The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday will help you trudge through those days that feel longer than they should be. What are you going to do about it? How This Book Will Help You’re going through the motions, but every motion feels like it’s wrong. You can’t make a single shot, you keep messing up the footwork, and you just feel like you suck. Or you’ll think that all the progress you’ve garnered is gone. You’ll feel like you aren’t improving at all. Matter of fact, most of the days will be hard, especially if you are new. Your conditioning workouts will feel light.īut then there will be days when everything is difficult. You will pick up the fundamental skills (or moves) quickly. The average Joe and Jane’s quest to improve their basketball skills is long and arduous.Īdvertisements There will be days when everything clicks. So, let’s get to it: Average Joe, This Book’s For You However, I’m going to change it up a bit and recommend both fiction and non-fiction books that I think will help the Average Joe and Jane on their journey to becoming better basketball players. It’s an entertaining read and since I’m a copycat, I wanted to copy it. It would also include lessons that the player can potentially learn from. It’s where one of the magazine’s authors would recommend a book to an NBA player.Īdvertisements The book would be a story about a journey similar to that of the player’s. There’s this one section in SLAM magazine called Vaguely Literary that I enjoy reading. ‘The Obstacle is the Way’ by Ryan Holiday is a great text for all Average Joes and Janes who are in the pursuit of getting better at basketball.

The obstacle is the way book review