Finished It: A Team's Journey to Winning It All

An interesting look into The University of Alabama and Coach Murphy. Easy read that did not disappoint. Highly recommend for any coach or player.

I coach at the 12U Travel Level. I started reading this book and it suddenly became the most important thing I had to do today. Like many softball phenatics - I am always thinking about my team and what I can do to make the game better for the players. "Finished It" is a book that gives us a great insite into what it feels like to win at the highest level and how they went about paying everything up front to collect their reward later. It is brilliantly written and filled with passion, honesty and an overwhelming sense to give something back to the game. There are 16 chapters. I believe in this book so much that as I was reading it - I formed one question for each chapter that I thought would help turn our TEAM into a FAMILY. This book is going to be required reading for all of our players before they attend our winter workouts and everybody will have to answer those 16 questions. Thank you Cassie for writing an incredible book and for developing our players as people and athletes. I can not recommend this book any higher. I couldn't put it down.

This book should is a must-read for every softball coach, parent, and player. AND, it's a should-read for everyone else who does not fit into that category. The book extends beyond the sport of softball and beyond the Crimson Tide. It's about teamwork.The comfortable cadence of each chapter begins with background on the team, and ends with Cassie gradually re-living the day when Alabama won the national championship. It's hard to put down!One of the main points that sticks out is the importance of each role on a team. Cassie connects many roles to the success of her team. She explains how the championship could not have been won without the fans, the video producer, trainers, coaches, and each athlete, including the Wolfpack sitting on the bench. Every person matters and can find a way to make a difference. This idea relates on and off the field.I credit Cassie with instilling a passion for the game in my daughter, who was fortunate to have taken lessons with Cassie throughout her stay in Iowa. Cassie is an incredible person, a talented writer, and a heck of a softball player!

Every athlete should read this book. Every word was spoken from the heart. This team’s journey was amazing. Roll Tide.

Every player, parent and coach should read this book. There's a reason why she and her team were successful and a reason why Alabama softball has a cult following. If you think you do things well and are a selfless individual, you'll figure out you have some work to do. This may be the best book I've every read, and it will get read again. I am a softball coach though, if you're a coach of any sport it is still more than worth it. Phenomenal.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves the game of softball and has any ambition of playing college softball. This book truly demonstrates what it takes as a team ,as an individual ,and as a student athlete to win. Cassie found a way to keep us on the edge of our seats and engaged through out each page. As a coach, I am looking forward to sharing this book with all my players !

This is a great book that I couldn't put down by a young new writer. Cassie shares her experience's with Alabama softball and takes us through these experiences with her. You have to appreciate the stories and memories shared and the extraordinary efforts these student athletes make in this awesome, non-revenue sport and how it is truly for the Love of the Game and each other.

So impressed by the insight of this young lady, Cassie Reilly- Boccia. Her appreciation of the little things and attitude of gratitude comes through in her writing of her experiences while at The University of Alabama. A special story told by a special person. It's so much more than a sports book, definitely many life lessons are shared here.