HOW CHAMPIONS WIN: Master the Seven Secrets of the Great Philosopher Coaches (60 pages)

There are no shortcuts to success. Only tried and true principles and
practices - some might call them secrets - that are proven to work for people
of any age or culture - who diligently study and act on them.

Sports success is no exception. In fact, sports may be one of the last true
meritocracies where sustained success is based on the honest willingness
to learn and submit to physical laws of progress, to prepare and compete
according to the rules and to train physically, mentally, emotionally and spir-
itually according to the highest standards of excellence.

The great philosopher coaches can show us the way.

As Gary Walton wrote in his classic book, Beyond Winning; The Timeless
Wisdom of the Great Philosopher Coaches: “Philosopher coaches are
modern sport’s answer to the great philosopher kings. For these coaches,
philosophy and sport are not mutually exclusive. Indeed, they are one and
the same. To coach is to believe in something: the game, the athlete, the
quest for excellence, the process of challenging one’s self and striving to
overcome.”

At Play Strong® Sports we’ve collected just a few of the great, speeches,
quotes, teachings, insights and principles of the great philosophers and phi-
losopher coaches.

We’ve categorized them and listed them in this ebook (which is based on
the Play Strong® Sports Poster, ‘7 Secrets of Success’), “HOW CHAMPI-
ONS WIN - Master the Seven Secrets of Success of the Great Philoso-
pher Coaches”.

• 100's of Inspirational Quotes

• Printable Mini-Posters

• Practice on Purpose Worksheets

• Wisdom From Master Coaches!

And we’ve also included various worksheets, printable mini-posters and at
the end of each chapter, a place to consider and plan how you and your team
will “Practice on Purpose”. Our hope is that you will enjoy learning and
practicing these secrets, as much as we have, in order to master extraordi-
nary success in the great and glorious arenas of sports and life.