Players First: Coaching from the Inside Out

Now with a new chapter on the Wildcats' legendary comeback in the 2014 Final Four

John Calipari, one of the most successful coaches in NCAA history, presents the world of college basketball from the coach's chair, unvarnished and straight from the heart. Players First is Calipari's account of his first six years coaching the University of Kentucky men's team, leading it to a national championship in 2012 and the championship game in 2014, all while dealing with the realities of the "one-and-done" mentality and an NCAA that sometimes seems to put players last. Filled with revelatory stories about what it takes to succeed at the highest level of the college game, Players First is a candid look at the great players and rivalries that have filled Calipari's life with joy and a sense of purpose.

• Leading with the Heart: Coach K's Successful Strategies for Basketball, Business, and Life
• Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success
• Toughness: Developing True Strength On and Off the Court
• Success Is the Only Option: The Art of Coaching Extreme Talent
• Sum It Up: A Thousand and Ninety-Eight Victories, a Couple of Irrelevant Losses, and a Life in Perspective
• Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success
• Conscious Coaching: The Art and Science of Building Buy-In
• Attitude: Develop a Winning Mindset on and off the Court
• Basketball Coaching: A Multiple Option System Based on Bill Self and the Kansas Jayhawks: Includes high/low, ball screen, press break, breakdown drills and counters
• Above the Line: Lessons in Leadership and Life from a Championship Program