They Call Me Coach

Author : John Wooden
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0071424911

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They Call Me Coach by John Wooden Pdf

The legendary coach talks about his life, his players, and his winning philosophies in this bestselling autobiography John Wooden's dedication and inspiration made him America's "winningest" coach. His beliefs in hard work and preparedness brought the UCLA Bruins an unparalleled 10 NCAA basketball championships. Now in this bestselling autobiography--with a Foreword by Hall-of-Famer Bill Walton--the college basketball legend reflects on his record-breaking career, his life behind the scenes, and how his top players went on to shape and change the NBA. From the everyday basics to important life lessons ("It's not how tall you are, but how tall you play"), Wooden shares his worldly wisdom on and off the court to offer a personal history of an unforgettable time in college basketball, answering the most-asked questions about his life, his career, and the players who made his teams unbeatable. "They Call Me Coach is grass-roots Americana, a story bigger than basketball. One of those rare sports books that is must reading for everyone." --Chicago Tribune "What Knute Rockne was to football, Connie Mack to baseball, and Wilbur and Orville Wright to flying, John Wooden is to basketball. This book captures the full flavor of the man, the philosophies that work in life, and the philosophies that work on the court. I commend it to people who want to succeed at either--or both." --Los Angeles Times

Author : John Wooden,Jack Tobin
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0071424911

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They Call Me Coach by John Wooden,Jack Tobin Pdf

An autobiographical portrait of UCLA basketball coach John Wooden highlighting his career and personal life and insights on how his top players shaped and changed the NBA.

Author : Brian Kilrea,James Duthie
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2011-09-19
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781118096093

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They Call Me Killer by Brian Kilrea,James Duthie Pdf

An intimate, humorous look at Brian Kilrea's 60-year career in junior hockey With more wins than any coach in junior hockey history, and a personality as large as his winning record, Brian Kilrea is more than a hockey legend, he's one of the most beloved figures in the game. With veteran sportswriter, James Duthie, Kilrea gives fans a rink-side view of his twenty-nine plus seasons as head coach and now general manager of the Ottawa 67s. With stories and comments from famous NHLers who played for Killer, readers will get a taste of Kilrea's hardnosed coaching style, the gritty often humorous reality of his life as a coach, riding on buses and in the locker room, as well as the knowledge and dedication that has made him last so long. They Call Me Killer sheds light on Kilrea's early life as a centre for the Red Wings, what it was like to score the first-ever goal in the history of the L.A. Kings, and his two years with the New York Islanders. Loaded with anecdotes from a true hockey insider, the book offers fans an unvarnished look at the world of junior hockey—as it's played and lived, including its brutal practices, broken curfews, trades, and tirades. Details Kilrea's role as a coach for the Ottawa 67s, how they won the Memorial Cup twice, and how he's been a mentor to young stars of the future Includes anecdotes and interviews from coaches, trainers, and general managers, and NHLers like Bryan Trottier, Dennis Potvin, Mike Peca, Gary Roberts, Doug Wilson, Brian Campbell, Darren Pang, and many others Brian Kilrea was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2003 James Duthie is best known for his work on TSN's The NHL on TSN and his coverage of the World Junior Championships With a Foreword by lifelong friend, Don Cherry, They Call Me Killer is a fascinating, unforgettable look at the world of junior hockey and the man known as the most successful coach in junior hockey history.

Author : Stephon Leary
Publisher : Beyond Publishing
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1952884489

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They Call Me Coach by Stephon Leary Pdf

