14 best-selling nonfiction books like The Mamba Mentality: How I Play by Kobe Bryant

Cover of The Mamba Mentality: How I Play by Kobe Bryant

The Mamba Mentality: How I Play

By: Kobe Bryant

4.26

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

In the wake of his retirement from professional basketball, Kobe “The Black Mamba” Bryant has decid…

"You have to work hard in the dark to shine in the light"

-Kobe Bryant, The Mamba Mentality: How I Play

"You have to work hard in the dark to shine in the light"

-Kobe Bryant, The Mamba Mentality: How I Play

"Good coaches tell you where the fish are, great coaches teach you how to find them."

-Kobe Bryant, The Mamba Mentality: How I Play

"Good coaches tell you where the fish are, great coaches teach you how to find them."

-Kobe Bryant, The Mamba Mentality: How I Play

If you liked the nonfiction plot in The Mamba Mentality: How I Play by Kobe Bryant , here is a list of 14 books like this:

Cover of The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to The Sports Guy by Bill Simmons

1. The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to The Sports Guy

By: Bill Simmons

4.20

Format: 736 pages, Hardcover

There is only one writer on the planet who possesses enough basketball knowledge and passion to wri… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
  • basketball
"But that's the thing about basketball: you don't play games on paper."

-Bill Simmons, The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to The Sports Guy

"If you don't agree with me, I have two words for you: shut the fuck up."

-Bill Simmons, The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to The Sports Guy

Cover of Shaq Uncut: My Story by Shaquille O'Neal, Jackie MacMullan

2. Shaq Uncut: My Story

By: Shaquille O'Neal , Jackie MacMullan

4.06

Format: 290 pages, Hardcover

Superman. Diesel. The Big Aristotle. Shaq Fu. The Big Daddy. The Big Shaqtus. Wilt Chamberneezy. Th… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • basketball
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of Michael Jordan: The Life by Roland Lazenby

3. Michael Jordan: The Life

By: Roland Lazenby

4.31

Format: 720 pages, Hardcover

The definitive biography of a legendary athleteThe Shrug. The Shot. The Flu Game. Michael Jordan is… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • basketball
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • leadership
Cover of Not a Game: The Incredible Rise and Unthinkable Fall of Allen Iverson by Kent Babb

4. Not a Game: The Incredible Rise and Unthinkable Fall of Allen Iverson

By: Kent Babb

3.90

Format: 311 pages, Hardcover

“This is more than just great sports writing, this is writing at its best. Babb strips away the pub… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
  • basketball
Cover of Drive: The Story of My Life by Larry Bird, Bob Ryan, Earvin "Magic" Johnson

5. Drive: The Story of My Life

By: Larry Bird , Bob Ryan , Earvin "Magic" Johnson

2.57

Format: 210 pages,

"Of all the people I play against, the only one I truly fear is Larry Bird."--Magic Johnson, from t… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • basketball
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of Relentless: From Good to Great to Unstoppable by Tim S. Grover

6. Relentless: From Good to Great to Unstoppable

By: Tim S. Grover

4.26

Format: 999 pages, Paperback

For more than two decades, legendary trainer Tim Grover has taken the greats--Michael Jordan, Kobe … read more

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  • self help
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • leadership
Cover of Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success by Phil Jackson, Hugh Delehanty

7. Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success

By: Phil Jackson , Hugh Delehanty

3.69

Format: 98 pages, Audio CD

During his storied career as head coach of the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers, Phil Jackson w… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • basketball
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • leadership
Cover of The Last Shot: City Streets, Basketball Dreams by Darcy Frey

8. The Last Shot: City Streets, Basketball Dreams

By: Darcy Frey

3.61

Format: 523 pages, Paperback

It ought to be just a game, but basketball on the playgrounds of Coney Island is much more than tha… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • basketball
  • nonfiction
  • sports

9. The Jordan Rules

By: None , None

3.72

Format: 134 pages, Paperback

A SUPER TEAM...A SUPERSTAR...A SUPER EGO The most gifted athlete ever to play the game, Michael Jor… read more

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10. Heat

By: Mike Lupica

4.37

Format: 383 pages,

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11. Driven from Within

By: Michael Jordan , Mark Vancil

3.93

Format: None pages, Paperback

Michael Jordan is the rare global icon whose celebrity extends beyond his original stage and onto m… read more

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12. Return of the King: LeBron James, The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Greatest Comeback in NBA History

By: Brian Windhorst , None

4.00

Format: 231 pages, Hardcover

Now a New York Times bestseller! The inside story of LeBron James's return and ultimate triumph in… read more

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13. Showboat: The Life of Kobe Bryant

