“The Pen is mightier than the sword.”
Edward Bulwer-Lytton, writer of the play Richelieu.
“If the game of life ended tonight, would you be a winner?”
This is the first sentence to Jim Tressel's book, The Winners Manual. A statement he has dedicated his life to.
Tressel is teaching his players and the world that to be a winner in life does not mean you have great achievements, but that you have great character. He is not keeping these truths to himself or the football team; they are being shared in book form with all of us.
Not only is he one of the most successful coaches in college football, he is also becoming a renowned author. The Winner’s Manual was a New York Times best-seller with over 150,000 copies in print. His goal was to teach people what winning in life really means, and it does not mean more wins than losses.
Tressel is about to publi...
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