Way of the Peaceful Warrior is pretty good. Its an entertaining, quick read and I'd say it can apply to life and sport.

I heard a rumor that it may become a movie.

Dan is fab. Whenever I find one of his books at a sale I buy and give to friends. It will change your life. I read Sacred Journey every October before heading to Kona. Simple and magical. Paradox, humor, change.

http://www.apple.com/...ate/peacefulwarrior/

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"When you stop trading time for money, and spending money to eat up time, you opt out of a perpetual cycle that is keeping you basically imprisoned in a corporate system."

I read them years ago (late 80's) and have reread all/part of them again several times since. Great books - got to suspend disbelief some but the antecdotes and lessons are certainly worthwhile. Like some of your other replies, I've also given copies to friends (which is how I got mine).

Definately recommend reading at least the Way - it really will make you think, appreciate things more, and change some of your attitudes. Heck, I've used the short stories "Socrates" tells in the book many, many times over the years and I'm hardly the granola & birkenstock type.

There are no ordinary moments!

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"The deadliest weapon in the world is a Marine and his rifle." - Army General John J. "Black Jack" Pershing

Awesome-Thx for the trailer!

I have "The Warrior Athlete" which was re-released as "The Inner Athlete."

Once you get past your own "he's a gymnast, what does this have to do with me" preconceptions, it IS enlightening.

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"What's your claim?" - Ben Gravy
"Your best work is the work you're excited about" - Rick Rubin

Nick Nolte is playin Soc! That is the coolest casting in the history of american cinema. (although I always thought Peter Coyote would have worked also) And it looks like they nailed the gas station set. To this day there are only two books that I felt could never be made into movies capable of besting my mental imagery of what they should look like. Peter Jackson did a pretty fair job with LOTR. The other one debuts on June 3! Read the book before you go to see.