The Hoops Whisperer
On the Court and Inside the Heads of Basketball's Best Players
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4.7 • 67 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Basketball’s most unlikely—and most sought-after—training guru offers an inside look at his career, his methods, and the all-star players whose games he’s helped transform.
Where do the best basketball players in the world turn when they want to improve their game? Whom does a future NBA Hall of Famer thank at his press conference when he’s named Rookie of the Year? Who is it that Sports Illustrated, The Wall Street Journal, and Men’s Journal all call the "Hoops Whisperer" because of his ability to engage, inspire, and challenge the players he trains? The answer to all of these questions is Idan Ravin.
Ravin never played or coached in college or the pros, yet a virtual NBA All-Star team relies on him to better their game and reach their full potential. A soft-spoken former lawyer, Ravin has become professional basketball’s hottest trainer.
In The Hoops Whisperer, Ravin shares the fascinating story of how he transformed a passion for the game into working with iconic basketball stars such as Chris Paul, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony, Stephen Curry, Blake Griffin, James Harden, Dwight Howard, and many more. He offers a rare unguarded glimpse inside the lives of these great athletes, drawn from his intimate connection with them that is the basis of his success.
Showcasing his unorthodox drills and improvisational techniques in action, Ravin reveals how faith, effort, dedication, and passion can make a player into a superstar—and anyone into a success. Combined with his own inspiring journey, Ravin’s insights make The Hoops Whisperer a must-read for anyone who loves the game.
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As a trainer, Ravin has helped hone the skills of some of pro basketball's biggest names, including LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony. His arrival at this starry occupation was hardly glamorous. The product of a Conservative Jewish household, Ravin fell in love with basketball as a child and devised his own training regimen. Using that and his experience coaching youth basketball, he began training players while he pursued an unsatisfying law career. Year by year, despite no ties to the NBA hierarchy and a playing career that ended in high school, he attracted high-profile clients willing to pay for his personal, unorthodox training. The book's caroming style Ravin's twisty path to his unique career, insights on working with clients, and inspirational asides is galvanized by Ravin's chummy directness and his practical observations: we can become so enamored of reaching a goal that we lose sight of an equally rewarding path; even if you win the genetic lottery, insistent hard work is required to get the most out of a passion. This is a self-help book for the basketball player, but Ravin's commonsense approach elevates it well beyond gimmickry categorization.
Customer Reviews
Griff’s Hoops Whisperer
If you are a player/trainer this book is exactly for you. I really enjoyed taking bits and pieces of each chapter and applying it into my own life. Idan does a great job at sharing stories each chapter, and it always has me engaged. I am going to recommend this book to my clients and my friends because I know it can help them too. 10/10!
Love for the game
This book exudes passion for the game and a passion to help others! As a current trainer/coach in this industry, I highly recommend this book! It was amazing to follow Idan on his journey with some of the most incredible players to ever play this game. His insight on how he views the game and how he teaches it, really opened up my eyes and helped me to apply those principles to how I train my players. What I also love about this book is that, I was able to relate with Idan on lot of things, even if I’m not where he is today. Reading about his journey and his experiences, really boosted my motivation on working on myself to hopefully get opportunities like Idan has had. Amazing read!
Don’t give up on yet- Read this first.
From the mouth of a true underdog, this book will give most people encouragement in whatever their daily pursuits may consist of. As a man of God, Idan has laid out a path for us dreamers to to follow as we stumble through failures in order to find the light in this life. If it was not for this book, my dream would have died a few years ago and my happiness would have went with it. Although I have not achieved my goals just yet, I can at least find comfort in the fact that I am no longer capable of giving up thanks to Ravin's words.
Long live the underdogs, every chip along the way is a blessing in disguise.