TOPIC · 6 BOOKS

Sport and strategy

Books I have read about sport and strategy, brought together across genres, periods and countries.

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Cover of Postfutbolista: De futbolista de segunda división a ejecutivo de primeraVery good

Postfutbolista: De futbolista de segunda división a ejecutivo de primera

Albert Serrano PonsAlbert is a great friend of mine, I know his story and he explains very well how someone had to completely reinvent themselves after professional football.
Cover of El profesionalMeh

El profesional

John GrishamThe story of an American football player who ends up playing in Italy is pleasant and easy to read, but it did not interest me much. It is clearly a break from Grisham’s legal thrillers, and it also has considerably less tension.
Cover of Chess StoryExcellent

Chess Story

Stefan ZweigOne of my favorite Zweig short stories, with a game of chess, he gets to talk about obsession, isolation and mental resistance in a way that keeps an incredible tension.
Cover of How Life Imitates ChessVery good

How Life Imitates Chess

Garry KasparovI loved it. Kasparov uses chess moves and strategies to apply them to business and personal life. It took me a long time at times, but it helped me structure many things that I didn't know how to solve in various aspects of my life and better plot a strategic plan for my company.
Cover of Just RideVery good

Just Ride

Grant PetersenA book about how to really enjoy cycling. A great book. It takes away all the nonsense that most people have (we have) going out on a bike and teaches you how to be happy and take your pressure off. That we're not Olympians and there's too many clowns.
Cover of RunningVery good

Running

Jean EchenozThe life of Emil Zatopek, a Czech runner from the 1940s who without any style (they laughed at the faces he wore when running) or sports training, broke all the records in athletics at his time, even at the Olympics. And living within the communist regime, which also posed him several problems.