I Feel Great And You Will Too: An Inspiring Journey Of Success With Practical Tips On How To Score Big In Life - Hardcover

Croce, Pat

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0762408073 ISBN 13: 9780762408078

Publisher: Running Press, 2000

Synopsis

Passionate, spirited, and brimming with enthusiasm, Pat Croce is the former personal trainer who overcame odds and adversity to become president and part owner of the Philadelphia 76ers basketball team. Today he is one of the nation's top motivational speakers, eagerly sought by Fortune 500 companies and other organizations to share his winning attitude and the principles that have helped him steer a course to phenomenal achievement. I Feel Great and You Will Too! is at once Croce's incredible rags-to-riches story and a road map to realizing personal and professional goals for anyone wishing to apply his can-do keys to success. What People Are Saying: "Pat's enthusiasm and positive outlook will inspire your everyday life." -Lance Armstrong "This book will lead you down a path of inspiration and encouragement, offering many practical tools for capitalizing on all of your life experiences." -Michael Jordan "...a fast, funny, candid, and intelligent read." -Bruce Willis "Pat's fascinating journey breathes so much energy, vision, discipline, and passion that readers will, in turn, feel affirmed and empowered. A mother lode of common sense." -Steven R. Covey "A great read from a fascinating man." Pat Croce tells his life story with the humor, honesty, and good sense that has long won him so many friends and admirers-a group I am lucky and proud to belong to. -Senator John McCain

About this title

About the Author

Pat Croce is the author of five books, including the bestselling I Feel Great and You Will Too; a corporate speaker; part-owner of the Philadelphia 76ers basketball team; and co-creator of the TV show Slamball. He also funds expeditions that search for pirate treasure. He splits his time between Key West, Florida, where his Pirate Soul Museum is located, and Philadelphia.

Reviews

Croce comes across loud and clear in his memoir-slash-motivational program. The owner of the Philadelphia 76ers is a go-getter par excellence, and in telling the story of his life, he works in a lot of the get-ahead philosophy that has served him well both personally and professionally and, he hopes, will help his readers in maintaining their drive to achieve their goals. Croce's story is not really a rags-to-riches saga, but he did come from relatively nowhere to found the successful Sports Physical Therapists enterprise and then moved on to the presidency of the 76ers. The core of his book--or at least the part that transles best into other people's home and work lives--is the discussion of his "Ten Commandments of Customer Service." These commandments include the necessity of listening well, the basic need for communicating clearly, and the hows and whys of giving compliments. At the end of relating the details of his career climb and the self-knowledge he gained from his experiences, Croce winds it all up by emphasizing that the journey through life, not the destination per se, is what is truly important. "It's the getting there that you will carry with you always," he concludes. The most effective aspect of this book, which is being heavily promoted by the publisher and will certainly be in demand at the circulation desk, is that although Croce does not come up with many new ideas about self-improvement and self-promotion, he does have a very personal and persuasive way of expressing them. Brad Hooper
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Edition details

• Publisher: Running Press
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0762408073
• ISBN 13: 9780762408078
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256