"A real-life story of the movie "Blindside" with Sandra Bullock. What an inspirational read. A true page-turner indeed!" - Didi Wong "It was truly an honor to be chosen as a Camp Counselor by a mentor of mine the late great Hall of Fame Basketball Player "Pistol - Pete Maravich" Stephon Leary - "You will be inspired to Love Beyond the color of the skin and seize the opportunity to lead you to your purpose" - Get off the Bench and Get into the game of Life, your best Life is awaiting you - Be encouraged that You Are Special, There are seeds of greatness on the inside of you - God has a purpose and a plan for your life I hope and pray my journey inspires you to believe "If I Can You Can" My life didn't have a great start, an abusive dad, single mother with seven kids living in the inner-city of Houston. I managed to escape the route of drugs, alcohol, crime, gangs, and lack of education to become a College Basketball Player, who spent 11 years as a HS Athletic Director, Teacher, Counselor and Coach also coached College Basketball four years Division 1 Assistant at Liberty University four years as Head Coach at NCAA Division 2, NBA Agent and Trainer, Business Owner of Reaching New Heights BasketBall/Shooting Stars AAU and Training Program, now Author of "They Call Me Coach" Inventor and Patent Holder of Training and Rehabilitation Boot and Motivational Speaker.

Author : Phil Martelli,Harold I. Gullan
Publisher : Camino Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1933822066

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Don't Call Me Coach by Phil Martelli,Harold I. Gullan Pdf

Don't Call Me Coach presents Phil Martelli at his compelling and captivating best, as he finally puts into print the mantra of his memorable speeches. In fact one of America's most colorful, outspoken, and successful coaches, Martelli compresses his three decades of experience into a ten?point ?lesson plan for life? that will benefit anyone, regardless of the challenges.

Author : Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2017-05-16
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781455542253

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Coach Wooden and Me by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Pdf

Former NBA star and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Kareem Abdul-Jabbar explores his 50-year friendship with Coach John Wooden, one of the most enduring and meaningful relationships in sports history. When future NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was still an 18-year-old high school basketball prospect from New York City named Lew Alcindor, he accepted a scholarship from UCLA largely on the strength of Coach John Wooden's reputation as a winner. It turned out to be the right choice, as Alcindor and his teammates won an unprecedented three NCAA championship titles. But it also marked the beginning of one of the most extraordinary and enduring friendships in the history of sports. In Coach Wooden and Me, Abdul-Jabbar reveals the inspirational story of how his bond with John Wooden evolved from a history-making coach-player mentorship into a deep and genuine friendship that transcended sports, shaped the course of both men's lives, and lasted for half a century. Coach Wooden and Me is a stirring tribute to the subtle but profound influence that Wooden had on Kareem as a player, and then as a person, as they began to share their cultural, religious, and family values while facing some of life's biggest obstacles. From his first day of practice, when the players were taught the importance of putting on their athletic socks properly; to gradually absorbing the sublime wisdom of Coach Wooden's now famous "Pyramid of Success"; to learning to cope with the ugly racism that confronted black athletes during the turbulent Civil Rights era as well as losing loved ones, Abdul-Jabbar fondly recalls how Coach Wooden's fatherly guidance not only paved the way for his unmatched professional success but also made possible a lifetime of personal fulfillment. Full of intimate, never-before-published details and delivered with the warmth and erudition of a grateful student who has learned his lessons well, Coach Wooden and Me is at once a celebration of the unique philosophical outlook of college basketball's most storied coach and a moving testament to the all-conquering power of friendship. Instant New York Times and USA Today Bestseller President Barack Obama's Favorite Book of 2017 A Boston Globe and Huffington Post Best Book of 2017 Pick

Author : Steve Wolfe
Publisher : Publication Consultants
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2005-08-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781594332340

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Call Me Coach by Steve Wolfe Pdf

Steve Wolfe, fresh out of college, comes to the little town of Homer, Alaska and begins his wrestling coach career. Homer, Alaska is at the end of the road. Coach soon finds that Alaska is full of unbelievable characters--kids and adults alike--students, teachers, and neighbors. Coach's interactions with these characters make for nonstop humor and inspiration. Call Me Coach is a story of rare experiences of struggle, failure, but ultimately triumph. Alaskans and wrestlers have a common spirit--the spirit of adventure and overcoming all adversity. Call Me Coach is a humorous story of motivation and the spirit of Alaska and wrestling.

