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As part of the acclaimed Sports Virtues series, "Jim Valvano: Joyfulness" discusses the struggles and triumphs of Jim Valvano's life. As with each story in the Sports Virtues series, this book assigns a virtue to a celebrated athlete or coach, and uses that person's story to help the reader achieve that virtue for him or herself.
What emerges after reading these stories is not only a greater understanding and appreciation of the virtues that these icons needed to get through life, but also an inspiration for the reader. Each story is followed by a small quotation from literature to amplify the meaning and application of the virtue, and each story is also followed by a series of study/review questions and other interactive activities to help the reader further understand the virtue and how to achieve it.
This book is for people of all ages, but it makes for the perfect gift from parents to children or from adult mentors to their students.
Other books in the Sports Virtues series include:
Lou Gehrig: Appreciation
Gale Sayers and Brian Piccolo: Compassion
Roberto Clemente: Dedication
Susan Butcher: Determination
Pele: Devotion
John Wooden: Discipline
Mike Krzyzewski: Encouragement
Cal Ripken, Jr.: Endurance
Walter "Red" Barber: Fairness
Dennis Byrd: Faithfulness
Hank Aaron: Fearlessness
Amos Alonzo Stagg: Honesty
Eric Liddell: Humility
Arthur Ashe: Integrity
Bill Bradley: Intelligence
Jim Valvano: Joyfulness
Dan O'Brien & Dave Johnson: Kindness
Dean Smith: Loyalty
Harvey Penick: Modesty
Branch Rickey & Jackie Robinson: Nobility
Althea Gibson: Persistence
Clarence "Big House" Gaines, Sr.: Respectability
Joan Benoit Samuelson & Wilma Rudolph: Strength
Vince Lombardi: Toughness
Gertrude Ederle: Triumph
Ken Venturi: Trust
The 1980 Men's and 1998 Women's United States Olympic Hockey Teams: Unity
Eddie Robinson: Visionary
Happy Chandler: Wisdom
What emerges after reading these stories is not only a greater understanding and appreciation of the virtues that these icons needed to get through life, but also an inspiration for the reader. Each story is followed by a small quotation from literature to amplify the meaning and application of the virtue, and each story is also followed by a series of study/review questions and other interactive activities to help the reader further understand the virtue and how to achieve it.
This book is for people of all ages, but it makes for the perfect gift from parents to children or from adult mentors to their students.
Other books in the Sports Virtues series include:
Lou Gehrig: Appreciation
Gale Sayers and Brian Piccolo: Compassion
Roberto Clemente: Dedication
Susan Butcher: Determination
Pele: Devotion
John Wooden: Discipline
Mike Krzyzewski: Encouragement
Cal Ripken, Jr.: Endurance
Walter "Red" Barber: Fairness
Dennis Byrd: Faithfulness
Hank Aaron: Fearlessness
Amos Alonzo Stagg: Honesty
Eric Liddell: Humility
Arthur Ashe: Integrity
Bill Bradley: Intelligence
Jim Valvano: Joyfulness
Dan O'Brien & Dave Johnson: Kindness
Dean Smith: Loyalty
Harvey Penick: Modesty
Branch Rickey & Jackie Robinson: Nobility
Althea Gibson: Persistence
Clarence "Big House" Gaines, Sr.: Respectability
Joan Benoit Samuelson & Wilma Rudolph: Strength
Vince Lombardi: Toughness
Gertrude Ederle: Triumph
Ken Venturi: Trust
The 1980 Men's and 1998 Women's United States Olympic Hockey Teams: Unity
Eddie Robinson: Visionary
Happy Chandler: Wisdom
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Jim Valvano - Fritz Knapp
Jim Valvano
Joyfulness
By Fritz Knapp
Price World Publishing
www.PriceWorldPublishing.com
Scripture quotations are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA. Used by permission.
Copyright © 2012 by Fritz Knapp
All rights reserved. Neither this book, nor any parts within it may be sold or reproduced in any form without permission.
eISBN: 9781619840546
Table of Contents
Introduction
Joyfulness
At a Glance
Study/Review Questions
Summarizing
Event Mapping
Theme
Introduction
Life requires overcoming challenges and obstacles of many types. Battling our struggles and fears determines who we are. Defeating negative thoughts such as, I stink at this!
or I have no friends!
is the key to success at any age. Hope is what we need to remind us that such thoughts are always harmful. It is one of the most important words in any language. It means, Waiting patiently, expecting a positive outcome at some point in the future.
In fact, hope is best gained after defeat and failure, because then inner strength and toughness is produced. I have discovered this to be true over and over again
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