Relentless
by Tim S. Grover
Grover trained elite basketball players and describes three tiers, coolers, closers and cleaners, with cleaners being the obsessive, unapologetic few who dominate. The book is relentless in tone, profane and dismissive of balance. It is honest about the cost of that life and not interested in whether you should pay it.
Read it if…
you compete at a high level and want to know what the top looks like from the inside.
Skip it if…
you want a sustainable life; the book openly does not care about that.
Three things you will actually use
- Trust instinct built on preparation.
- Do not need praise; it is a weakness.
- Finish; closing is the whole game.
Do this first
Write down the one thing you are willing to be unreasonable about, and what you will sacrifice for it.
Our verdict
Intense and narrow; a window into obsession, not a recommendation of it.
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