ISBN Earn the Right to Win

Earn the Right to Win

A top NFL coach offers leadership advice that applies from the field to the office Tom Coughlin led the New York Giants to two Super Bowl victories with his unique system of relentless preparation and resilience. He teaches his players that you can never guarantee a win, but you can always earn the right to win-with focus, hard work, and anticipation of obstacles. Now Coughlin shows how his teachings apply beyond the gridiron, illustrating his points with previously untold stories about players like Eli Manning, Doug Flutie, and Michael Strahan. His wisdom can help leaders in any field rev up their own organizations. ‘Tom Coughlin challenged us and prepared us to handle anything that was thrown at us … The lessons I learned from him weren’t limited to football. They were applicable to every aspect of my life’ -Michael Strahan Tom Coughlin is one of the most successful coaches in NFL history. Before winning two Super Bowls with the New York Giants, he coached the Jacksonville Jaguars for nine seasons, leading them to two appearances in the AFC Championship Game. David Fisher is the co-author of seventeen New York Times bestsellers.


About author(s)
David Fisher is the author of more than 20 books, including Across the Top of the World, A Race on the Edge of Time, and Fire and Ice. He has a PhD in nuclear physics and is a professor of cosmochemistry and environmental sciences at the University of Miami.

Tom Coughlin was the head coach of the New York Giants for 12 seasons and led them to two Super Bowl victories. He was also head coach of the expansion Jacksonville Jaguars for nine seasons, leading the team to two appearances in the AFC Championship Game and named NFL Coach of the Year in 1996; was head football coach at Boston College; and was an assistant coach for the Green Bay Packers, Philadelphia Eagles, and New York Giants. Coughlin and his wife, Judy, have been married 41 years and have four children and five grandchildren.