📚 3 Books mentioned in "207. How Clearly Do You See Yourself? | No Stupid Questions" of No Stupid Questions

My point is that Paul D podesta called me about grit. I think he had just some curiosity; it was only one conversation, we didn't talk after this, but I think he was thinking like a lot of people in sports are thinking, which is, you know, how do I pick the next player and how do I get this team to be a championship team?

In this part of the conversation, Angela Duckworth mentions that Paul D Podesta reached out to her specifically regarding her book 'Grit'. The discussion revolves around the concept of grit in the context of sports and team selection.

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I'm sure I'd heard of him; I read Michael Lewis's book Moneyball, but I think he was the executive right who sort of first had the idea that if you actually calculate statistics and you aren't biased by just picking the person who looks like they'd be a good baseball player because they're so tall and good-looking, look like Robert Redford or something—that you do better on average, right?

The book 'Moneyball' by Michael Lewis is referenced as part of a discussion regarding Paul DePodesta and his groundbreaking approach to assembling a baseball team based on statistical analysis rather than traditional scouting methods.

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So he and Billy Bean, if you've read the book Moneyball—oh, Billy Bean! I saw the movie with Brad Pitt!

In this segment, the book 'Moneyball' is referenced in relation to Billy Bean, highlighting both the book and its movie adaptation starring Brad Pitt.

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