BLEIB AM BALL
A Life Guide to Discipline, Character and Never Giving Up

Author: Marc-Philipp Martins Kuenzel
Publisher: SITG Publishing
Edition: First Edition
ISBN: Demnächst

🇬🇧 English
🇵🇹 Portuguese
🇩🇪 German (Coming soon)
🇪🇸 Spanish (Coming soon)
🇫🇷 French (Coming Soon)

More than a book about football, this is a practical guide for life.

Young people today face more pressure, uncertainty, and distractions than ever before:

• Social media
• Constant comparison
• Anxiety
• Fear of failure.
• A lack of direction.

BLEIB AM BALL helps young people navigate these challenges through timeless values such as character, courage, responsibility, resilience, and purpose.
Football is simply the language. The lessons are about life.

The book was inspired by a deeply personal reflection:

“My father died at 49.
My grandfather died at 49.
This year I turn 49.
As I approached that same age, I found myself asking a simple question: If one day I’m no longer here, what would I want my children to know?” This book is my answer.

Originally written for my four children, I soon realised that its message could help many other families too.”

Inside BLEIB AM BALL:

• Character
• Leadership
• Confidence
• Mentale stärke
• Friendship
• Family
• Responsibility
• Decision Making
• Social Media
• Money and Financial Literacy
• Purpose
• Life Lessons Through Sport

In a world that teaches young people how to win, this book helps them learn how to live. It explores themes such as:

✓ Dealing with pressure
✓ Dealing with failure
✓ Building confidence
✓ Developing character
✓ Making better decisions
✓ Finding your own path

“In a world where young players face increasing pressure, this book brings the focus back to what truly matters: humility, patience, character and love for the game.”
Mousa Dembélé
Former Belgium International and Premier League Player

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“Thriving communities are built on shared values. In a world that connects us more than ever, yet often leaves us further apart, this book offers young people guidance, perspective and inspiration through the universal language of sport.”
Martin Harris
Head of School, United Lisbon International School

Who is this book for?

• Young People (13–18)
  Seeking confidence, direction and purpose.
• Parents and Caregivers
  Who want to start meaningful conversations with their children.
• Schools and Educators
  Who believe character is as important as knowledge.
• Coaches, Academies and Clubs
  Who want to develop people, not only athletes.

Marc-Philipp Martins Kuenzel is a German-Portuguese entrepreneur, father of four and author of BLEIB AM BALL.

After nearly three decades building businesses and investment projects across healthcare, hospitality, education and real estate, he came to a simple conclusion:

The most important legacy is not what we build for ourselves.
It is what we leave to the next generation.

🇬🇧 English — 11 June 2026
[EN] ISBN: 978-989-36932-3-0

Portuguese — 11 June 2026
[PT] ISBN: 978-989-36932-1-6

German — 25 June 2026
[DE] ISBN: Coming Soon

Spanish — 25 June 2026
[ES] ISBN: Coming Soon

French — July 2026
[FR] ISBN: Coming Soon

Because life is not about winning every game.
It is about staying in the game without losing who we are.

Special pricing and educational partnership packages are available for:

• Schools and educational institutions
• Football academies and sports clubs
• Youth development programmes
• Associations and non-profit organisations
• Libraries and community initiatives

Bulk orders, author visits, workshops and customised programmes are available upon request.

For partnership enquiries, please contact:
📧 mk@stayinthegame.online