 Team Building 👑 Sports Dynasties

Let Me Tell You a Story 94%

A Chinese restaurant. A victory cigar. And the stories that built basketball's greatest dynasty.

by Red Auerbach 2004

4.13

2k+ ratings

🏀 Sports Memoir 🏆 Nba History 📋 Basketball Coaching 🧱 Team Building 👑 Sports Dynasties

How to Watch Basketball Like a Genius

by Nick Greene • 2021

A napkin gave us the 24-second clock. A gimmick rewired offense. Seeing basketball's hidden design.

3.78

1k+

🏀 Basketball History 📊 Sports Analytics 🎲 Game Design 🗺️ Basketball Strategy 🧠 Sports Psychology

How to Watch Basketball Like a Genius Summary

How to Watch Basketball Like a Genius 94%

A napkin gave us the 24-second clock. A gimmick rewired offense. Seeing basketball's hidden design.

by Nick Greene 2021

3.78

1k+ ratings

🏀 Basketball History 📊 Sports Analytics 🎲 Game Design 🗺️ Basketball Strategy 🧠 Sports Psychology

LeBron

by Jeff Benedict • 2023

Nike bet $90 million on a high school kid who had never played an NBA game.

4.37

2k+

🏀 Basketball Greats 🏟️ Sports Business 👟 Athlete Branding ✊ Athlete Activism 🏀 Basketball Leadership

LeBron 93%

Nike bet $90 million on a high school kid who had never played an NBA game.

by Jeff Benedict 2023

4.37

2k+ ratings

🏀 Basketball Greats 🏟️ Sports Business 👟 Athlete Branding ✊ Athlete Activism 🏀 Basketball Leadership

Chasing Perfection

by Andy Glockner • 2016

Six cameras, 25 times a second: the hidden data engine that builds NBA champions.

3.51

260

📊 Sports Analytics 🏀 Basketball Strategy 💼 Business Of Sports 🏋️ Player Development 🏢 Sports Management

Chasing Perfection 93%

Six cameras, 25 times a second: the hidden data engine that builds NBA champions.

by Andy Glockner 2016

3.51

260 ratings

📊 Sports Analytics 🏀 Basketball Strategy 💼 Business Of Sports 🏋️ Player Development 🏢 Sports Management

More Than a Game

by Phil Jackson • 2011

Meditation, a 15-point comeback, and two superstars who could barely look at each other.

3.80

650

🏀 Basketball Memoir 🏆 Sports Leadership 🤝 Team Dynamics 🧘 Mindful Leadership 🧠 Athlete Psychology

More Than a Game 93%

Meditation, a 15-point comeback, and two superstars who could barely look at each other.

by Phil Jackson 2011

3.80

650 ratings

🏀 Basketball Memoir 🏆 Sports Leadership 🤝 Team Dynamics 🧘 Mindful Leadership 🧠 Athlete Psychology

Coach K

by Ian O'Connor • 2022

Nobody could spell his name, his record was losing, and Duke hired him anyway.

4.22

1k+

🏀 College Basketball 🏆 Sports Dynasties 🧢 Coaching Icons 🏗️ Program Building ⚔️ West Point Ethos

Coach K 93%

Nobody could spell his name, his record was losing, and Duke hired him anyway.

by Ian O'Connor 2022

4.22

1k+ ratings

🏀 College Basketball 🏆 Sports Dynasties 🧢 Coaching Icons 🏗️ Program Building ⚔️ West Point Ethos

The Book of Basketball

by Bill Simmons • 2009

An obsessive re-ranking of NBA history that argues winning is about people, not players.

4.20

38k+

🏀 Basketball History 🧪 Team Chemistry 📊 Player Rankings ⚔️ Sports Rivalries ✍️ Modern Sports Writing

The Book of Basketball 93%

An obsessive re-ranking of NBA history that argues winning is about people, not players.

by Bill Simmons 2009

4.20

38k+ ratings

🏀 Basketball History 🧪 Team Chemistry 📊 Player Rankings ⚔️ Sports Rivalries ✍️ Modern Sports Writing

The Man Watching

by Tim Crothers • 2006

How a former insurance salesman built a women's soccer dynasty that won 21 national championships.