Author : John Paris, Jr.,,Robert Ashe
Publisher : Formac Publishing Company
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2014-10-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781459503311

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They Called Me Chocolate Rocket by John Paris, Jr.,,Robert Ashe Pdf

In the ultra-competitive junior hockey leagues in the early 1960s, a young man could tolerate nearly anything that helped him stand out from the hordes of other prospects, so John Paris, Jr. did just that. The African-Canadian from Nova Scotia dazzled and dominated on the ice -- often facing racism on and off the ice. It took courage. They Called Me Chocolate Rocket is the story of John’s life from his childhood in the Curry’s Corner section of Windsor, Nova Scotia, where he was rated one of the top junior prospects in Eastern Canada and scouted by the legendary Scotty Bowman, to his eventual decision to coach, beginning with the Montreal-area minor systems and on to the pro ranks with the IHL’s Atlanta Knights. Although John has an impressive resume, it is the stories of the complex life that he has lived -- persevering in a hockey world where blacks were rare -- that propel the book. From John being befriended by Rocket Richard as a junior, to being brought back from near-death in a Montreal hospital at age 25, to getting a “street lesson” in Atlanta when caught in a gang fight, and more. Now living in Dallas, Texas with his wife and young daughter, John is actively involved in hockey as a coach and principal instructor for top-level prospects, and works in prestigious U.S. junior development camps.

Author : Seth Davis
Publisher : Times Books
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2014-01-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780805099416

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Wooden: A Coach's Life by Seth Davis Pdf

A provocative and revelatory new biography of the legendary UCLA coach John Wooden, by one of America's top college basketball writers No college basketball coach has ever dominated the sport like John Wooden. His UCLA teams reached unprecedented heights in the 1960s and '70s capped by a run of ten NCAA championships in twelve seasons and an eighty-eight-game winning streak, records that stand to this day. Wooden also became a renowned motivational speaker and writer, revered for his "Pyramid of Success." Seth Davis of Sports Illustrated and CBS Sports has written the definitive biography of Wooden, an unflinching portrait that draws on archival research and more than two hundred interviews with players, opponents, coaches, and even Wooden himself. Davis shows how hard Wooden strove for success, from his All-American playing days at Purdue through his early years as a high school and college coach to the glory days at UCLA, only to discover that reaching new heights brought new burdens and frustrations. Davis also reveals how at the pinnacle of his career Wooden found himself on questionable ground with alumni, referees, assistants, and even some of his players. His was a life not only of lessons taught, but also of lessons learned. Woven into the story as well are the players who powered Wooden's championship teams – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Walton, Walt Hazzard, and others – many of whom speak frankly about their coach. The portrait that emerges from Davis's remarkable biography is of a man in full, whose life story still resonates today.

Author : George H. Baldwin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Football coaches
ISBN : OCLC:1391281184

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Call Me Coach by George H. Baldwin Pdf

Author : Clarence E. Gaines
Publisher : John F. Blair, Publisher
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : African American basketball coaches
ISBN : UCSC:32106017881746

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They Call Me Big House by Clarence E. Gaines Pdf

Big House. For nearly half a century in college basketball circles, no other introduction was necessary. Clarence E. "Big House" Gaines became head coach at Winston-Salem Teachers College in 1946. He was not just the head basketball coach. He was the head coach. Period. He coached every sport the school offered -- football, basketball, track, tennis, boxing. He taught in the classroom, too, And all for $2,400 a year. He slept in the men's dormitory and ate discounted meals in the cafeteria. How good were his teams in those early days? About as good as you'd expect at a predominantly women's college whose cupboard of male athletes was bare immediately after World War II.

Author : Paul F. Dietzel
Publisher : LSU Press
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2008-09-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780807144497

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Call Me Coach by Paul F. Dietzel Pdf

