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 enlarge | Author: Brian Kilmeade
Publisher: HarperEntertainment
Category: Book
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Pages: 352
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Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.9 x 1.1
ISBN: 0060736763
Dewey Decimal Number: 790
EAN: 9780060736767
ASIN: 0060736763
Publication Date: October 1, 2005
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 Fast Read March 16, 2006
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This was a fast read but the chapters get a bit repetitive. Most of the stories begin to sound the same.
 Entertaining look at how sports can make a difference October 6, 2005
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Does playing sports make a difference in the lives of a high
school student or college student? According to more than
70 celebrities, politicians and top business people, the answer
is a resounding YES.
I found that out by reading THE GAMES DO COUNT by
Brian Kilmeade, cohost of Fox News Channel's FOX &
FRIENDS . . . in his very entertaining book, Kilmeade collected
a series of vignettes from a wide range of people including
Henry Kissinger and Tony Danza, as well as Condoleezaa
Rice, Robin Williams and a whole host of other folks who
have not often shared their memories publicly.
Many of these I even found quite inspirational, such as this
one from Roger Ailes (the television producer and political
consultant):
I once talked to a guy who was one of Richard Nixon's coaches.
I asked him, "Was Nixon any good?"
He said, "No, he was the worst player I ever had."
I said, "Well what's the story?"
He said, "He showed up first for practice every day. Guys would run
over his position and stomp him into the ground, and he always
got back up. I finally put him in a game, so he'd win a letter, because
the guy never quit." You could see that in the man. You could also
see it in Reagan by the way he walked and handled himself. It's
true . . . people who win never quit.
In addition, the book helped me to see what drives others who
are successful . . . for example, there was this passage from
Pat Williams (sports executive and motivational speaker
who I've always most admired because he has raised
19 children):
Through sports, I've discovered in life that if you've got drive
and desire and ambition, one goal simply leads to the next. There's
never that point when you've arrived, because in sports there's
always another game, another series, another season. You really
can't rest on your laurels or look back in sorrow or in triumph,
over anything that happens, because things are changing so rapidly.
At this point in my life--I'm sixty-three years old--I want to live
fully till the end. I don't think at any point you can simply say,
"Well, I've done enough. My life is over, and now I'm just going
to watch the sunset." I don't think that's the way we're meant
to live, and sports, I think, offers us that lesson.
Lastly, I loved this final bit of advice from the author himself:
TV Brian changed this line of thinking. I had a thick New York accent,
so I saved my money and took speech classes. I wanted to get better
at memorizing, so I bought taped courses. I wanted to refine my
comedic skills and test this new memory, so I took a class and spent
five years doing stand-up wherever and whenever I could. I also
found a way to get to know and at least talk to everyone who was
doing a job I aspired to have--Matt Lauer, Jim Caldwell, David
Letterman, and Regis Philbin, to name a few. It all helped, and
now it all makes sense.
And oh, yes, I always wanted to write a book, and I've just done
that, and I'm honored that you read it.
You'll be likewise honored if you choose to read THE GAMES DO
COUNT . . . you'll also get a kick from seeing the photos of each
personality, many of them taken from when they were in
school.
And methinks the book would make an ideal gift to give this
upcoming holiday season.
Good ideas - dry writing August 28, 2005
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book has great ideas about the importance of competition in building character (a truism of yesteryear that's devolved into the money grubbing, prima donna, drug soaked, millionaire promiscous super athelete of today).
I'm reading it to my 13 year old to stoke his dreams and grow a good value system for his life.
More pictures and personal background would make this a real classic.
Great Message, But a bit repetitive January 28, 2005
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Brian Kilmeade has written a book that shows the value of participating in sports from the perspective of many of todays top government leaders, actors and musicians. I enjoyed the theme of sports developing discipline, the ability to work in teams and how to overcome adversity and how participating in sports helps a person develop these abilities and traits.
The majority of us have never and will never become professional athletes, but we all can learn values from participating in sports. Th theme of the book is excellent, but i only give it three stars beacuase the material gets a little recycled towards the end, a bit shorter and it would have been worth a five star rating.
 Sports are Great! January 22, 2005
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Anyone who has ever played a sport knows that feeling of invincibility- that anything is possible. Sometimes, that euphoric endorphin explosion lasts for an entire game, sometimes it comes and goes in a whisper.
Every kid growing up playing sports dreams of one day being somebody great, somebody fearless, somebody untouchable. Henry Kissinger, Jack Welch, Condoleeza Rice and Burt Reynolds were those kids. The thing that separates them from the rest is that they never gave up those dreams.
Author (and sportscaster) Brian Kilmeade paints their stories from his all-access pallette in this book. He gets a multitude of stars like Jon Stewart and Joe Torre to share with the reader the importance of sports in their own lives.
This book is an easy read, and offers an insider's view with personal anecdotes from some of the most prominent people in America. I highly recommend this book!
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