4.37

339

🏟️ College Athletics 🏅 Women's Sports ⚽ Soccer Coaching 🔍 Talent Identification 🏆 Dynasty Building

The Man Watching 93%

How a former insurance salesman built a women's soccer dynasty that won 21 national championships.

by Tim Crothers 2006

4.37

339 ratings

🏟️ College Athletics 🏅 Women's Sports ⚽ Soccer Coaching 🔍 Talent Identification 🏆 Dynasty Building

Good for a Girl

by Lauren Fleshman • 2023

She won national titles, signed with Nike, and starved herself to stay thin. Then her body broke.

4.45

18k+

🏃‍♀️ Women In Sports 👟 Running Memoir 🪞 Body Image 🩺 Eating Disorders 🏟️ Sports Culture

Good for a Girl 93%

She won national titles, signed with Nike, and starved herself to stay thin. Then her body broke.

by Lauren Fleshman 2023

4.45

18k+ ratings

🏃‍♀️ Women In Sports 👟 Running Memoir 🪞 Body Image 🩺 Eating Disorders 🏟️ Sports Culture

The Victory Machine

by Ethan Sherwood Strauss • 2020

Venture capital, joy, and sneaker billions built a dynasty. Egos and social media destroyed it.

3.74

2k+

🏀 Professional Basketball 🏗️ Dynasty Building 👟 Sneaker Economics ✊ Player Empowerment 🧠 Superstar Psychology

The Victory Machine 92%

Venture capital, joy, and sneaker billions built a dynasty. Egos and social media destroyed it.

by Ethan Sherwood Strauss 2020

3.74

2k+ ratings

🏀 Professional Basketball 🏗️ Dynasty Building 👟 Sneaker Economics ✊ Player Empowerment 🧠 Superstar Psychology

Billion-Dollar Ball

by Gilbert M. Gaul • 2015

College football is a multi-billion dollar industry. The IRS calls it a charity.

3.88

654

🏈 College Football 💰 Sports Business 🔍 Investigative Journalism 📋 College Sports Reform 🏛️ Nonprofit Accountability

Billion-Dollar Ball 92%

College football is a multi-billion dollar industry. The IRS calls it a charity.

by Gilbert M. Gaul 2015

3.88

654 ratings

🏈 College Football 💰 Sports Business 🔍 Investigative Journalism 📋 College Sports Reform 🏛️ Nonprofit Accountability

On the Shoulders of Giants

by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar • 2007

Jazz, poetry, and the Rens: a basketball legend traces his roots to the Harlem Renaissance.

4.02

309

🎷 Harlem Renaissance 📚 African American History 🎺 Jazz Age Culture 🎵 Jazz History 🏀 Basketball History

On the Shoulders of Giants 92%

Jazz, poetry, and the Rens: a basketball legend traces his roots to the Harlem Renaissance.

by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2007

4.02

309 ratings

🎷 Harlem Renaissance 📚 African American History 🎺 Jazz Age Culture 🎵 Jazz History 🏀 Basketball History

Two Sports Myths and Why They're Wrong

by Rodney D. Fort • 2013

Player salaries don't raise ticket prices, and baseball isn't fading. Two myths the data reverses.

🏟️ Sports Economics 💼 Sports Business 🔍 Economic Myths 🧪 Empirical Economics 👷 Labor Economics

Two Sports Myths and Why They're Wrong Summary

Two Sports Myths and Why They're Wrong 92%

Player salaries don't raise ticket prices, and baseball isn't fading. Two myths the data reverses.

by Rodney D. Fort 2013

🏟️ Sports Economics 💼 Sports Business 🔍 Economic Myths 🧪 Empirical Economics 👷 Labor Economics

Friday Night Lights

by H.G. Bissinger • 1988

In Odessa, Texas, high school football offers glory and escape. Most players get neither.

4.14

67k+

🏈 High School Football 📰 Sports Journalism 🏘️ Small Town America 🤝 Race And Athletics 🎓 Educational Inequality

Friday Night Lights 92%

In Odessa, Texas, high school football offers glory and escape. Most players get neither.

by H.G. Bissinger 1988

4.14

67k+ ratings

🏈 High School Football 📰 Sports Journalism 🏘️ Small Town America 🤝 Race And Athletics 🎓 Educational Inequality

Mindgames

by Roland Lazenby • 2000

A Zen coach used meditation and psychology to turn the Bulls' biggest egos into a dynasty.

