Choice not Chance: Rules For Building a Fierce Competitor

CONTENTS

Praise for Choice Not Chance

Foreword Mike Krzyzewski

Preface

Introduction

Chapter 1: Be Ready for Change and Adventure

Opportunity Knocks

My First Meeting with Coach K

Chapter 2: Creating “Choice not Chance”

We Are All Products of the Choices We Make

Chapter 3: The Underdog, Fighter Mentality

A Navy Brat Grows Up

Wherever They Live, Kids Need to Be Motivated

Role Models Help Me Develop My Skills

Nurturing Interest and a Desire to Improve

Graduation Approaches

Chapter 4: Nobody Likes Whiners

Arriving at Northwestern and Fighting for Playing Time

A Coaching Change

My First (Bittersweet) Taste of the NCAA Tournament

Chapter 5: Money Alone Won’t Make You Happy

What Am I Going to Do with My Life?

Following a Passion: My Return to Basketball

Chapter 6: Never Be Afraid to Try Something and Make a Mistake

Making a Commitment and Sticking with it

Things Begin to Make Sense

A Nearly Fatal Mistake

Chapter 7: Seek Out Mentors

Why the Scoreboard is Irrelevant: Play the Game to Attack and Compete

Learning from Failure

Seek Out the Wisdom of Others

Chapter 8: Not All of Your Players (or Employees) Will Get Along with Each Other

The Other Side of Success

Learning Balance, Restoring Energy

Expectations for the Future

Chapter 9: Life is More than the Game

Away from the Court, My Priorities Change

Team in Transition

New Developments on the Court and in My Life

Chapter 10: Set High Team Goals While Motivating on an Individual Level

Arriving at Michigan State

Lessons from Tom Izzo and Lonny ...