GAME ON! Lessons For Sports and Life - Softcover

Crestwell Jr, Rev John Thomas; McNab, Diana

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798194302369

Verlag: Independently published, 2026

Inhaltsangabe

GAME ON! — Lessons for Sports and Life

What if sports could teach you how to succeed at far more than sports?

GAME ON! is more than a performance book. It is a guide to becoming your best—in competition and in life.

Drawing on decades of experience in athletics, coaching, performance psychology, education, and leadership, Rev. John T. Crestwell, Jr. and Diana McNab explore the lessons hidden inside the games we play.

Through stories from legendary athletes, personal experiences, practical performance tools, and hands-on reflection exercises, GAME ON! shows athletes how to develop the mind, body, character, and purpose needed to thrive.

Across twelve powerful lessons, readers will learn how to:

• Love the Game — rediscover passion, joy, and purpose
• Know Yourself — build identity and self-awareness beyond the scoreboard
• Master the Basics — develop discipline through consistent practice
• Breathe — manage pressure, emotions, and anxiety
• Find Your Zone — build confidence, focus, and flow
• Recharge — understand the importance of nutrition, hydration, sleep, and recovery
• Set Your Sights — use vision, visualization, and meaningful goals
• Next Play — respond to failure, adversity, disappointment, and loss
• Make Others Better — build trust, teamwork, and community
• Adjust — adapt when the game—or life—doesn’t go according to plan
• Play for Something Bigger — develop leadership, character, and service
• Finish Strong — practice gratitude, embrace transition, and understand what truly lasts

Along the way, readers encounter lessons inspired by athletes including Serena and Venus Williams, Simone Biles, Mia Hamm, Tatyana McFadden, Tony Hawk, Wayne Gretzky, Lindsey Vonn, Jackie Robinson, Jim Thorpe, Tiger Woods, Roger Federer, and others.

But ultimately, this book is not about famous athletes.

It is about you.

Every chapter concludes with a practical Personal Reflection designed to turn ideas into action—making GAME ON! useful for athletes, coaches, parents, teams, educators, and anyone pursuing excellence.

Because one day the final whistle will blow.

The scoreboard will go dark.

The uniform will come off.

And what remains is the person the journey helped create.

The game is our classroom.
Life is what we are training for.

GAME ON!

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Independently published
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2026
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 13: 9798194302369
• Einband: Copertina flessibile
• Anzahl der Seiten: 408
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