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*THE GAMES DO COUNT*: America's Best and Brightest on the Power of Sports Hardcover – October 12, 2004
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What do Henry Kissinger, Jack Welch, Condoleezza Rice, and Jon Bon Jovi all have in common? They have all reached the top of their respective professions, and they all credit sports for teaching them the lessons that were fundamental to their success. In his years spent interviewing and profiling celebrities, politicians, and top business people, popular sportscaster and Fox & Friends cohost Brian Kilmeade has discovered that nearly everyone shares a love of sports and has a story about how a game, a coach, or a single moment of competition changed his or her life.
These vignettes will entertain, surprise, and inspire readers with their insight into the lives of America's most respected and well-known personalities -- many of whom have never before shared these memories publicly. How did Henry Kissinger's experience on an all-Jewish soccer team in Nazi Germany shape him for his future role as a statesman? Why did Tony Danza need to pick himself off the canvas and score a knockout in the boxing ring to grab the part of Tony Banta in Taxi? How did Jon Bon Jovi's genes short-circuit his dreams of playing for the New York Giants, and why did that have such an important impact on his life? How did soccer, not stand-up comedy, play such a big role in Jon Stewart's staggering success in the kill-or-be-killed world of late-night talk?
Kilmeade presents more than seventy of these stories straight from the memories of the men and women themselves and those who were closest to them. From competition to camaraderie, failure to success, humiliation to glory, individual achievement to teamwork, the world of sports encompasses it all and enriches our lives. As Kilmeade observes, "They allow us to compete and sacrifice, to build character and, even if only for a moment, to transcend the everyday." The Games Do Count reveals this simple and compelling truth: America's best and brightest haven't just worked hard -- they've played hard -- and the results have been staggering!
- Print length326 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherReganBooks
- Publication dateOctober 12, 2004
- Dimensions6 x 1.17 x 9 inches
- ISBN-100060736739
- ISBN-13978-0060736736
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Cohost of cable television's number one morning show, Fox & Friends, Brian Kilmeade has reported on or provided live coverage of every major American sport over the last twenty years. He lives in Massapequa, New York, where he still coaches soccer.
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- Publisher : ReganBooks; First Edition (October 12, 2004)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 326 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0060736739
- ISBN-13 : 978-0060736736
- Item Weight : 1.34 pounds
- Dimensions : 6 x 1.17 x 9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #920,652 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1,298 in Sports History (Books)
- #1,896 in Baseball (Books)
- #14,749 in Motivational Self-Help (Books)
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About the author
Not many broadcasters can say they are on the air for 6 hours a day, 5 days a week, but that is exactly what Brian Kilmeade has been doing since 2006. After joining Fox News in 1997, he was soon named co-host of Fox & Friends, where he still thrives alongside the extraordinarily talented Steve Doocy and Ainsley Earhardt. Together they have powered their way to the top spot in morning cable TV. After Fox & Friends from 6 - 9AM ET. Kilmeade has the privilege of hosting his nationally syndicated radio show, “The Brian Kilmeade Show” on Fox News Talk from 9-12 noon.
Every weekday morning, Kilmeade provides viewers with the latest on the breaking news, sports, politics and entertainment. During his tenure at Fox News, he has developed the ability to interview and provide insight into newsmakers, politicians, celebrities and athletes. On any given day you might see him with former President George W. Bush, Michael Jordan, Simon Cowell, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, or supermodel Miranda Kerr. His radio show features many Fox personalities, big names guests and somehow still manages to cover the news of the day with seriousness and a smile.
Brian has written 5 books, 4 of which were New York Times best sellers: ”The Games Do Count”, “It’s How You Play the Game” and more recently, “George Washington’s Secret Six” and “Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates” co- written with Don Yaeger. His fifth book “Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans” is due out in the fall of 2017, again teaming up with Yaeger with the hope of mirroring their previous success.
Prior to joining FNC, Kilmeade was an anchor/reporter on NEWSPORT TV. While in Los Angeles, he was an anchor on KHSC-TV and a host on all sports radio’s XTRA AM690. His duties on XTRA included co-hosting The Jim Brown Show where he struck up a friendship that still flourishes today. One his first jobs was as a correspondent on Channel One, a daily national high school television news program. Along way, he also managed to fit in 10 years of stand-up comedy experience.
He currently resides in Massapequa, NY where he grew up with his wife and 3 kids. When he is not working, you can often catch him on the soccer field watching or coaching. He graduated from LIU-CW Post with a BA in Communications in 1986 where he also played soccer.
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school student or college student? According to more than
70 celebrities, politicians and top business people, the answer
is a resounding YES.
I found that out by reading THE GAMES DO COUNT by
Brian Kilmeade, cohost of Fox News Channel's FOX &
FRIENDS . . . in his very entertaining book, Kilmeade collected
a series of vignettes from a wide range of people including
Henry Kissinger and Tony Danza, as well as Condoleezaa
Rice, Robin Williams and a whole host of other folks who
have not often shared their memories publicly.
Many of these I even found quite inspirational, such as this
one from Roger Ailes (the television producer and political
consultant):
I once talked to a guy who was one of Richard Nixon's coaches.
I asked him, "Was Nixon any good?"
He said, "No, he was the worst player I ever had."
I said, "Well what's the story?"
He said, "He showed up first for practice every day. Guys would run
over his position and stomp him into the ground, and he always
got back up. I finally put him in a game, so he'd win a letter, because
the guy never quit." You could see that in the man. You could also
see it in Reagan by the way he walked and handled himself. It's
true . . . people who win never quit.
In addition, the book helped me to see what drives others who
are successful . . . for example, there was this passage from
Pat Williams (sports executive and motivational speaker
who I've always most admired because he has raised
19 children):
Through sports, I've discovered in life that if you've got drive
and desire and ambition, one goal simply leads to the next. There's
never that point when you've arrived, because in sports there's
always another game, another series, another season. You really
can't rest on your laurels or look back in sorrow or in triumph,
over anything that happens, because things are changing so rapidly.
At this point in my life--I'm sixty-three years old--I want to live
fully till the end. I don't think at any point you can simply say,
"Well, I've done enough. My life is over, and now I'm just going
to watch the sunset." I don't think that's the way we're meant
to live, and sports, I think, offers us that lesson.
Lastly, I loved this final bit of advice from the author himself:
TV Brian changed this line of thinking. I had a thick New York accent,
so I saved my money and took speech classes. I wanted to get better
at memorizing, so I bought taped courses. I wanted to refine my
comedic skills and test this new memory, so I took a class and spent
five years doing stand-up wherever and whenever I could. I also
found a way to get to know and at least talk to everyone who was
doing a job I aspired to have--Matt Lauer, Jim Caldwell, David
Letterman, and Regis Philbin, to name a few. It all helped, and
now it all makes sense.
And oh, yes, I always wanted to write a book, and I've just done
that, and I'm honored that you read it.
You'll be likewise honored if you choose to read THE GAMES DO
COUNT . . . you'll also get a kick from seeing the photos of each
personality, many of them taken from when they were in
school.
And methinks the book would make an ideal gift to give this
upcoming holiday season.