Bradley

1998 · 77406 — New York: Artisan 1998. Second Printing stated. Hardcover. Very good/very good. 26 cm 160 pages. Profusely illustrated some color. Foreword by Phil Jackson. Inscribed on the title page by the author to Congressman Pete Visclosky!!! Illustrated with 120 dramatic photographs of players coaches and classic games culled from the NBA archives. Format is approximately 8.25 inches by 1-.25 inches. Peter John Visclosky born August 13 1949 is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Indiana's 1st congressional district serving since 1985. He is a member of the Democratic Party and the dean of the Indiana congressional delegation. William Warren Bradley born July 28 1943 is an American politician and former professional basketball player. He served three terms as a Democratic U.S. Senator from New Jersey. He spent his entire ten-year professional basketball career playing for the Knicks winning two championship titles. Bradley is the author of seven non-fiction books. In 2008 Bradley was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame. Values of the Game is an ideal book to understand Bill Bradley. The values that Bill speaks of so frequently are reflected in Values of the Game--responsibility discipline passion selflessness and respect. Bill Bradley returns to his first great passion basketball. What separates winners and losers remains very much the same: No team can succeed unless it shares common values among them courage discipline resilience respect and a passion for the game. Bradley offers his vision for how these values can be applied to everyday life be it at the office at home in public life--indeed in any situation where values matter. In ten essays Bradley revisits the basketball court with the fire of the competitor and explores the dynamics of teammates the individual courage to risk the last-second shot the responsibility to teammates coaches and fans to play hard and honor the game. This book is one man's vision for a better world and is a lasting statement of principle from one of our country's finest leaders. Artisan hardcover