Deliberate Dynamics Jr.: How to Win the Game!: A Guide to Becoming the Best Athlete You Can Be

Written for young and aspiring athletes, Deliberate Dynamics Jr.: How to Win the Game! presents a quick, ten-step guide to being a great athlete and person. Written by Cedric Cunningham, a fourteen-year-old athlete, this self-improvement book passes on tips to help teens excel at sports and life.

He offers this as a companion book to Deliberate Dynamics: Leading a Game-Changing Life, written by his mother, LaJeanna L. Cunningham. Based on his personal experiences as a student-athlete for the last eight years, Cunningham shares the steps to success:

Know the rules
Know the position
Understand the "I" is in win (not team)
Practice. Practice. Practice.
Respect your opponent
Watch what you say
Realize mistakes happen
Win gracefully
Find a mentor
Have fun

Deliberate Dynamics Jr.: How to Win the Game! is geared toward kids who are just beginning to play a sport or who want to get better at being a well-rounded athlete. It shows how to handle the ups and downs of being an athlete-on and off the court.

Cedric Cunningham is a fourteenyearold athlete. Basketball is his first love and favorite sport, but he's also played football and soccer and plans to run track. In 2013, Cunningham hosted a blog talk radio show called Sports 4 Kids where he spoke about current sports events from the middleschool perspective.