Must read books to start out in Sports Management
If you play a sport, you already know that sport can teach you some of the most important life lessons you need to know. Playing sports teaches you a lot more than you might learn any other way in life. Teamwork, patience, commitment, perseverance are only some of them. What you may not know is that there are some brilliant books on sport out there that can teach you those very lessons, through the stories of the greats, almost as if by osmosis. If you’re looking for a good read on a Sunday afternoon or on a weeknight to take your mind off the mundane, these will work great then too.
Playing for keeps by David Halberstam
A New York Times bestseller, this book has been honoured as ‘the best Jordan book so far’. Written by a Pulitzer prize winner, this book covers Michael Jordan’s legendary years.
Moneyball by Michael Lewis
A riveting read about defied traditions and young players, this book is about how a team with a smaller budget than all other teams worked to win the major leagues.
Rome 1960 by David Maraniss
Written by a New York Times best selling author, this book is aptly titled ‘The Olympics that changed the world’. It was these 17 days of the Olympics that helped redefine the modern world.
Roone by Roone Arledge
A first hand account of Roone’s own rise to power as the the head of ABC Sports and ABC News, this book is a must read for sport and media professionals.
Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
A candid, gripping memoir by the founder of Nike, this quick read is hard to put down once you start reading. Knight bares all about his ideas, strategies, mistakes and more about his journey as an entrepreneur.
If you play a sport, you already know that sport can teach you some of the most important life lessons you need to know. Playing sports teaches you a lot more than you might learn any other way in life. Teamwork, patience, commitment, perseverance are only some of them. What you may not know is that there are some brilliant books on sport out there that can teach you those very lessons, through the stories of the greats, almost as if by osmosis. If you’re looking for a good read on a Sunday afternoon or on a weeknight to take your mind off the mundane, these will work great then too.
- Playing for keeps by David Halberstam
A New York Times bestseller, this book has been honoured as ‘the best Jordan book so far’. Written by a Pulitzer prize winner, this book covers Michael Jordan’s legendary years.
- Moneyball by Michael Lewis
A riveting read about defied traditions and young players, this book is about how a team with a smaller budget than all other teams worked to win the major leagues.
- Rome 1960 by David Maraniss
Written by a New York Times best selling author, this book is aptly titled ‘The Olympics that changed the world’. It was these 17 days of the Olympics that helped redefine the modern world.
- Roone by Roone Arledge
A first hand account of Roone’s own rise to power as the the head of ABC Sports and ABC News, this book is a must read for sport and media professionals.
- Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
A candid, gripping memoir by the founder of Nike, this quick read is hard to put down once you start reading. Knight bares all about his ideas, strategies, mistakes and more about his journey as an entrepreneur.
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