Title: Attitude : develop a winning mindset on and off the court /
Authors: Wright, Jay, 1961-
Year: 2017
Subjects: Wright, Jay,; Villanova University Basketball.; Villanova Wildcats (Basketball team); Basketball Coaching; Leadership; SPORTS & RECREATION / Sports Psychology.; SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Success.; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Leadership.
Abstract: "In this behind-the-scenes look at the making of a champion, the coach of the Villanova University men's basketball team shares his competitive and cooperative philosophy, along with lessons from his coaching career and the story of his personal road to success. When Kris Jenkins sank a three-pointer at the buzzer to win the 2016 NCAA Tournament, it was a victory not just for a team and its coach but for an entire program. In his twentieth season with the Villanova program, including a five-year stint as an assistant to Coach Rollie Massimino, Coach Jay Wright had achieved his lifelong dream--and witnessed the culmination of a decades-long effort to build a culture of winning around a set of core values. In Attitude, Coach Wright shares some of the leadership secrets that have enabled Villanova, a private university with an undergraduate enrollment of less than 6,500, to thrive in the hypercompetitive world of college athletics.^
Contents: Foreword / by Charles Barkley -- Introduction: Game on -- It's not about the championship -- Where I come from -- Creating a culture of success -- Be here now -- The real progress comes when no one's watching -- From many good players, one special team -- Setting a tone -- A strong start -- How to win by losing -- Up and down and up again -- In the zone -- Home and away -- Humble and hungry -- The good and the bad of being the best -- The grind -- Senior moments -- Buckets over Broadway -- Opening weekend jitters -- The sweetest sixteen -- Bang -- The 2015-2016 Villanova Wildcats.