Underdog: Rise Above When You Feel Below

If you're not living ambitiously enough to be an underdog, are you really living?

You've been counted out. Overlooked. Told you're too small, too slow, not talented enough. This book is for you.

Written by Nick Graham - former college player, professional basketball trainer, and character coach for McNeese State (one of college basketball's rising programs) - Underdog gives you the mental fuel to drive past obstacles and arrive healthily at your finish lines.

Rise Above When You Feel Below

Most agree that competition is 80 percent mental and just 20 percent physical. This book of affirmative, encouraging, and relatable stories will repair, recalibrate, and restore your competitive spirit.

Underdog will:

• Provide a safe space to reconcile your competitive feelings
• Aid you in developing the emotional toughness needed to keep fighting
• Lead you to healthily cope with competitive heartbreaks and failure
• Revive your competitive goals and dreams
• Comfort you along your underdog journey
• Hold you accountable to demand competitive excellence of yourself
• Convince you to never settle

When life brings you lemons, what will you do with them?

Perfect for:

• Athletes facing doubt and adversity
• Coaches building resilient teams
• Public schools and secular programs (NOT faith-based)
• Corporate training and team development
• Anyone told they're not good enough

Why Underdog Works: Unlike God X Basketball, this book is NOT faith-based - making it accessible for secular audiences, public schools, corporate programs, and competitors of all backgrounds. It's pure mental performance and emotional toughness training.

Endorsed by:

• Monte Morris (Detroit Pistons, NBA) - "This book will challenge, inspire, and transform all who read it."
• Markus Howard (Former NBA, Professional Player) - "Nick's expertise encourages all who read his book."
• Youssef Zalal (UFC Fighter) - "A must-read for anyone seeking to gain a mental edge."
• Jimmer Fredette (2011 National Player of the Year) - "Every young athlete should read this."
• Melvin Hunt (NBA Coach) - "Nick's impact on athletes outside the lines is what impresses me most."

Trusted by programs like McNeese State Basketball and competitors from prep to professional.

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