How to Be Like Mike: Life Lessons from Basketball's Best

Williams, Pat; Weinreb, Michael

ISBN 10: 1558749462 / ISBN 13: 9781558749467

Published by Hci, 2001

About this Item

A well-loved companion. Corners and cover might show a little wear, and you could find some notes or highlights. The dust jacket might be MIA, it might have been a library book and extras aren't guaranteedâ but the story's all there!

Seller Inventory # PKV.1558749462.G

Bibliographic Details

• Title: How to Be Like Mike: Life Lessons from Basketball's Best
• Publisher: Hci
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1558749462
• ISBN 13: 9781558749467
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: good

About this title

Synopsis

Drawing on more than eight hundred interviews with teammates, opponents, and referees, a guide by a popular motivational speaker and executive with the Orlando Magic looks at the life and career of Michael Jordan, focusing on those qualities--focus, passion, hard work, perseverance, and accountability--that have allowed him to live a life of greatness. 100,000 first printing.

About the Author

Pat Williams, one of the country's top motivational and inspirational speakers, is Senior Vice President of the Orlando Magic and has more than 39 years of professional sports experience. Before joining the Central Florida pro basketball effort in 1986, Williams spent 12 seasons as General Manager of the Philadelphia 76ers, taking them from a 34-48 record in 1974-75 to a World Championship title in 1983. Pat has written 19 books, including his version of the birth of the Orlando Magic, entitled Making Magic, and his autobiography, Ahead of the Game and A Lifetime of Success. Michael Weinreb is former sports feature writer for the Akron Beacon Journal. He has won numerous state and national writing awards from the Associated Press sports editors.