Saturday, March 7th, 2026

ERIK SPOELSTRA has paid the price in reaching the pinnacle of professional basketball. He is the first Asian-American head coach in all four major United States sports (basketball, football, baseball, and hockey). His Miami Heat won the NBA Championship in 2012. Though his father was an NBA executive for several teams, Spoelstra started out as [...]

TOM COUGHLIN is the current head football coach for the New York Giants. He has been an NFL head coach for 25 years, experiencing success with both the Jacksonville Jaguars and the New York Giants. Coughlin was the first head coach in Jacksonville Jaguars history, taking over for the expansion team before their inaugural season in [...]

TONY LA RUSSA has established a legacy unmatched in MLB baseball history. He is the only manager to have won multiple pennants in both the American and National Leagues. He is one of two managers to have won a World Series in both the American and National Leagues. La Russa won the AL Manager of [...]

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RICK CARLISLE is the head coach of the NBA World Champion Dallas Mavericks. Carlisle has achieved great success. He is one of only 11 people to win a NBA championship as both a player and a coach. Carlisle was a teammate of Larry Bird on the historic 1986 World Champion Celtics. Prior to being hired [...]

BRUCE BOCHY is manager of the World Series Champion San Francisco Giants. He was born in France and is the only Major League Baseball manager born in another country. Prior to being hired by the Giants, Bochy participated in all five postseason appearances in San Diego Padres history. He played for the Padres during their [...]

BOOK RECOMMENDATION John Maxwell spoke at the Chick-a-fil-A Leadercast in Atlanta, Georgia on May 7, 2010. His speech was captivating! In this book, he mentions several ways to effectively connect with people.

BRUCE PEARL is the current head men’s basketball coach at the University of Tennessee. Pearl has been successful in every program he has been a part of. His first elite level head coaching job was at Southern Indiana University. In 1995, he led Southern Indiana to the Division II national championship. After nine successful seasons [...]