Contents

Ferguson’s Formula

Anita Elberse with Sir Alex Ferguson

Life’s Work:
An Interview with Greg Louganis

The Making of a Corporate Athlete

Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz

The Tough Work of Turning Around a Team

Bill Parcells

How an Olympic Gold Medalist Learned to Perform Under Pressure:
An Interview with Alex Gregory

Mental Preparation Secrets of Top Athletes, Entertainers, and Surgeons

An interview with Daniel McGinn by Sarah Green Carmichael

SoulCycle’s CEO on Sustaining Growth in a Faddish Industry

Melanie Whelan

Life’s Work:
An Interview with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Major League Innovation

Scott D. Anthony

Looking Past Performance in Your Star Talent

Mark de Rond, Adrian Moorhouse, and Matt Rogan

Life’s Work:
An Interview with Mikhail Baryshnikov

How the Best of the Best Get Better and Better

Graham Jones

Life’s Work:
An Interview with Joe Girardi

Why There Is an I in Team

Mark de Rond

Life’s Work:
An Interview with Andre Agassi

Why Sports Are a Terrible Metaphor for Business

Bill Taylor

About the Contributors

Index