3.97

221

🏀 Professional Basketball 🧠 Psychological Coaching 👔 Leadership Styles 🧘 Performance Psychology 👥 Group Dynamics

Mindgames 92%

A Zen coach used meditation and psychology to turn the Bulls' biggest egos into a dynasty.

by Roland Lazenby 2000

3.97

221 ratings

🏀 Professional Basketball 🧠 Psychological Coaching 👔 Leadership Styles 🧘 Performance Psychology 👥 Group Dynamics

LeBron, Inc.

by Brian Windhorst • 2019

LeBron James's billion-dollar playbook starts with the hundred-million-dollar deal he didn't sign.

3.84

2k+

🏀 Athlete Entrepreneurs 💼 Sports Business 🏷️ Personal Branding ⭐ Celebrity Entrepreneurship 🤝 Strategic Partnerships

LeBron, Inc. 92%

LeBron James's billion-dollar playbook starts with the hundred-million-dollar deal he didn't sign.

by Brian Windhorst 2019

3.84

2k+ ratings

🏀 Athlete Entrepreneurs 💼 Sports Business 🏷️ Personal Branding ⭐ Celebrity Entrepreneurship 🤝 Strategic Partnerships

Michael Jordan

by Roland Lazenby • 2014

Before the global brand and the six rings: one locked door and a sophomore's broken pride.

4.31

9k+

📖 NBA History 🏀 Basketball Greats 🗽 American Icons 🔥 Competitive Drive 💪 Overcoming Adversity

Michael Jordan 92%

Before the global brand and the six rings: one locked door and a sophomore's broken pride.

by Roland Lazenby 2014

4.31

9k+ ratings

📖 NBA History 🏀 Basketball Greats 🗽 American Icons 🔥 Competitive Drive 💪 Overcoming Adversity

Eleven Rings

by Phil Jackson • 2013

Jordan, Kobe, Shaq: the zen coach who tamed basketball's biggest egos with meditation and trust.

4.19

18k+

🏀 Basketball Coaching 🤝 Team Leadership 🧘 Mindful Coaching 🧠 Sports Psychology 🏆 Championship Mindset

Eleven Rings 92%

Jordan, Kobe, Shaq: the zen coach who tamed basketball's biggest egos with meditation and trust.

by Phil Jackson 2013

4.19

18k+ ratings

🏀 Basketball Coaching 🤝 Team Leadership 🧘 Mindful Coaching 🧠 Sports Psychology 🏆 Championship Mindset

Hard Work

by Roy Williams • 2009

An alcoholic father. Selling calendars to get by. Then Dean Smith called. Roy Williams' full climb.

4.18

908

📋 Coaching Memoirs 💪 Overcoming Adversity 🤝 Team Culture 🎓 Mentorship 🏆 Sports Leadership

Hard Work 92%

An alcoholic father. Selling calendars to get by. Then Dean Smith called. Roy Williams' full climb.

by Roy Williams 2009

4.18

908 ratings

📋 Coaching Memoirs 💪 Overcoming Adversity 🤝 Team Culture 🎓 Mentorship 🏆 Sports Leadership

The Education of a Coach

by David Halberstam • 2005

The greatest NFL dynasty began in failure, film rooms, and a quarterback picked 199th.

3.96

5k+

🏈 Sports Biography 📋 Coaching Philosophy 🏗️ Organizational Culture 🔍 Talent Evaluation 👑 Sports Dynasties

The Education of a Coach 92%

The greatest NFL dynasty began in failure, film rooms, and a quarterback picked 199th.

by David Halberstam 2005

3.96

5k+ ratings

🏈 Sports Biography 📋 Coaching Philosophy 🏗️ Organizational Culture 🔍 Talent Evaluation 👑 Sports Dynasties

Where Tomorrows Aren't Promised

by Carmelo Anthony • 2021

Grief unnamed, a mother's open door, a blacktop sanctuary: surviving the projects before the NBA.

