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"Anatomy of a Champion: Building and Sustaining Success in Sport, Business, and Life is a unique ""collective memoir"" of 166 CEOs, entrepreneurs, coaches and NCAA and world champions, all of whom began their careers as players for legendary Stanford University tennis coach Dick Gould. In this invaluable resource for leaders in all walks of life, they share the critical principles of leadership, team-building, and sustaining success they learned over forty years and later applied in their subsequent careers in sports, business, medicine, education, and a variety of other fields."

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"""Dick is passionate, purposeful, full of humor and grace, and cares deeply about our youth. Dick reminds us that first and foremost, a coach is an educator who cares. This critical trait reverberates from his player's comments throughout Anatomy of a Champion."" -- ""Brian Hainline, MD, NCAA Chief Medical Officer"" ""Dick's extraordinary success in developing great players, supporting their academic endeavors, and forging great teams is unsurpassed in NCAA tennis history. His book gives insights into his holistic approach, and we can all learn, whatever our profession, from this outstanding coach and exceptional man."" -- ""Condoleezza Rice"" ""It is critical to understand that the results that Dick Gould had are truly the by-product of his personal greatness. His pursuit of constant and relentless improvement. His pursuit of fulfilling and executing the value systems of work ethic, attention to detail, perseverance, determination, a willingness to take chances to do and be special, never letting his competitors see him down or discouraged, his amazing recruiting skills and optimism."" -- ""Nick Saviano, Stanford Tennis Team, 1973"" ""Loaded with lots of direct quotes from his players, Gould presents so many pearls of wisdom in this book that I highly recommend it as an excellent resource for anyone interested in leadership--from parents to coaches to those aspiring for leadership positions in any enterprise and at any level."" -- ""Jerry Porras, coauthor of Built to Last"" ""The balance of the conceptual, and also sometimes chronological, approach keeps the reader engaged throughout. As a pure tennis coach, player, or fan, this is a must-read. However, I wholeheartedly believe that this book also provides great information for business leaders, educators, and sports administrators who will derive tremendous benefits from reading this book."" -- ""Paul Roetert, Managing Director, USTA-U; National Campus"" ""We just watched in awe each day how Coach worked to transform Stanford tennis in that tiny wood shack...You just knew that being around this guy was going to be worth the ride. And oh, what a great ride it was."" -- ""John Corse, Stanford Tennis Team, 1982"" ""When you joined the team, you automatically felt like you were there to do your job and that was to help win an NCAA championship. Coach magnified this sense of pride and purpose each and every day."" -- ""Mike Bryan, Stanford Tennis Team, 2000"""

Dick is passionate, purposeful, full of humor and grace, and cares deeply about our youth. Dick reminds us that first and foremost, a coach is an educator who cares. This critical trait reverberates from his player's comments throughout Anatomy of a Champion. -- Brian Hainline, MD, NCAA Chief Medical Officer Dick's extraordinary success in developing great players, supporting their academic endeavors, and forging great teams is unsurpassed in NCAA tennis history. His book gives insights into his holistic approach, and we can all learn, whatever our profession, from this outstanding coach and exceptional man. -- Condoleezza Rice It is critical to understand that the results that Dick Gould had are truly the by-product of his personal greatness. His pursuit of constant and relentless improvement. His pursuit of fulfilling and executing the value systems of work ethic, attention to detail, perseverance, determination, a willingness to take chances to do and be special, never letting his competitors see him down or discouraged, his amazing recruiting skills and optimism. -- Nick Saviano, Stanford Tennis Team, 1973 Loaded with lots of direct quotes from his players, Gould presents so many pearls of wisdom in this book that I highly recommend it as an excellent resource for anyone interested in leadership--from parents to coaches to those aspiring for leadership positions in any enterprise and at any level. -- Jerry Porras, coauthor of Built to Last The balance of the conceptual, and also sometimes chronological, approach keeps the reader engaged throughout. As a pure tennis coach, player, or fan, this is a must-read. However, I wholeheartedly believe that this book also provides great information for business leaders, educators, and sports administrators who will derive tremendous benefits from reading this book. -- Paul Roetert, Managing Director, USTA-U; National Campus We just watched in awe each day how Coach worked to transform Stanford tennis in that tiny wood shack...You just knew that being around this guy was going to be worth the ride. And oh, what a great ride it was. -- John Corse, Stanford Tennis Team, 1982 When you joined the team, you automatically felt like you were there to do your job and that was to help win an NCAA championship. Coach magnified this sense of pride and purpose each and every day. -- Mike Bryan, Stanford Tennis Team, 2000

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Dick Gould, Stanford's men's tennis coach from 1966-2004 and John L. Hinds Director of Tennis from 2004-2018, is generally regarded as the greatest college tennis coach of all time, and one of the greatest college coaches in any sport. He is fifth on the list of NCAA titles won across all sports with seventeen men's tennis championships over thirty-eight years. Gould has been inducted into numerous Halls of Fame and Halls of Honor, including those at Stanford, the Pac-12 Hall of Honor, the US Professional Tennis Association, and the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. Dick Gould, Stanford's men's tennis coach from 1966-2004 and John L. Hinds Director of Tennis from 2004-2018, is generally regarded as the greatest college tennis coach of all time, and one of the greatest college coaches in any sport. He is fifth on the list of NCAA titles won across all sports with seventeen men's tennis championships over thirty-eight years. Gould has been inducted into numerous Halls of Fame and Halls of Honor, including those at Stanford, the Pac-12 Hall of Honor, the US Professional Tennis Association, and the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. Tim Troupe Noonan, president and publisher of Heritage Histories, is an acclaimed author and ghostwriter of over thirty-five books in a variety of disciplines. His magazine articles on many topics have appeared in Life, American History Illustrated, Forbes FYI, Tennis, and many other publications. Noonan has served as president of VilCom and VilCom Interactive, rights holders to UNC sports marketing. He competed on one of Gould's early national championship teams at Stanford, and after graduation ranked among the top two hundred tennis players in the world. Tim Troupe Noonan, president and publisher of Heritage Histories, is an acclaimed author and ghostwriter of over thirty-five books in a variety of disciplines. His magazine articles on many topics have appeared in Life, American History Illustrated, Forbes FYI, Tennis, and many other publications. Noonan has served as president of VilCom and VilCom Interactive, rights holders to UNC sports marketing. He competed on one of Gould's early national championship teams at Stanford, and after graduation ranked among the top two hundred tennis players in the world.

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