Table of Contents
Introduction: What's Clutch? 1
Part I Why People are Clutch
1 Focus: The Morality Plays of David Boies 13
2 Discipline: When the Stakes Are as High as They Can Be 34
3 Adapting: Fighting the Fight, Not the Plan 52
4 Being Present: Opening-Night Jitters and the Role of a Lifetime 69
5 Fear and Desire: Living Life Without a Plan B 85
6 Double Clutch: What Billie Jean King Did for Women 104
Part II Why People Choke
7 A Leader's Responsibility: How the Reputations of Ken Lewis and Jamie Dimon Fell and Rose in the Financial Crisis 125
8 The Perils of Overthinking: Rehearsing the Speech Before the Victory 146
9 . Over-confidence Starts the Fall: What the Worst Factory in America Cost GM and Taught Toyota 163
Part III How to be Clutch
10 . How to Be Clutch with Your Money: Knowing When to Quit 183
11 . How to Be Clutch in Sports: Trust What Got You There 200
Conclusion: The Tiger Conundrum: Is He Still Clutch? 220
Afterword: Everyday Clutch: The Struggles of Parents and Politicians 229
Acknowledgments 241
Notes 243
Index 251