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What You’Re Made For By George H. Raveling

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‘George Raveling is a legend on sports, business, and the great game of life’ TIM FERRISS’I’m proud to call George a mentor and a friend’ MICHAEL JORDAN’George Raveling is the mentor you wish you had’ RICH ROLL’This is a must-read book’ CHARLES BARKLEYGame-changing wisdom from pioneering coach and Nike executive George Raveling, coauthored by bestselling author Ryan Holiday – with a foreword by basketball legend Michael JordanGeorge Raveling knows all about beating the odds. A living legend, he has been a game-changing basketball coach, stood at the side of Martin Luther King Jr, mentored Michael Jordan and shaped the world of sports as a Director at Nike. But his life began in the shadow of segregation, death and mental illness. Here, he teams up with bestselling author Ryan Holiday to share the lessons drawn from his extraordinary life and career. This is not a memoir, but a blueprint for anyone who wants to overcome obstacles and achieve success on their own terms. You’ll find strategies for discovering purpose, insights on how to keep evolving and growing, advice for building meaningful connections, and tactics to compound daily victories into your greatest achievements. From finding a mentor to building a legacy, this book provides tools to not just navigate life, but to live it with intention and impact. And it all starts with the question: what are you made for?

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A world-class educator, he is a moulder of boys into men, and men into better men. Bottom line? George Raveling is the mentor you wish you had.
Rich Roll

George Raveling has led one of the most incredible lives in sports – maybe of all time.
Manu Gin�bili, four-time NBA champion and Olympic gold medallist

Coach is a person that I admire and count on for career and life advice
Jay Wright, former Villanova University basketball coach, two-time national championship winner, and Basketball Hall of Fame inductee

Coach is an inspiring testament to resilience, reflection, and the pursuit of purpose
Paul Rabil, cofounder of the Premier Lacrosse League and author of The Way of the Champion

George Raveling is a legend on sports, business, and the great game of life
Tim Ferriss, author of The 4-Hour Work Week

PRAISE FOR RYAN HOLIDAY
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One of my favourite authors'
Charlamagne Tha God

Ryan Holiday strips away the myths of achievement to reveal what you truly need to do to conquer life's obstacles and succeed
Jay Shetty

Ryan Holiday has the wisdom of someone that has lived many lives
Steven Bartlett

Ryan Holiday is one of his generation's finest thinkers
The War of Art – Steven Pressfield, author

A self-help sage, who is now a sought-after guru to NFL coaches, Olympians, hip-hop stars and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs
New York Times

Some authors give advice. Ryan Holiday distils wisdom
Deep Work – Cal Newport, author

Ryan Holiday is among the most psychologically wise writers I know
Grit – Angela Duckworth, author

One of my favourite authors … his books touch on tangible things that humans can correct about themselves immediately, because it's really about being the best version of yourself
Charlamagne tha God

I don't have many rules in life, but one I never break is: If Ryan Holiday writes a book, I read it as soon as I can get my hands on it.
Brian Koppelman, screenwriter and director, Ocean’s Thirteen

Ryan Holiday is a genius … All his books are gold, absolute gold.
Chris Evans