How Lucky You Can Be: The Story of Coach Don Meyer by Buster Olney

This was a great read about an incredible man and coach. You should definitely check it out for yourself even if you don’t care about basketball. Coach Meyer is one of the most successful basketball coaches ever and has faced many challenges in his life and career. 

Here's a video summary of his story.

I will post some quotes and thoughts from the book from time to time. Here is one of them.

These notes were taken by one of his players during a talk Meyer gave and are relevant way beyond basketball.

“Sept. 20, 1985
Rules on Winning 

1. Work hard. 

2. Stick together.
3. Have the right attitude.

4. Be positive; don’t criticize, look to compliment.

5. Improve every day, especially as a person.

6. “How badly do I want it?”

7. Know that no one can beat you; you beat yourself. Morale is what motivates the best to get better. As you think, so you shall be. A spirit of devotion and enthusiasm for the team and purpose ... Until you find a purpose higher than winning, you will never win.

Dean Smith [says]: “The single most important factor is team morale.”

If you're interested in picking up the book you can do so here: 

How Lucky You Can Be: The Story of Coach Don Meyer


Chewing on these things...