Cover 1
Title Page 3
Copyright Page 4
Endorsements 5
Dedication 7
Foreword 13
Acknowledgments 15
Introduction: “Keep Your Eyes and Ears Open” 17
Part 1: Success 21
Stephen Olford 23
Ted Williams 24
Jentezen Franklin 25
Ted Williams 26
Sam Walton 28
Jimmy Valvano 29
Fess Parker 30
Sandy Patti 32
Billy Cunningham, Jerry Sloan, and Scott Skiles 33
Bill Russell 34
Joe Falls 35
Amy Grant and Michael Jordan 36
Max Patkin 37
Pete Rose 39
Sandy Koufax 40
Mike Krzyzewski 41
Bill Walton 42
Bobby Bowden 43
David Stern 44
Alex Martins 46
Johnny Kelley 49
John F. Kennedy 50
Larry Bowa 52
John Havlicek 53
Barry Manilow 55
Martin Luther King Jr. 56
Pat Robertson 57
Stan Musial 58
Jack Youngblood 59
Kevin Garnett 61
Paul Hornung and Jerry West 62
Michael Jordan 64
Don Shula 65
Carol Channing and Mary Martin 66
Les Paul 68
Bob Feller 69
Satchel Paige 70
Kenny Rogers 71
Part 2: Leadership 73
Walt Disney 75
Larry Catuzzi 77
Bill Gaither 78
Michael Eisner and Frank Wells 79
Watson Spoelstra 82
George McGovern 83
Buck O’Neil and Ernie Banks 86
Moses Malone 89
Chuck Daly 91
NBA Coaches 92
Rudy Giuliani 93
Howard Schultz 94
Red Auerbach 95
Chuck Daly 96
Kevin Durant 98
Michael S. Dukakis 99
Doc Rivers 100
Cal Ripken Jr. 101
Larry O’Brien 102
Pat Riley 105
Fitz Dixon 106
Mike Krzyzewski 107
Harry S. Truman 108
Donald Rumsfeld 109
Bobby Bowden 110
Walter Winchell 111
Art Linkletter 113
LeBron James 114
Norman Schwarzkopf 115
Joe Garagiola 116
George McGovern 117
Alvin Dark 118
Joe Namath 119
Phil Jackson 120
Jack Ramsay 122
Colin Powell 123
Doug Collins 124
Sparky Anderson 126
Rich DeVos 127
Hal Urban 128
Tommy Lasorda 129
Truett Cathy 130
Vince Lombardi 131
Part 3: Family and Friends 133
Michael Jordan 135
Oprah Winfrey 136
Bill Bright 137
Allan Houston 138
Jameer Nelson 139
Doc Rivers 140
Laura Bush 141
Paul Simon 143
John Maxwell 144
Mike Shula 145
Harry, Skip, and Chip Caray 146
Robin Roberts 148
Brian Shaw 149
Bobby Richardson 151
Linda Evans 152
Part 4: Impact and Influence 155
Keith Tower and Rich DeVos 157
Pete Maravich 158
Wendell Kempton 161
Bill Bright 162
Roosevelt Grier 164
Tony Dungy 164
Warren Wiersbe 166
Dick Bavetta 168
Joe Torre 169
Peter Gammons and Dean Smith 170
Bill Stern 171
Larry Bird 172
Jesse Jackson 173
E. H. Nelson and Danny Litwhiler 175
Bill Veeck 177
Florence Griffith Joyner and Sugar Ray Robinson 178
Marian Wright Edelman 180
Bart Starr 181
Gil McGregor 183
Gayle King 184
Mitch Albom 185
Eddie Sawyer 186
Part 5: Becoming a Person of Excellence 189
Henry Aaron 191
Ernie Accorsi 192
Richard B. Myers 194
Bill Denehy 195
George W. Bush 196
Louis Armstrong 198
Bob Johnson 199
Andy Seminick 200
Billy Graham 201
Vin Scully 203
Victor Oladipo 204
Michael Jordan 204
Brooks Robinson 205
Alvin Dark 206
Marvin Lewis 207
Martin Luther King Jr. 208
Watson Spoelstra 209
James Dobson 210
Stu Inman 211
John Wooden 212
Wendell Kempton 214
Notes 217
Books by Pat Williams and Jim Denney 220
Back Ads 221
Back Cover 225