Tim Grover isn’t exactly a conventional trainer, but his career speaks for itself: the guy has trained some of the greatest basketball players of the last two decades. A performance coach for Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, and dozens of other greats, Grover seems to be pretty good at teaching people how to win. So his new book, aptly titled Winning, breaks down every piece of the mindset that made his players champions, whether it’s accessing your dark side (a.k.a. the infamous Mamba Mentality), controlling your emotions, or mastering what he calls “the art of no.” They’re formulas for success on or off the court, which means you don’t need to be in the NBA to chase down what he calls the “ultimate drug”—confidence. 

Watch the full interview below, and find Grover’s book on shelves now.

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