
Be a Winner
Achieve Your Goals with Scotland's Sporting Heroes
Mainstream Publishing
Published on 4. September 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-1-84596-402-3 (ISBN)
Description
Scotland needs more winners - all kinds of winners - in sport and in life. And with the Olympics heading to London and the Commonwealth Games coming to Glasgow, we now have the major catalysts to inspire us to be winners. But as a nation we need to overcome our natural reserve and tendency to underperform when it really matters. We need to find new levels of self-belief and optimism. We need more winning role models: more Chris Hoys, Alex Fergusons, Andy Murrays and Liz McColgans.
Packed with significant insights from Scotland's leading sportsmen and women, past and present, Be a Winner takes the reader on a personal journey to help them become a genuine success. It encourages them to set their own sporting goals and identify their own personal bests, and, most importantly, gives guidance about how to reach them, through the example of great Scottish winners. It also highlights the steps that an individual can take to develop a winning mentality.
From motivation to dedication, competitiveness to teamwork, this book covers all the bases. Be a Winner tells it straight when it comes to sport and how to succeed in it, through the advice of the Scottish men and women who have reached the very pinnacle of their various fields. This book will enable a proud Scot to become a 'super Scot'.
Packed with significant insights from Scotland's leading sportsmen and women, past and present, Be a Winner takes the reader on a personal journey to help them become a genuine success. It encourages them to set their own sporting goals and identify their own personal bests, and, most importantly, gives guidance about how to reach them, through the example of great Scottish winners. It also highlights the steps that an individual can take to develop a winning mentality.
From motivation to dedication, competitiveness to teamwork, this book covers all the bases. Be a Winner tells it straight when it comes to sport and how to succeed in it, through the advice of the Scottish men and women who have reached the very pinnacle of their various fields. This book will enable a proud Scot to become a 'super Scot'.
Reviews / Votes
This work is indispensible for any up-and-coming sports figure - Scots or otherwise - trying to achieve their objectives . . . with this range of intelligent insight, it's certain that Hoy and Murray will not be the last to carve out a respected world profile -- bbc.co.uk An inspiring read -- Sports Books of the Year * The Scotsman * A relentlessly positive book . . . inspiring and motivating reading * Scotland on Sunday *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
2 x 8pp colour
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
350 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84596-402-3 (9781845964023)
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Additional editions

Kenny Kemp | Richard Orr | The Scottish Institute of Sport Foundation
Be a Winner
Achieve Your Goals with Scotland's Sporting Heroes
E-Book
04/2011
1st Edition
Mainstream Publishing
€14.99
Available for download
Persons
Richard Orr is the editor of www.inthewinningzone.com and is a former BBC Young Sports Reporter of the Year.
Kenny Kemp is an award-winning daily and Sunday newspaper journalist with 20 years' experience. He was Business Journalist of the Year in Scotland in 2001 and 2003.
Kenny Kemp is an award-winning daily and Sunday newspaper journalist with 20 years' experience. He was Business Journalist of the Year in Scotland in 2001 and 2003.