Treat yourself to the audio book on this one, it’s read by the coach himself. You’ll experience the full advantages of hearing the charisma and sincerity of an enthusiastic professional coach. I can see what’s really motivating his players. Yes, Pete Carroll has developed a very successful coaching philosophy that he’s applied to college and to NFL football teams. The big surprise is that you can also personalize this philosophy for your life. “Twelves” and football fans will relish the anecdotes sprinkled throughout the book about specific players who are currently in the NFL. Football fans will also enjoy learning strategies applied by teams and different coaches. All readers will appreciate the development of a positive philosophy that they too can apply to their lives.
This book was written when Pete Carroll was on the verge of
coaching in Seattle. Besides a philosophy
for self-help, this book is also a memoir.
It includes stories of his childhood and formative years in Northern
California, and you can see what has shaped his coaching and how his unique
philosophy developed organically from his first hand experience, and from the
experience of others. Big influences were
UCLA basketball coach John Wooden, and also Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of
needs. But in this book you won’t just
be learning about it, you’ll have a coach persuading you to buy in.
Winning
forever is much more than winning next Sunday’s game. It’s about competing,
maximizing your abilities and making the most of the opportunities in front of
you, so that each player can become the best he can be, and each team can
achieve its fullest potential. “Of
course we want to win every game, but winning forever is more about realizing
your potential and making yourself as good as you can be,” says Carroll.
“Realizing that is a tremendous accomplishment, whether it’s in football or in
life.” Does that appeal to you
personally? Does that appeal to your
family as a team? Or does it appeal to
your group at work? Or does it appeal to
your volunteer organization? How can you
apply this to your life?
Winning forever is about competing to get
the most out of every single opportunity – have you ever heard that life is not
a dress rehearsal? This coach is
encouraging you to demand of yourself day-in and day-out dedication to achieving
your fullest potential.
The coach also has a touching section of the
book where he talks about his commitment to giving back to the community. He encourages giving back what you can. He describes efforts with youth in Los
Angeles to try and get them to see a different vision for their future. What you see is what you get, and changing
the vision along with their hard work will open opportunities. Pete Carroll does not advocate easy, he
advocates hope, giving your best effort, and winning forever.
Thereby hangs a tale . . . .
