{"product_id":"a-coachs-life-my-40-years-in-college-basketball-paperback","title":"A Coach's Life: My 40 Years in College Basketball - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDean Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn Kilgo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSally Jenkins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor 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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDean Smith \u003c\/b\u003ewas 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Kilgo \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer who has known Dean Smith for three decades. He publishes a UNC sports magazine, \u003ci\u003eCarolina Blue, \u003c\/i\u003e and was the co-host of Smith's TV show for fourteen years. Kilgo lives in Davidson, North Carolina. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSally Jenkins\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003cb\u003eMen Will Be Boys\u003c\/b\u003e and the co-author of Pat Summitt's first book, \u003cb\u003eReach for the Summit\u003c\/b\u003e. A veteran sports reporter whose work has been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize, she has worked for \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post, Sports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e, and Condé Nast's \u003ci\u003eWomen's Sports and Fitness\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.07 x 7.5 x 5.26 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 12, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47506296275122,"sku":"9780375758805","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/J8PF2VdLgk9780375758805.webp?v=1779550249","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/a-coachs-life-my-40-years-in-college-basketball-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}