4.07

2k+

🏀 Basketball Memoirs 🏢 Housing Projects ⚖️ Systemic Racism 👩‍👦 Single Mothers 🌆 Urban Coming Of Age

Where Tomorrows Aren't Promised 92%

Grief unnamed, a mother's open door, a blacktop sanctuary: surviving the projects before the NBA.

by Carmelo Anthony 2021

4.07

2k+ ratings

🏀 Basketball Memoirs 🏢 Housing Projects ⚖️ Systemic Racism 👩‍👦 Single Mothers 🌆 Urban Coming Of Age

Sound and Fury

by Dave Kindred • 2006

Their friendship electrified America: how a boxer and a broadcaster remade sports and each other.

3.99

206

🫂 Dual Biography 🥊 Boxing History ✊ Athlete Activism 🎙️ Sports Journalism 📺 Television History

Sound and Fury 91%

Their friendship electrified America: how a boxer and a broadcaster remade sports and each other.

by Dave Kindred 2006

3.99

206 ratings

🫂 Dual Biography 🥊 Boxing History ✊ Athlete Activism 🎙️ Sports Journalism 📺 Television History

The Rise

by Mike Sielski • 2022

Philly's edge and Italy's discipline forged Kobe's armor. It brought five rings and total isolation.

4.06

1k+

🏀 Nba Legends 🎭 Complex Legacies ⚖️ Cost Of Ambition 🧠 Sports Psychology 🏃 Driven Athletes

The Rise 91%

Philly's edge and Italy's discipline forged Kobe's armor. It brought five rings and total isolation.

by Mike Sielski 2022

4.06

1k+ ratings

🏀 Nba Legends 🎭 Complex Legacies ⚖️ Cost Of Ambition 🧠 Sports Psychology 🏃 Driven Athletes

Fly Girls

by Keith O'Brien • 2018

The men banned them from racing. Five women flew anyway, and one beat them all.

3.92

9k+

🛩️ Aviation History 👩‍✈️ Women Pioneers 🚫 Gender Discrimination 👥 Collective Biography 📜 Feminist History

Fly Girls 91%

The men banned them from racing. Five women flew anyway, and one beat them all.

by Keith O'Brien 2018

3.92

9k+ ratings

🛩️ Aviation History 👩‍✈️ Women Pioneers 🚫 Gender Discrimination 👥 Collective Biography 📜 Feminist History

The Formula

by Joshua Robinson • 2024

Beneath the speed, F1's real race was in business, engineering loopholes, and reality television.

4.31

7k+

🏎️ Motorsport Management 🏟️ Sports Business ✈️ Aero Engineering 📺 Sports Media 🔄 Corporate Reinvention

The Formula 91%

Beneath the speed, F1's real race was in business, engineering loopholes, and reality television.

by Joshua Robinson 2024

4.31

7k+ ratings

🏎️ Motorsport Management 🏟️ Sports Business ✈️ Aero Engineering 📺 Sports Media 🔄 Corporate Reinvention

Outcasts United

by Warren St. John • 2009

War refugees, a parking lot soccer team, one coach, and the Georgia town forced to change.

3.84

8k+

⚽ Youth Sports 🏠 Refugee Resettlement 🏟️ Sports And Community 📰 Immersion Journalism 🏡 Small Town America

Outcasts United 91%

War refugees, a parking lot soccer team, one coach, and the Georgia town forced to change.

by Warren St. John 2009

3.84

8k+ ratings

⚽ Youth Sports 🏠 Refugee Resettlement 🏟️ Sports And Community 📰 Immersion Journalism 🏡 Small Town America

The Mamba Mentality

by Kobe Bryant • 2018

The relentless preparation and obsessive study behind Kobe Bryant's two decades of dominance.

4.26

19k+

🏀 Professional Basketball 🏆 Elite Performance 📖 Sports Memoir 💪 Relentless Work Ethic 🔨 Fundamentals Mastery

The Mamba Mentality 91%

The relentless preparation and obsessive study behind Kobe Bryant's two decades of dominance.

by Kobe Bryant 2018

4.26

19k+ ratings

🏀 Professional Basketball 🏆 Elite Performance 📖 Sports Memoir 💪 Relentless Work Ethic 🔨 Fundamentals Mastery

This is esports (and How to Spell it) – LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK AWARD 2020

by Paul "ReDeYe" Chaloner • 2020

Esports started in 1980, runs on modder-built games, and won't push pros out at 25.

