The Book of Sports Virtues: High Impact Athletes and Coaches

by Fritz Knapp

Overview

The Book of Sports Virtues: High Impact Athletes and Coaches is a masterful collection of stories about the struggles and triumphs of many celebrated athletes. Each chapter is assigned a trait or virtue and uses an athlete's story as a lens through which the reader can gain the insight needed to achieve that trait or virtue. The chapter on appreciation is the story of Lou Gehrig and Jacky Robinson's story is used to exemplify and define nobility.

What emerges after reading these stories is not only a greater understanding and appreciation of the virtues that these icons needed to get through life, but also an inspiration for the reader. Each story is followed by a small quotation from literature to amplify the meaning and application of the positive virtue.

Virtues covered: Appreciation, Compassion, Dedication, Honesty, Strength, Humility, Integrity, Nobility, Persistence, Discipline, Triumph, Trust, Unity, Wisdom, and Determination.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013671799
Publisher:	Price World Publishing
Publication date:	01/23/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Fritz Knapp is a teacher, coach, and mentor at Fork Union Military Academy and the former director of Virginia's Future, a gang reduction program out of the Office of the Attorney General of Virginia. Fritz is also the founder of the Blue Sky Fund, which sends at-risk city of Richmond students to summer camps, an accomplished public speaker, and a long-time Sunday school teacher. The proud father of three adult sons, Fritz has dedicated his life to improving the lives of others through his words and his deeds.

Editorial Reviews

If there’s one thing that I’d like to convey to readers of this timely book, it’s that athletics gives back far more in benefits than either coaches or players sow in efort. Thanks to Coach Knapp for pointing out these and other important message

Barty Smith

If there’s one thing that I’d like to convey to readers of this timely book, it’s that athletics gives back far more in benefits than either coaches or players sow in efort. Thanks to Coach Knapp for pointing out these and other important messages.

Dean Smith