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Author
Publisher
The Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
In Players First, John Calipari relates for the first time anywhere his experiences over his first four years coaching the Kentucky Wildcats, college basketball's most fabled program, from the doldrums to a national championship, drawing lessons about leadership, character, and the path to personal and collective victory. At its core, Calipari's coaching philosophy centers on keeping his focus on the players-what they need to get the best out of...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"What makes a coach great? How do great coaches turn a collection of individuals into a coherent "us"? Seth Davis, one of the keenest minds in sports journalism, has been thinking about that question for twenty-five years. It's one of the things that drove him to write the definitive biography of college basketball's greatest coach, John Wooden, Wooden: A Coach's Life. But John Wooden coached a long time ago. The world has changed, and coaching has...
Author
Publisher
Times Books
Pub. Date
©2014.
Language
English
Description
A provocative assessment of legendary UCLA coach John Wooden by the best-selling author of When March Went Mad draws on hundreds of interviews from all periods of his career to offer insight into his driving ambition, divided relationships and hard-won lessons.
Author
Publisher
Mariner Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Description
"The definitive biography of college basketball's all-time winningest coach, Mike Krzyzewski. Mike Krzyzewski, known worldwide as "Coach K," is a five-time national champion at Duke, the NCAA's all-time leader in victories with nearly 1,200, and the first man to lead Team USA to three Olympic basketball gold medals. Through unprecedented access to Krzyzewski's best friends, closest advisers, fiercest adversaries, and generations of his players and...
10) Hoosiers
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
A basketball coach with a checkered past leads him to a last-chance position with a last-chance team.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
©2016.
Language
English
Description
The basketball coach for the University of Kentucky, known for recruiting some of the nation's best players, explains how his team-building methods can help business owners, teachers, and other leaders inspire talented people and unleash their true potential.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From his time growing up to his remarkable career at Georgetown University, contractual deals with Nike, and meaningful moments off the court—this is a fascinating audiobook. [Narrator Jesse] Washington brings the right level of emotion, doesn't imitate anyone, and gives Thompson's words the respect they deserve. A must-listen for anyone whose mind is made up on Thompson." — AudioFile Magazine
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Author
Language
English
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Pat Summit, a country girl from Henrietta, Tennessee, grew up learning the game of basketball with a homemade backboard in a barn against three brothers who gave no quarter. She spent most of her time in the tobacco fields, tending them under the eye of an unyielding father. He would mold a relentless competitor and nonconformist daughter of the South who would go on to set all-time records for victories and forever alter the possibilities for women...
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