WHAT YOU'RE MADE FOR

This is a memoir with lessons from the pioneering Black basketball coach and Nike executive George Raveling, coauthored by bestselling author Ryan Holiday.

Born in a segregated Washington, D.C. to a poor family, basketball legend George Raveling coached Michael Jordan, helped create the now-iconic Nike brand, ran security for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during his March on Washington, and is one of the winningest college basketball coaches of all time. This book reveals the secrets behind Raveling's extraordinary ascent. In WHAT YOU'RE MADE FOR, Coach Raveling offers the insights he uses to inspire peak performances from his team and from himself, relying on lessons he learned from his grandmother, his long career in sports, and from his lifelong habit of reading. More than just a memoir, this manual for life co-written with longtime friend and mentee Ryan Holiday reveals the secrets to Raveling's success, such as: Strategies for choosing good books, retaining their information, and applying it to life How to choose good mentors, be a good mentee, and become a mentor yourself How to reinvent yourself, remain flexible, and stay relevant at any age WHAT YOU'RE MADE FOR is both the fascinating life story of a living legend and a guide to navigating the complexities of life with clarity and purpose. George Raveling is a renowned basketball player and coach. He played at Villanova University, and was the head coach at Washington State University, the University of Iowa, and the University of Southern California. Raveling has been Nike's global basketball sports marketing director since he retired from coaching in 1994. With Mike Lombardi, he is the cofounder of The Daily Coach, a daily newsletter sharing sports and organizational leadership lessons. Ryan Holiday is one of the world's bestselling living philosophers. His books, including The Obstacle Is the Way, Ego Is the Enemy, The Daily Stoic, and the #1 New York Times bestseller Stillness Is the Key, appear in more than forty languages and have sold over 10 million copies. He lives outside Austin with his wife and two boys ... and a small herd of cows and donkeys and goats. His bookstore, The Painted Porch, sits on historic Main Street in Bastrop, Texas.