Rebound Rules The Art of Success 2.0 11-30-08

Rebound Rules The Art of Success by Rick Pitino

In this book Rick Pitino, head basketball coach at the University of Louisville, gives the keys that he has used over his lifetime to rebound from times of adversity. The book starts on the eve of Pitino's last game as the coach of the Boston Celtics. Pitino tells his good friend and assistant coach, Jim O'Brien, that the game is no longer fun for him and he does not believe in chasing money. In fact, he states that "if you chase money, you're not necessarily chasing success. Give yourself success, and money will chase after you as if its your shadow" (Pitino). Pitino had chased the biggest contract in basketball history. He had signed a 10 year $50 millinon contract to coach the Boston Celtics. In chasing this large contract Pitino found himself in a situation that he had very little success, which led to little happiness. Once Pitino realized this he resigned, leaving behind $23 million. The money that he left behind meant little to him because he knew that once he found success again he would make back the money that he was leaving.