Preface xiii
Venus Williams
1 The Business Executives (Part I)
"Pushing Through Comfort Barriers"
2(8)
Thomas Barrack, Jr.
"Make the Practice Harder Than the Game"
10(6)
Betsy Bernard
"More Fun in Saying Yes Than No"
16(7)
Sir Richard Branson
"Extreme Effort"
23(8)
Sarina Bratton
"Sharing the Credit and Taking the Blame"
31(8)
Ken Chenault
"Confidence"
39(6)
Lynn Elsenhans
"The Contrasting Skills"
45(9)
Brian P. Kelley
2 The Creative Executives
"Meritocracy"
54(7)
Hill Harper
"Blocking Out Distractions"
61(8)
Richie Rich
"Work Ethic"
69(7)
Marcus Samuelsson
"The Power of Reinvention"
76(8)
Vera Wang
"Natural Ability Will Take You Only So Far"
84(8)
Denzel Washington
3 The Media Executives
"The Importance of Attitude"
92(9)
Lucy Danziger
"Management 101"
101(6)
Donny Deutsch
"Learning to Compete"
107(6)
Debra Lee
"Endurance"
113(7)
Soledad O'Brien
"Discipline"
120(7)
Robin Roberts
"Don't Make the Same Mistake Twice"
127(7)
Jeff Zucker
4 The Business Executives (Part II)
"Competitive Response"
134(7)
Philip Knight
"The Scoreboard"
141(8)
Scott McNealy
"Play Your Game"
149(8)
Susan Mersereau
"Game Day"
157(8)
Roger Mincheff
"Consistent Improvement"
165(8)
Melissa Payner
"Creating a Vision to Win"
173(9)
Irene Rosenfeld
5 The Former Pros
"When You Win Don't Crow, When You Lose Don't Cry"
182(7)
Bill Bradley
"One Deliverable at a Time"
189(8)
Dylan Casey
"Making Assists"
197(9)
Earvin "Magic" Johnson
"What Am I Doing Today?"
206(8)
Billie Jean King
"Innate Drive"
214(8)
Bobby Rahal
"Attention to Detail"
222(7)
Bruce Smith
"Unspectacular Preparation Yields Spectacular Results"
229(8)
Roger Staubach
"Do It with Passion"
237(9)
Daniel D. Villanueva
6 The Doctors and Scientists
"The Only Results YOU Ever Remember"
246(7)
Dr. James Andrews
"Achieving Balance"
253(8)
Dr. Keith L. Black
"The Power of Visualization"
261(6)
Leland Melvin
"Maintaining Enthusiasm"
267(9)
Dr. Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa
7 The Former Politicians
"The Fairest of All Games"
276(8)
Bill Clinton
"Playing Through the Pain"
284(10)
William S. Cohen
"Motivation"
294(6)
Condoleezza Rice
8 The Business Executives (Part III)
"Consistently Good or Inconsistently Great?"
300(8)
Glen Senk
"Generating Respect"
308(6)
Isadore Sharp
"Pushing Beyond Your Limits"
314(8)
Max Siegel
"Five Moves Down the Line"
322(7)
Sarah Slusser
"Facing Reality"
329(7)
Jack Welch
"Imagination and Perseverance"
336(8)
Sue Wellington
"Play Your Position"
344(9)
Meg Whitman
Acknowledgments 353(2)
Index of Sports and Contributors 355