{"product_id":"how-you-play-the-game-lessons-for-life-from-the-billion-dollar-business-of-sports-paperback","title":"How You Play the Game: Lessons for Life from the Billion-Dollar Business of Sports - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJerry Colangelo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLen Sherman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA story of passion and commitment and faith?qualities that drove one working-class kid to not only build a sports empire, but also to change the way the entire sports industry has done business.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a tale of determination, faith, and, most assuredly, good timing and good luck. In truth, this isn't one story?but many.?Sports executive and businessman Jerry Colangelo weaves together a lifetime of great moments in sports and tense times in business.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eHow You Play the Game\u003c\/em\u003e, sports executive and businessman Jerry Colangelo details a lifetime of stories, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow he emerged from the tough streets of Chicago Heights as a high school and college sports star.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow he helped create and build the Chicago Bulls?at a time when the NBA was a second-tier professional league, and two basketball teams had already failed in the Windy City.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow he moved to Arizona and started the Phoenix Suns, an organization that fought its way to become the ninth richest franchise in all of sports.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd how he then began baseball's newest team, the Arizona Diamondbacks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeppered with stories about players and coaches, including Charles Barkley and Connie Hawkins, Red Holzman, and Buck Showalter, as well as owners, general managers, investors, reporters, and more, \u003cem\u003eHow You Play the Game\u003c\/em\u003e is truly an insider's look at the sports world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 260\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47468464734461,"sku":"9780814437094","price":35.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/MnZlMm1CaFg4cGNGVDhJaGJGZitTdz09.webp?v=1777290157","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/how-you-play-the-game-lessons-for-life-from-the-billion-dollar-business-of-sports-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}