Bill George

Victory in the Pool

How a Maverick Coach Upended Society and Led a Group of Young Swimmers to Olympic Glory

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Produktbeschreibung

This book tells the inspiring story of a swim club that accepted minority swimmers when others would not, a swim coach who could not swim, and his five young swimmers who became Olympic gold medalists.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield
• Seitenzahl: 254
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Mai 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 528g
• ISBN-13: 9781538173718
• ISBN-10: 1538173719
• Artikelnr.: 66115093

Autorenporträt

Bill George is a professor of management practice at Harvard Business School and the former chairman and CEO of Medtronic Inc. He is the author of Authentic Leadership, True North, Finding Your True North, and 7 Lessons for Leading in Crisis. Doug Baker is president of the True North Groups Institute and former senior vice president for Human Resources of American Express Financial Advisors.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
Chapter One: A Place in the World
Chapter Two: An Antiquated Mess
Chapter Three: A Club to Fit His Vision
Chapter Four: Show Me What You Can Do
Chapter Five: Get a Good Look at Each Other
Chapter Six: The Best Rivalry Going
Chapter Seven: Swimming for the Enemy
Chapter Eight: Pain and Agony
Chapter Nine: It Felt Real Easy
Chapter Ten: The Gauntlet
Chapter Eleven: The American Girls Were Ready
Chapter Twelve: Chalk One Up for the Tall Men
Chapter Thirteen: Everybody Had an Agenda
Chapter Fourteen: An Absence of Order
Chapter Fifteen: The Invincible Americans
Chapter Sixteen: "I Got Down On My Knees"
Chapter Seventeen: Beat 'em, Murder 'em
Chapter Eighteen: Indiana Calling
Chapter Nineteen: Everybody's Son
Chapter Twenty: The goal of Any Swimmer
Chapter Twenty-one: The Friendly Bavarian Capital
Chapter Twenty-two: Tact is Overrated
Chapter Twenty-three: "Our greatest hopes and our worst fears"
Chapter Twenty-four: "I Love You"
Chapter Twenty-five: Dogfight
References
About the Author