4.10

158

🎮 Esports Industry 🕹️ Gaming Culture 🔧 Modding Communities 👩 Women In Gaming 📺 Sports Media

This is esports (and How to Spell it) – LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK AWARD 2020 Summary

This is esports (and How to Spell it) – LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK AWARD 2020 91%

Esports started in 1980, runs on modder-built games, and won't push pros out at 25.

by Paul "ReDeYe" Chaloner 2020

4.10

158 ratings

🎮 Esports Industry 🕹️ Gaming Culture 🔧 Modding Communities 👩 Women In Gaming 📺 Sports Media

Knowing the Score

by David Papineau • 2017

The deepest truths about mind, ethics, and human potential are worked out on the pitch.

3.29

150

🎓 Philosophy Of Sport ⚖️ Sport Ethics 🧠 Sports Psychology 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 🎯 Skill Acquisition

Knowing the Score 91%

The deepest truths about mind, ethics, and human potential are worked out on the pitch.

by David Papineau 2017

3.29

150 ratings

🎓 Philosophy Of Sport ⚖️ Sport Ethics 🧠 Sports Psychology 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 🎯 Skill Acquisition

The Billionaire and the Mechanic

by Julian Guthrie • 2013

Flying boats and shoreline crowds: how a billionaire and a mechanic won the America's Cup.

4.11

824

🏆 Americas Cup 🥇 Underdog Stories 💻 Tech Entrepreneurship 💰 Billionaire Biography ⚙️ Sports Innovation

The Billionaire and the Mechanic Summary

The Billionaire and the Mechanic 91%

Flying boats and shoreline crowds: how a billionaire and a mechanic won the America's Cup.

by Julian Guthrie 2013

4.11

824 ratings

🏆 Americas Cup 🥇 Underdog Stories 💻 Tech Entrepreneurship 💰 Billionaire Biography ⚙️ Sports Innovation

The Real Madrid Way

by Steven G. Mandis • 2016

A sports team owned by its fans, worth billions, and the system that makes both possible.

3.85

526

🏟️ Sports Management 🏛️ Organizational Culture 🌟 Talent Management 🧭 Values-Driven Leadership 📊 Sports Economics

The Real Madrid Way 91%

A sports team owned by its fans, worth billions, and the system that makes both possible.

by Steven G. Mandis 2016

3.85

526 ratings

🏟️ Sports Management 🏛️ Organizational Culture 🌟 Talent Management 🧭 Values-Driven Leadership 📊 Sports Economics

Messi vs. Ronaldo

by Jonathan Clegg • 2022

The rivalry that drove Messi and Ronaldo to greatness also broke soccer's business model.

4.17

753

⚽ Soccer History 💰 Sports Economics ⚔️ Football Rivalry 📈 Sports Marketing 💸 Transfer Market

Messi vs. Ronaldo 91%

The rivalry that drove Messi and Ronaldo to greatness also broke soccer's business model.

by Jonathan Clegg 2022

4.17

753 ratings

⚽ Soccer History 💰 Sports Economics ⚔️ Football Rivalry 📈 Sports Marketing 💸 Transfer Market

Bird Watching

by Larry Bird • 1999

Crippled by back pain, he hated basketball. Coaching taught him what playing never could.

3.94

447

🏀 Professional Basketball 📋 Nba Coaching 🏆 Old-School Coaching 🔥 Competitive Drive ⚔️ Sports Rivalries

Bird Watching 91%

Crippled by back pain, he hated basketball. Coaching taught him what playing never could.

by Larry Bird 1999

3.94

447 ratings

🏀 Professional Basketball 📋 Nba Coaching 🏆 Old-School Coaching 🔥 Competitive Drive ⚔️ Sports Rivalries

Go For The Goal

by Mia Hamm • 1999

Mia Hamm's World Cup playbook: the habits and resilience that win matches and shape a life.

4.02

574

⚽ Women's Soccer 🧠 Athletic Mindset 🎯 Deliberate Practice 👥 Sports Leadership 🌱 Young Athletes

Go For The Goal 91%

Mia Hamm's World Cup playbook: the habits and resilience that win matches and shape a life.

by Mia Hamm 1999

4.02

574 ratings

⚽ Women's Soccer 🧠 Athletic Mindset 🎯 Deliberate Practice 👥 Sports Leadership 🌱 Young Athletes

Three-Ring Circus

by Jeff Pearlman • 2020

Orlando's newspaper asked fans if Shaq was worth $115 million. The 'no' built a Lakers dynasty.