When LSU head football coach Paul Dietzel saw Billy Cannon field an Ole Miss punt on LSU's own eleven yard line on a stifling Halloween night in 1959, his shouts of "No, no, no!" turned to "Go, go, go!" as Cannon eluded tackler after tackler, sending fans in Tiger Stadium into a frenzy and earning himself that year's Heisman Trophy. Dietzel is probably best known for leading LSU to its first national championship the year before Cannon's legendary run, but his career in athletics also carried him to numerous posts across the country and put him in the company of some of the best coaching minds of all time. In Call Me Coach, Dietzel affectionately recalls his rich and varied life in college football. In 1948, Dietzel decided to forgo medical school at Columbia University to become the plebe football coach at West Point. As an assistant over the next few years, he worked with Bear Bryant at the University of Kentucky, Colonel Red Blaik and Vince Lombardi at West Point, and Sid Gillman at the University of Cincinnati. Taking the job of head coach at LSU in 1955, he reversed the Tigers' losing skid and -- using the wing-T formation and a revolutionary three-team substitution system incorporating the White Team, the Go Team, and the renowned Chinese Bandits -- crafted 1958's unbeaten championship season. The thirty-three-year-old Dietzel was voted National Coach of the Year by the widest margin ever. Back at West Point from 1961 to 1965, Dietzel rallied the Cadets to finally "beat Navy" and, as South Carolina's football coach and athletics director from 1966 to 1974, he took the Gamecocks to their first bowl game in twenty-five years and mandated the recruitment of black athletes in all sports programs. After twenty years as a head coach, with 109 wins and 95 losses at three schools and a postseason record of 11 victories and 3 defeats, Dietzel retired from coaching in 1974, later serving as athletics director at Indiana and LSU. Through Dietzel's eyes, readers glimpse college football during a simpler time but also see that many facets of the game -- including recruitment challenges, job insecurity, press relations, and fickle fans -- remain constant. Highlights among the book's many unforgettable anecdotes are a 1962 interview with Howard Cosell, discussion about West Point's football team with General Douglas MacArthur, and a rare disagreement with Bear Bryant during a staff meeting. Dietzel's recollections of his early and later years help complete the story of the man. In a warm raconteur's voice, he describes his impoverished childhood in Ohio, his own participation in high school and college sports, and his stint flying B-29 missions over Japan during World War II. His postretirement endeavors have included providing color commentary for TV, selling fudge, teaching skiing, and watercolor painting. Always at the top of Dietzel's priorities have been friends, family, and faith. Gratitude rings as a constant refrain in Call Me Coach, and sports enthusiasts everywhere will be grateful that Dietzel has shared these recollections of his remarkable life.

Author : John Wooden
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1997-04-22
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780071507479

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Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court by John Wooden Pdf

NATIONAL BESTSELLER "I am just a common man who is true to his beliefs."--John Wooden Evoking days gone by when coaches were respected as much for their off-court performances as for their success on the court, Wooden presents the timeless wisdom of legendary basketball coach John Wooden. In honest and telling passages about virtually every aspect of life, Coach shares his personal philosophy on family, achievement, success, and excellence. Raised on a small farm in south-central Indiana, he offers lessons and wisdom learned throughout his career at UCLA, and life as a dedicated husband, father, and teacher. These lessons, along with personal letters from Bill Walton, Denny Crum, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Bob Costas, among others, have made Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections on and off the Court an inspirational classic.

Author : Bernard Cullen Ritchen
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2016-03-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781512729559

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They Call Me Coach by Bernard Cullen Ritchen Pdf

For over thirty years, Bob Jenkins had been defined by wins and losses in college basketball. As a highly successful Division I head basketball coach, he had reached the pinnacle of his profession. Then one day, without warning, he finds himself being dismissed from coaching by the athletic director of the university. He is angry and confused about how to navigate this turn of events and what to do with the rest of his life. His wife, Sarah, feels that God is moving in his life and leading him in another direction. Bob feels to the contrary that God has forsaken him. Against his better judgment and with pressure from Sarah and their twin daughters, he retires and moves to Florida to begin again. Then one day while working out at the local YMCA he happens upon a Special Olympics basketball team practicing. The thought of God leading him in another direction resurfaces. He will coach again.

Author : Doris Hinson Pieroth
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2008-10
Category : Basketball coaches
ISBN : 1929478674

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We Still Call Him Coach by Doris Hinson Pieroth Pdf

Sports biography of Hall of Fame Seattle Pacific Head Basketball Coach Les Habegger.