By: Roland Lazenby

4.02

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Finalist for the Cross British Sports Biography of the Year Award in the UK"With surgical precision… read more

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14. Dream Team: How Michael, Magic, Larry, Charles, and the Greatest Team of All Time Conquered the World and Changed the Game of Basketball Forever

By: Jack McCallum

4.00

Format: 258 pages, Hardcover

They were the Beatles of basketball, the MercurySeven in sneakers. In Dream Team, acclaimed sports … read more

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15. The Last Season: A Team In Search of Its Soul

By: Phil Jackson , Michael Arkush

4.00

Format: None pages,

For the countless basketball fans who were spellbound by the Los Angeles Lakers' 2003-2004 high-wir… read more

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16. When the Game Was Ours

By: Larry Bird

4.23

Format: 369 pages, Kindle Edition

From the moment these two players took the court on opposing sides, they engaged in a fierce physic… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • basketball
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of The Mamba Mentality: How I Play by Kobe Bryant

17. The Mamba Mentality: How I Play

By: Kobe Bryant

4.26

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

In the wake of his retirement from professional basketball, Kobe “The Black Mamba” Bryant has decid… read more

Similar categories in Kobe Bryant's The Mamba Mentality: How I Play book and Kobe Bryant's The Mamba Mentality: How I Play

  • self help
  • personal development
  • biography
  • memoir
  • basketball
  • psychology
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • leadership
"You have to work hard in the dark to shine in the light"

-Kobe Bryant, The Mamba Mentality: How I Play

"Good coaches tell you where the fish are, great coaches teach you how to find them."

-Kobe Bryant, The Mamba Mentality: How I Play

"If you want to be a better player, you have to prepare, prepare, and prepare some more."

-Kobe Bryant, The Mamba Mentality: How I Play

"If you really want to be great at something you have to truly care about it. If you want to be great in a particular area, you have to obsess over it."

-Kobe Bryant, The Mamba Mentality: How I Play

Cover of Winning: The Unforgiving Race to Greatness (Tim Grover Winning Series) by Tim S. Grover

18. Winning: The Unforgiving Race to Greatness (Tim Grover Winning Series)

By: Tim S. Grover

4.36

Format: 237 pages, Kindle Edition

From the elite performance coach who authored the international bestseller Relentless and whose cli… read more

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  • self help
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • leadership
"But I had no doubt that whatever happened, I’d be fine."

-Tim S. Grover, Winning: The Unforgiving Race to Greatness (Tim Grover Winning Series)

"Confidence is about taking chances, and never doubting the outcome."

-Tim S. Grover, Winning: The Unforgiving Race to Greatness (Tim Grover Winning Series)

"If you can tolerate fear and doubt and loneliness… Winning would like a word with you."

-Tim S. Grover, Winning: The Unforgiving Race to Greatness (Tim Grover Winning Series)

"We all have self-doubt. You don’t deny it, but you also don’t capitulate to it. You embrace it."

-Tim S. Grover, Winning: The Unforgiving Race to Greatness (Tim Grover Winning Series)

Cover of LeBron, Inc.: The Making of a Billion-Dollar Athlete by Brian Windhorst

19. LeBron, Inc.: The Making of a Billion-Dollar Athlete

By: Brian Windhorst

3.85

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Return of the King comes the story of LeBron James's… read more

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  • biography
  • basketball
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • leadership
Cover of From the Outside: My Journey Through Life and the Game I Love by Ray Allen

20. From the Outside: My Journey Through Life and the Game I Love

By: Ray Allen

3.98

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The record-holding two-time National Basketball Association champion reflects on his work ethic, hi… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • basketball
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of Kobe: Life Lessons from a Legend by Nelson Pena

21. Kobe: Life Lessons from a Legend

By: Nelson Pena

4.12

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

Sports legend Kobe Bryant’s guiding principles Kobe Bryant was one of the greatest basketball play… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction

11 must-read basketball books like The Mamba Mentality: How I Play by Kobe Bryant

Transform Your Habits

The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to The Sports Guy

Bill Simmons

4.20

Transform Your Habits

Shaq Uncut: My Story

Shaquille O'Neal , Jackie MacMullan

4.06

Transform Your Habits

Michael Jordan: The Life

Roland Lazenby

4.31

Transform Your Habits

Not a Game: The Incredible Rise and Unthinkable Fall of Allen Iverson

Kent Babb

3.90

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Transform Your Habits

Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win

Jocko Willink , Leif Babin

4.26

Transform Your Habits

Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds

David Goggins

4.32

Transform Your Habits

Discipline Is Destiny: The Power of Self-Control

Ryan Holiday

4.28

Transform Your Habits

Endure: How to Work Hard, Outlast, and Keep Hammering

Cameron R. Hanes

4.04

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