4.29

5k+

🏀 Nba History 🏆 Sports Dynasties 💥 Team Dysfunction 🌟 Celebrity Athletes 📐 Triangle Offense

Three-Ring Circus 91%

Orlando's newspaper asked fans if Shaq was worth $115 million. The 'no' built a Lakers dynasty.

by Jeff Pearlman 2020

4.29

5k+ ratings

🏀 Nba History 🏆 Sports Dynasties 💥 Team Dysfunction 🌟 Celebrity Athletes 📐 Triangle Offense

Soccernomics

by Simon Kuper • 2009

Soccer is an economic puzzle: why clubs outlast businesses and hosting buys happiness, not wealth.

3.95

20k+

🏟️ Sports Economics 📊 Soccer Analytics 🧠 Behavioral Economics 💡 Freakonomics 🏴 National Identity

Soccernomics 91%

Soccer is an economic puzzle: why clubs outlast businesses and hosting buys happiness, not wealth.

by Simon Kuper 2009

3.95

20k+ ratings

🏟️ Sports Economics 📊 Soccer Analytics 🧠 Behavioral Economics 💡 Freakonomics 🏴 National Identity

Sisters in Law

by Linda R. Hirshman • 2015

A Republican rancher and a liberal litigator: the two firsts who together reshaped women's rights.

3.84

5k+

🏛️ Supreme Court ⚖️ Constitutional Law 👩‍⚖️ Women In Law 📖 Judicial Biography 🚺 Gender Discrimination

Sisters in Law 91%

A Republican rancher and a liberal litigator: the two firsts who together reshaped women's rights.

by Linda R. Hirshman 2015

3.84

5k+ ratings

🏛️ Supreme Court ⚖️ Constitutional Law 👩‍⚖️ Women In Law 📖 Judicial Biography 🚺 Gender Discrimination

Showboat

by Roland Lazenby • 2016

Two selves fought inside Kobe Bryant: the showman his father wanted, the killer his mother forged.

4.30

3k+

🏀 Sports Biography 👨‍👩‍👦 Parental Influence 🌟 Celebrity Culture 🔥 Obsession And Sacrifice 🔄 Self Reinvention

Showboat 91%

Two selves fought inside Kobe Bryant: the showman his father wanted, the killer his mother forged.

by Roland Lazenby 2016

4.30

3k+ ratings

🏀 Sports Biography 👨‍👩‍👦 Parental Influence 🌟 Celebrity Culture 🔥 Obsession And Sacrifice 🔄 Self Reinvention

The Greatest

by Matthew Syed • 2017

Champions are made, not born. Hidden practice, unseen mentors, nerve under pressure.

3.72

765

🧠 Sports Psychology 🌍 Sport And Society 🎯 Deliberate Practice ⚡ Performance Under Pressure 🌱 Growth Mindset

The Greatest 91%

Champions are made, not born. Hidden practice, unseen mentors, nerve under pressure.

by Matthew Syed 2017

3.72

765 ratings

🧠 Sports Psychology 🌍 Sport And Society 🎯 Deliberate Practice ⚡ Performance Under Pressure 🌱 Growth Mindset

Life in Two Worlds

by Ted Nolan • 2023

Called a savage by teammates, he won Coach of the Year, then the league blackballed him.

4.22

522

🏒 Hockey Memoirs 🦅 Indigenous Athletes ✊ Racism In Sports 🌿 Cultural Reclamation 🛡️ Servant Leadership

Life in Two Worlds 91%

Called a savage by teammates, he won Coach of the Year, then the league blackballed him.

by Ted Nolan 2023

4.22

522 ratings

🏒 Hockey Memoirs 🦅 Indigenous Athletes ✊ Racism In Sports 🌿 Cultural Reclamation 🛡️ Servant Leadership

Shoe Dog

by Phil Knight • 2017

A waffle iron, some rubber, and a parent's basement: the beginning of a billion-dollar gamble.

4.24

2k+

📖 Startup Memoirs 👟 Sports Business 🪡 Bootstrapping 🧬 Company Culture 🎲 Risk Taking

Shoe Dog 91%

A waffle iron, some rubber, and a parent's basement: the beginning of a billion-dollar gamble.

by Phil Knight 2017

4.24

2k+ ratings

📖 Startup Memoirs 👟 Sports Business 🪡 Bootstrapping 🧬 Company Culture 🎲 Risk Taking

White Feminism

by Koa Beck • 2021

Individual success or collective liberation: the choice mainstream feminism keeps getting wrong.

