Earn the Right to Win, Tom Coughlin
Earn the Right to Win, Tom Coughlin
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Earn the Right to Win
How Success in Any Field Starts with Superior Preparation

Author: Tom Coughlin

Narrator: Geoffrey Cantor

Unabridged: 5 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 03/05/2013

Synopsis

An inspirational guide for leaders by the two-time Super Bowl-winning coach of the New York GiantsPreparation is easy to praise but very hard to master. No modern coach, in any sport, understands that better than NFL veteran Tom Coughlin. He led the New York Giants to two Super Bowl victories (2008 and 2012) with his system of relentless preparation andold-school tough-mindedness.He teaches his players that you can never guarantee a win, but you can always earn the right to win—with focus, consistency, hard work, and anticipation of obstacles. And if you’ve earned the right to win, you can sleep soundly before a big game and take the field with confidence.Now Coughlin brings his best advice and anecdotes to a wider audience, and shows how they apply beyond the gridiron. As he likes to say, the more you sweat, the less you bleed. He explains his attention to detail and his passion for knowing even the smallest bits of information that might affect a game. He also shows how to build flexibility into your plan and prepare for the unexpected.Coughlin blends insider stories with practical insights from his forty-year career, creating a powerful guide for leaders in any field.

About The Author

Tom Coughlin was the head coach of the New York Giants for 12 seasons and led them to two Super Bowl victories. He was also head coach of the expansion Jacksonville Jaguars for nine seasons, leading the team to two appearances in the AFC Championship Game and named NFL Coach of the Year in 1996; was head football coach at Boston College; and was an assistant coach for the Green Bay Packers, Philadelphia Eagles, and New York Giants. Coughlin and his wife, Judy, have been married 41 years and have four children and five grandchildren.Geoffrey Cantor is an actor, voice actor, and director. He graduated magna cum laude from Amherst College with a degree in theater before attending the National Theater Institute, and continued his training at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, in London, England. Cantor has appeared in films such as Hail, Caesar! and Public Enemies and television series such as Daredevil and Damages. He is the chief creative consultant for Rethink The Conversation, a nonprofit public awareness group focused on issues of serious concern that have been tinged by stigma, misinformation, or indifference.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jon

Words of wisdom from Tom Coughlin that will help you on the field of life; this book looks at how a winning attitude starts with preparation: how much harder are you willing to work on the basics than your opponent is? Great book for a high school athlete who is trying to balance/academics.......more

Goodreads review by Carianne

I just finished reading the best book I've read in a very long time. I don't tend to put athletes on pedestals because Here, There be Dragons or Tigers or whichever term for danger you prefer. It generally comes to no good end. Celebrities, athletes or otherwise, are just everyday people who live th......more

Goodreads review by Gino

Upon reading the book Earn the right to win by Tom Coughlin. It’s an auto biography about he would to do prepare to win. I found this book and as a giants fan I felt it’s a must read and would recomed this to any body who as coached or played nay sport or needs motivation in anything in life. I real......more

Goodreads review by William

Establish the rules and enforce them. Lots of coaches have heard that one. I'm not a big rule guy, but I enjoyed Coughlin's perspective that the player who accepts the rules (for example be early and adhere to the dress code) show the coach that they want to play. I hear a lot of coaches say, "Pull......more

Quotes

“Tom Coughlin challenged us and prepared us to handle anything that was thrown at us.... The lessons I learned from him weren’tlimited to football. They were applicable to every aspect of my life.”
—Michael Strahan, from the foreword

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