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You Play to Win The Game

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So far, so good. I had read that this was a "self-promoting" book by Herm Edwards. I guess I'm not sure how one can write a book about life experience they've gained without talking about ones self. I think he has insight on people skills and how to influence people. I saw a reference to John Maxwell, a leading leadership skills teacher, in his book. That tells me he's also a student of leadership skills. In my opinion, leadership can be learned, but it comes more naturally to some than others. Herm Edwards seems to be a natural...buy the book if your at all curious.

This book deserves a lot more credit than it is recieving here. Yes, Edwards does speak a lot about periods of success from his lifetime, but I do not believe for one moment that he is doing it with any attention to boast his successes. As great a coach as he has been he does deserve some credit. Still, the book is about finding success, yes, winning. He lays out an excellent "map" to building success in life that is applicable to any situation, and he does it through the periods of a football game (before, 1st quarter, etc.). I was simply reading this for fun and ended up taking notes and quotes down throughout the whole book. This is a great help for anyone looking to improve who they are as an individual and in the direction of building success!

This book is so motivational and inspiring. I loved it. Being in a leadership postion it has helped me to focus and help me keep my employees focused on the job at hand. I recommed this book to everyone in a leadership role. Terrific book.

J-E-T-S, JETS! JETS! JETS! If you hear that constantly around your home, this might be the gift for that person. Can't say that I have read more than the first couple of pages, however, the Jets fan who got it said it was on his must read list and I haven't heard any complaints.

A shocking account of conceit and individual elevation with no substance. A person that presents himself more holy than thou. I found the writing was intense but seemed to lack true substance. After reading the book by Mr. Edwards, it left me with no sense of enlightment or direction.

As an avid jets fan I would recommend that Herm read his own book. Some better titles for this book would have been:

- You play to win the game but I play not to lose it.
(I guess that is a little long winded)

- Why play to win the game when losing 75% of the time can get you a new 4 year contract?

- You play to RENEGOTIATE!

- Just give me the damn contract