The Games Do Count

Description

What do Henry Kissinger, Jack Welch, Condoleezza Rice, and Jon Bon Jovi have in common? They have all reached the top of their respective professions, and they all credit sports for teaching them the lessons that were fundamental to their success. In his years spent interviewing and profiling celebrities, politicians, and top businesspeople, popular sportscaster and Fox & Friends cohost Brian Kilmeade has discovered that nearly everyone shares a love of sports and has a story about how a game, a coach, or a single moment of competition changed his or her life.These vignettes have entertained, surprised, and inspired readers nationwide with their insight into America's most respected and well-known personalities. Kilmeade presents more than seventy stories straight from the men and women themselves and those who were closest to them. From competition to camaraderie, individual achievement to teamwork, failure to success, the world of sports encompasses it all and enriches our lives. The Games Do Count reveals this simple and compelling truth: America's best and brightest haven't just worked hard -- they've played hard -- and the results have been staggering!

First Sentence

We've all read the stories about sports legends like Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods and John Elway.

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Other Editions

• The Games Do Count: America's Best and Brightest on the Power of SportsHarperEntertainment2005-10-04
• The Games Do CountHarperEntertainment2004-10-12
• The Games Do CountHardcoverHarperEntertainment2004-10-12
• The Games Do CountPaperbackHarperEntertainment2005-10-04
• Games Do CountHarperCollins Publishers2008-01-01
• Games Do CountHarperCollins Publishers2008-01-01