4.24

2k+

🕰️ Feminist History 📢 Mainstream Feminism 🧩 Intersectionality 💼 Corporate Feminism 🏗️ Movement Building

White Feminism 91%

Individual success or collective liberation: the choice mainstream feminism keeps getting wrong.

by Koa Beck 2021

4.24

2k+ ratings

🕰️ Feminist History 📢 Mainstream Feminism 🧩 Intersectionality 💼 Corporate Feminism 🏗️ Movement Building

Straight Shooter

by Stephen A. Smith • 2023

Fired by ESPN. Dyslexic. A Queens kid's improbable rise to the top of sports television.

4.12

3k+

🎙️ Sports Broadcasting 📺 Media Careers 📝 Sports Journalism 🔄 Career Comebacks 🚀 Self-Made Success

Straight Shooter 91%

Fired by ESPN. Dyslexic. A Queens kid's improbable rise to the top of sports television.

by Stephen A. Smith 2023

4.12

3k+ ratings

🎙️ Sports Broadcasting 📺 Media Careers 📝 Sports Journalism 🔄 Career Comebacks 🚀 Self-Made Success

The MVP Machine

by Ben Lindbergh • 2019

Moneyball found hidden talent. This revolution builds it, betting no ceiling is real.

4.26

3k+

🧮 Sports Analytics ⚾ Sabermetrics 🌱 Talent Development 🎯 Performance Optimization 🔬 Biomechanics

The MVP Machine 90%

Moneyball found hidden talent. This revolution builds it, betting no ceiling is real.

by Ben Lindbergh 2019

4.26

3k+ ratings

🧮 Sports Analytics ⚾ Sabermetrics 🌱 Talent Development 🎯 Performance Optimization 🔬 Biomechanics

Scorecasting

by Tobias J. Moskowitz • 2011

Why home teams really win, why momentum is a mirage, and the economics that explains sports.

3.82

6k+

🧠 Behavioral Economics ⚾ Sports Analytics 🤔 Cognitive Biases 💰 Incentive Structures 🎲 Randomness And Luck

Scorecasting 90%

Why home teams really win, why momentum is a mirage, and the economics that explains sports.

by Tobias J. Moskowitz 2011

3.82

6k+ ratings

🧠 Behavioral Economics ⚾ Sports Analytics 🤔 Cognitive Biases 💰 Incentive Structures 🎲 Randomness And Luck

The Matheny Manifesto

by Mike Matheny • 2015

An MLB manager's manifesto for youth sports: build the kid before the scoreboard.

4.28

2k+

🌱 Youth Sports 📋 Coaching Philosophy 🧱 Character Development 🤝 Servant Leadership 👨‍👩‍👧 Sports Parenting

The Matheny Manifesto 90%

An MLB manager's manifesto for youth sports: build the kid before the scoreboard.

by Mike Matheny 2015

4.28

2k+ ratings

🌱 Youth Sports 📋 Coaching Philosophy 🧱 Character Development 🤝 Servant Leadership 👨‍👩‍👧 Sports Parenting

Mother of Invention

by Katrine Marçal • 2020

From the wheeled suitcase to AI, one question decides what succeeds: does it threaten masculinity?

3.90

2k+

💰 Feminist Economics ⚙️ History Of Technology 💡 Gender And Innovation 🕵️‍♀️ Hidden Women In History 🤲 Care Work

Mother of Invention 90%

From the wheeled suitcase to AI, one question decides what succeeds: does it threaten masculinity?

by Katrine Marçal 2020

3.90

2k+ ratings

💰 Feminist Economics ⚙️ History Of Technology 💡 Gender And Innovation 🕵️‍♀️ Hidden Women In History 🤲 Care Work

Shoe Dog

by Phil Knight • 2016

An FBI stakeout, a treacherous bank, and a $35 logo. The true origin story of Nike's founder.

4.46

375k+

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The Hard Hat 90%

A player dies mid-game. His team doesn't break. His unspoken rules for selflessness are the reason.

by Jon Gordon 2015

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