A gem from Paddy Upton. Very few people may know about his cricketing career, but many would have seen him sharing the space with Gary Kirsten as a mental coach for Indian Cricket Team. He stood around till India found it’s lost magic in 2011 and won the world cup again. This book is not just about cricket, this book talks about different leadership styles and personas from cricketing world to give the glimpse of their high and low and how did they overcome their worst phase of cricketing life!! This book talks about the leaders trust on team and the need of flexibility in dealing with different kind of people like Dravid and Yuvraj (Poles apart personalities). Everything is in mind and what you do to calm yourself is the key to success!! Either you can remain stressful and get out on zero “again” thinking what crowd will say!! or play your game without thinking to much about the outcome.
Every chapter of the book is equivalent to a “Soaked Almond”. I would just like to give glimpse of what a gem this book is by giving an example having a deeper impact on me as an individual!!
” Gary Kirsten’s favourite adage is: if you give everything of yourself in your preparation and in the heat of battle, then that is all we can ask. Giving your best and losing is better than cutting corners and winning – We know that giving your best will make winning happen far more often. And don’t be misled by the saying, ‘Winning is a habit’; it is not. Winning is a result; one that follows the habit of planning smarter and working harder than the other guys. “