Getting a W in the game of life / Dick Vitale with Reji Laberje.

It?s tip-off time and time to get that W, a Win, in the most important game of all? the game of life! Dick Vitale has been in our homes for more than 30 years calling College Basketball on ESPN. Now, invite him in to share the incredible legacies lived and lessons learned that have resulted in a formula for success he?s willing to share with today?s young men and women. This is not just an advice book, it?s a playbook for life! He'll tell you how pride, passion, and perseverance can work in every person?s life. You'll see how energy, excitement, and enthusiasm are choices you can make every single day and in every single situation. Dick talks about the drive and determination that have never let him down. He'll share stories from the lives of his heroes on and off the court. Dick speaks to readers in a way never more personal than in these pages. He does this beautifully through real-life stories from all walks of life and he discusses real-life issues confronted by today?s students including: criticism, social media pressures, over-scheduling, family dynamics, gossip, self-esteem, bullying, and more. You'll hear from Dick?s heart, feel his joy, and be moved to make the right choices. What?s more is that you'll be amazed by how simply you can makes his T.E.A.M. your own as you apply the offensive and defensive strategies necessary to navigating life?s dificulties. Hands-on work, tear-out activities, and plenty of goodies from Vitale?s M for motivation file will make this a read that is as life-changing as it is enjoyable. It?s gonna be Awesome, Baby? and so will you!

""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedications ""; ""Contents ""; ""The Pre-Game: How Richie Vitale Became Dickie V ""; ""The T.E.A.M. Model""; ""Togetherness""; ""Criticism Comes from Love; Thank God Somebody Cares!""; ""PTPer of Togetherness""; ""Friendships Grow, but Don�t Have to Go; Moving On, Growing Up, and Keeping Close""; ""Dickie�s Dos and Don�ts of Togetherness""; ""Facing Facebook; Navigating Relationships in the World of Social Media""; ""Awesome, Baby, with a Capital A""; ""My Hero of Togetherness""; ""T.E.A.M. Report; Make Togetherness Work for YOU!""

""Using TOGETHERNESS to Build your Ladder of Success.""""My Ladder of Success""; ""Togetherness Activity ""; ""Dickie V�s Togetherness Playbook""; ""Enthusiasm""; ""Define� Don�t Defend; Dealing with Rumors and Gossip""; ""PTPer of Enthusiasm""; ""Schedule Your Success; Organizing the Overbooked""; ""Dickie�s Dos and Don�ts of Enthusiasm""; ""Be a Millionaire of LIFE; Give in to Giving Back""; ""Awesome, Baby, with a Capital A""; ""My Hero of Enthusiasm""; ""T.E.A.M. Report; Make Enthusiasm Work for YOU!""; ""Enthusiasm Activity""; ""Dickie V�s Enthusiasm Playbook""

""Attitude""""Be Good to People � They�ll be Good to You; Why Respect Matters""; ""PTPer of Attitude""; ""Accountability, Responsibility, Maturity; From Bad Plays to Bad Decisions""; ""Dickie�s Dos and Don�ts of Attitude""; ""Never Believe in Can�t; Zero Chances Only Come From Zero Attempts""; ""Awesome, Baby, with a Capital A""; ""My Hero of Attitude""; ""T.E.A.M. Report; Make Attitude Work for YOU!""; ""Attitude Activity""; ""Dickie V�s Attitude Playbook""; ""Mental Toughness""; ""Winner�s Edge or Quitter�s Edge; Working Hard When the Work is Hard""

""PTPer of Mental Toughness""""Turning Discipline into Dreams; The Physical Side of Mental Toughness""; ""Dickie�s Dos and Don�ts of Mental Toughness""; ""Beauty and the Bully; It�s All About Self-Esteem""; ""Awesome, Baby, with a Capital A""; ""My Hero of Mental Toughness""; ""T.E.A.M. Report; Make Mental Toughness Work for YOU!""; ""Mental Toughness Activity""; ""Dickie V�s Mental Toughness Playbook""; ""The Post-Game: Motivate, Elevate, and Be Great!""; ""Dickie V�s DicKtionary""; ""Index of TEAM Topics""; ""TEAM Roster""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""About the Authors""

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