Fresh Faith by Jim Cymbala Fresh Faith will restore your faith in the promises of God and revitalize your relationship with him. Jim Cymbala A book for anyone seeking to live at the center of God's purposes, through experiencing the power of his Spirit. For the first time, the pastor of the world-famous Brooklyn Tabernacle tells the story of what God is doing to call his people back to him. The author Steve Bennett attends the Salvation Army and is also a coach of National level athletes in Sydney .
Athletes can be very selfish in building up an empire around their own physical achievements.
Becoming as good as you can get needs to be driven by something and it often is the athletes need for recognition, fame, popularity, pride etc. These are all things that when experienced will always create an inflated sense of self and isolation from the needs of others. Because sporting success is nearly always a rocky road, people involved are often discarded along the way as the athlete grows more and more focused on self. Many successful coaches are effected by the same syndrome where a feeling of being successful is more important than the people under their guidance. Most people living in a way that is heavily focused on success with their value as a person on the line will suffer high levels of anxiety due to fear of failure.