What do Henry Kissinger, Jack Welch, Condoleezza Rice, and Jon Bon Jovi have in common? They have all reached the top of their respective professions, and they all credit sports for teaching them the lessons that were fundamental to their success. In his years spent interviewing and profiling celebrities, politicians, and top businesspeople, popular sportscaster and Fox & Friends cohost Brian Kilmeade has discovered that nearly everyone shares a love of sports and has a story about how a game, a coach, or a single moment of competition changed his or her life. These vignettes have entertained, surprised, and inspired readers nationwide with their insight into America's most respected and well-known personalities. Kilmeade presents more than seventy stories straight from the men and women themselves and those who were closest to them. From competition to camaraderie, individual achievement to teamwork, failure to success, the world of sports encompasses it all and enriches our lives. The Games Do Count reveals this simple and compelling truth: America's best and brightest haven't just worked hard -- they've played hard -- and the results have been staggering! “We have all had those special dreams about scoring the winning touchdown or the perfect 10. The Games Do Count helps us realize there is an athlete inside everyone, and those dreams can come true--even if you have to wait for the games to end to win in life. Truly a must-read!” - Joe Theismann “Brian Kilmeade skillfully takes us inside the psyche of today’s heroes, making an inexorable connection between them and us through the common experience of sports. If playing sports influenced your life in any way, this is a self-affirming read.” - Tim Green What do Henry Kissinger, Jack Welch, Condoleezza Rice, and Jon Bon Jovi have in common? They have all reached the top of their respective professions, and they all credit sports for teaching them the lessons that were fundamental to their success. In his years spent interviewing and profiling celebrities, politicians, and top businesspeople, popular sportscaster and Fox & Friends cohost Brian Kilmeade has discovered that nearly everyone shares a love of sports and has a story about how a game, a coach, or a single moment of competition changed his or her life. These vignettes have entertained, surprised, and inspired readers nationwide with their insight into America's most respected and well-known personalities. Kilmeade presents more than seventy stories straight from the men and women themselves and those who were closest to them. From competition to camaraderie, individual achievement to teamwork, failure to success, the world of sports encompasses it all and enriches our lives. The Games Do Count reveals this simple and compelling truth: America's best and brightest haven't just worked hard -- they've played hard -- and the results have been staggering! Brian Kilmeade is the New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including The President and the Freedom Fighter , Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers , and Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates . He joined Fox News as a sports reporter in 1997, and since 1998, he has cohosted Fox News’s FOX & Friends , the number one morning program in cable news. He also hosts his nationally syndicated radio show The Brian Kilmeade Show on Fox News Talk. He lives in Massapequa, NY with his wife and three daughters.