A Coach's Life: My 40 Years in College Basketball - Brossura

Smith, Dean; Kilgo, John; Jenkins, Sally

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ISBN 10: 0375758801 ISBN 13: 9780375758805

Casa editrice: Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2002

Riassunto

The legendary coach of the University of North Carolina men's basketball team describes the players, teams, games, rivalries, and strategies that have shaped his career; explains the philosophy that guides him; and offers intriguing profiles of the players with whom he has worked, including Michael Jordan. Reprint. 75,000 first printing.

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“Dean Smith epitomizes what a coach can be—teacher, counselor,
mentor, example, friend.”—Bill Bradley

“Coach taught me the game. . . . He’s like a second father to me.”
—Michael Jordan

“Dean Smith is not merely a basketball coach of historic accomplishments. He is also a man of uncommon integrity and decency. His life story will be heartening to the many Americans who have watched him shape two generations of young athletes to reach their full potential as men.”
—Senator John McCain

“Dean Smith is a better teacher of basketball than anyone else.”
—John Wooden, former coach, UCLA

L'autore:

Dean Smith was born in Emporia, Kansas, in 1931. At age thirty he became head coach of the University of North Carolina, and in his more than thirty-six years there, he established a peerless record—879-254, .776—as the winningest coach in college basketball history. Smith has won numerous coaching awards, including eight ACC Coach of the Year titles, and was named coach of the 1976 U.S. Olympic team. He lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

John Kilgo is a writer who has known Dean Smith for three decades. He publishes a UNC sports magazine, Carolina Blue, and was the co-host of Smith's TV show for fourteen years. Kilgo lives in Davidson, North Carolina.

Sally Jenkins is the author of Men Will Be Boys and the co-author of Pat Summitt's first book, Reach for the Summit. A veteran sports reporter whose work has been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize, she has worked for The Washington Post, Sports Illustrated, and Condé Nast's Women's Sports and Fitness.

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• Editore: Random House Trade Paperbacks
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0375758801
• ISBN 13: 9780375758805
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 464