The Games Do Count
“We have all had those special dreams about scoring the winning touchdown or the perfect 10. THE GAMES DO COUNT helps us realize there is an athlete inside everyone, and those dreams can come true—even if you have to wait for the games to end to win in life. Truly a must-read!” - Joe Theismann
What is the one thing that George W. Bush and John Kerry agree upon?
What do Henry Kissinger, Jon Stewart, Condoleezza Rice, and Jon Bon Jovi have in common?
What is a major influence in the success of top business leaders such as Donald Trump and Jack Welch?
Playing sports as children taught all of them the skills necessary to excel in their respective careers as adults.
As co-host of the Fox News Channel’s popular morning program Fox & Friends, Brian Kilmeade has spent years interviewing and profiling celebrities, politicians, and top business people. He has learned that almost all of them share a love of sports and have a story about how a game, a coach, or a single moment on the playing field changed their lives.
In his book, THE GAMES DO COUNT: America’s Best and Brightest on the Power of Sports (0060736739; $24.95) Kilmeade presents an enlightening collection of over seventy of these stories, straight from the memories of the men and women themselves and those who were closest to them. These vignettes will entertain, surprise, and inspire readers with their insight into the lives of America’s most respected and well-known personalities — many of whom have never before shared these memories publicly.
Every year the media covers the big sports events — spectacles like the Super Bowl, the World Series, and the Olympics inspire millions of viewers. But even more inspiring are the personal stories to which anyone who ever caught a ball, swung a bat, or missed a shot can relate. The lessons that figures like John McCain and Oliver North took away from their athletic experiences are not only key to understanding the people themselves, but inspirational for the millions of children and parents involved in similar team sports every year. Whether it’s a tale of how to win or lose gracefully, how to work hard to overcome a handicap, or how to give your all to your passion, these are the everyday sports stories that generally do not make the news, but have the capacity to change lives.
For George W. Bush, sports are a means of relating to people of all political stances. For John Kerry, playing sports taught him the values of discipline, teamwork, and self-reliance. Henry Kissinger’s experience on an all-Jewish soccer team in Nazi Germany shaped him for his future role as a statesman. President Gerald Ford credits his early days playing football for his success in politics.
Whether in the world of politics, business, or entertainment, the games that these people played as children shaped them into the leaders they are today. In THE GAMES DO COUNT, Kurt Russell, Bill O’Reilly, John Tesh, Joan Lunden, Tony Danza, Tony Robbins, Geraldo Rivera, Oliver North, and dozens of other prominent figures also share the powerful lessons they have learned through sports.
For sports fans, admirers of the book’s contributors, parents, coaches, and teachers alike, THE GAMES DO COUNT is an inspiring look at the powerful, life-long influence of sports on America’s best and brightest.
ReganBooks
ISBN 0-06-073673-9
336 pages; 6 in. x 9 in.
Hardcover
