Norman Vincent Peale's The Power of Positive Thinking, a classic bestseller, has inspired an optimistic perspective for millions of Americans. Now, in an inspirational and entertaining rebuttal, the legendary basketball coach Bob Knight explains why "negative thinking" will actually produce more positive results, in sports and in daily life. Coach Knight, the second-winningest coach in NCAA history with 902 victories, explains that victory is often attained by the team that makes the fewest mistakes. His coaching philosophy was to instill discipline by "preparing to win" rather than hoping to win. That meant understanding the downside and drilling his teams to prevent the things that could go wrong. And when his teams did win, he made sure they didn't dwell on their success, but rather looked immediately to the challenges of the next game. He applies this lesson to business strategy as well.
- ISBN10 0544320824
- ISBN13 9780544320826
- Publish Date 20 May 2014 (first published 5 March 2013)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 8 October 2016
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 223
- Language English