Toughness

By: Jay Bilas
Reviewed By: Cayden
Published By: New American Library
254 pages


Jay Bilas was an old basketball player from the University of Duke.  Jay wasn't always the most athletic or even the most talented but he knew how to outwork other players on his team and that's how he earned his spot.  In this book, it talks about "Toughness" in basketball.  Now maybe when you first hear this, you might think maybe being physically tough. However, Jay Bilas teaches in his book that basketball is all about the mental side of the game.  He says in the book, "you always have to move onto the next play no matter how bad the play was before."  He teaches that you have to keep your head in the game if you want to succeed in basketball.  He also talks about past experiences when he played for the University of Duke when he played for Coach Mike Krzyzewski.