Relentless

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What do Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Dwayne Wade, and I all have in common?  We have all read Tim Grover's new book Relentless:  From Good To Great To Unstoppable.

Grover, arguably the most highly-respected basketball trainer in the world, has been the personal trainer and performance coach to hundreds of players, three of whom are mentioned above.  Despite his impressive list of clientele, this book is not about the physical aspect of training.  On the contrary, what Grover admittedly reports 80% of his job consists of, this book is about what it takes to mentally go from good to great to unstoppable.

Grover breaks down people into three categories:  Coolers, Closers, and Cleaners.  In a nutshell, coolers are people who follow other people's lead and need to be told what to do.  Closers are people who show up for a big performance at the very end but struggle with the day in, day out consistency.  Cleaners are people who are great every single day and expect nothing less of themselves while they're at it.  There's an associated lack of emotion with achievement with Cleaners as they are continually striving for better, for more, for unstoppable.

Throughout the book there are some really cool stories about MJ, Kobe, and Dwayne and how they approached things in life and on a day to day basis.  Being a basketball fan and a huge Jordan fan, these stories were really fun for me to read, but they also gave an inside look into what makes these three people of world-class caliber tick.  It reminded me of the summer I spent seeing Drew Brees and Aaron Rodgers train right before each won their Super Bowl rings (Drew was a year before Aaron).  It was an inside look at the mindset of greatness.

For me this was a really fun book to read.  If you are looking for a training book, this isn't your stop.  But if you are looking for rare insight into the minds of people who are considered the best of the best, this book is a must-read.

Be great.

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