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A Coach's Life - by Dean Smith & John Kilgo & Sally Jenkins (Paperback)

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  • For almost forty years, Dean Smith coached the University of North Carolina basketball team with unsurpassed success, having an impact both on the court and in the lives of countless young men.
  • About the Author: Dean Smith was born in Emporia, Kansas, in 1931.
  • 464 Pages
  • Sports + Recreation, Basketball

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About the Book



Legendary University of North Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith tells the full story of his fabled career and shares the life lessons taught and learned over 40 years of unparalleled success as a coach and mentor. This national bestseller is now in paperback and with a new closing chapter.



Book Synopsis



For almost forty years, Dean Smith coached the University of North Carolina basketball team with unsurpassed success, having an impact both on the court and in the lives of countless young men. In A Coach s Life, he looks back on the great games, teams, players, strategies, and rivalries that defined his career and, in a new final chapter, discusses his retirement from the game. The fundamentals of good basketball are the fundamentals of character passion, discipline, focus, selflessness, and responsibility and superlative mentor and coach Dean Smith imparts them all with equal authority."



Review Quotes




"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



About the Author



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.

Dimensions (Overall): 7.5 Inches (H) x 5.26 Inches (W) x 1.07 Inches (D)
Weight: .83 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 464
Genre: Sports + Recreation
Sub-Genre: Basketball
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Format: Paperback
Author: Dean Smith & John Kilgo & Sally Jenkins
Language: English
Street Date: February 12, 2002
TCIN: 1005238221
UPC: 9780375758805
Item Number (DPCI): 247-11-2124
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship dimensions: 1.07 inches length x 5.26 inches width x 7.5 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.83 pounds
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