The Locker Room
How Great Teams Heal Hurt, Overcome Adversity, and Build Unity

Great storytelling. It reminds me of a play based on reality. Many themes stand out: Structure: the book reads like a play script. There is a clear hook(The speech), beginning(what happened till the confrontation between Marcellus), middle(the discussion between Smitty and Rod ), end/epilogue( the "H......more

“…but if I’ve learned anything in this locker room, I’ve learned that making a mistake doesn’t make you a mistake. We are all imperfect people & we all come from different backgrounds, with different hurts, hand ups and history. But that diversity of life, experiences, and culture isn’t something th......more

WOW! While it's a fable it tells a great story of adversity and major issue of today. One that brings and talks about societal issue of today, racism. It present a mistake that was made. How it was wrongly handled and how it was corrected through listening and learning about and from each other. I'l......more

Everyone should read this book! I actually listened to the audio read by the author. The quantity of coach cliches might make you roll your eyes, but it is so worth it for the message of this book which is surrounding race relations, overcoming hurtful mistakes, and always learning. The message is t......more

A heartwarming read tackling some of our countries nastiest issues. This story features two adults willing to lead by example, and work through an issue on their football team with conversation, compassion and empathy. This book demonstrates what we all need to do in order to heal our divided nation......more