What You're Made For: Powerful Life Lessons from My Career in Sports

By George Raveling, Ryan Holiday

Categories: Biographies & Memoirs, Self-Help

What You're Made For (2025) is a memoir and book of life lessons from basketball coach George Raveling, written with Ryan Holiday and featuring a foreword by Michael Jordan. Raveling recalls growing up in Washington, D.C., volunteering as security at the March on Washington and receiving Martin Luther King Jr.'s typed speech, becoming one of the first Black head coaches in major college basketball, and helping bring Michael Jordan to Nike. Each chapter draws a practical lesson on learning, mentorship, purpose and resilience.