Reviews
Praise for A Coach's Life "Dean Smith's life epitomizes what a coach can be--teacher, counselor, mentor, example, friend. I have known Dean for years and admire his ability, character, and vision. A Coach's Life provides insight into his life and the lessons taught by it." --Senator Bill Bradley "As a Wake Forest graduate married to a Duke alumna, I have spent much of my adult life joining my wife in cheering against Dean Smith and his Tarheels. A Coach's Life reveals why those hopes usually were dashed. Dean Smith is the greatest basketball coach of this era; more exceptional than his mastery of X's and O's, however, are the extraordinary values and decency of this very special man. This is the Final Four of coaches' books: interesting, insightful, fun, and profound." --Al Hunt, executive Washington editor, The Wall Street Journal "Anyone involved in sports as a player, coach, or fan will both enjoy and benefit from A Coach's Life." --Bob Knight "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 Praise for Dean Smith "When I came to the University of North Carolina, you saw two people in me: my mother and my father. Now you don't see just my mother and my father; you also see Dean Smith." --Michael Jordan "What's more impressive to me about Dean than his record is how good he is as a teacher of basketball. I've always said he's a better teacher of basketball than anyone else. I couldn't begin to teach players the things Dean has taught them. I've admired him because there's more to him than just wins." --John Wooden "Dean is one of the most organized and brilliant minds that I've ever met in basketball. He shared ideas and thoughts and philosophies with me that people just don't share with others, and I will always be grateful and respect him for that. He did me a tremendous favor. One of the greatest gifts you can share with somebody is the knowledge that you have." --John Thompson From the Hardcover edition., Praise for A Coach's Life "Dean Smith's life epitomizes what a coach can be--teacher, counselor, mentor, example, friend. I have known Dean for years and admire his ability, character, and vision. A Coach's Life provides insight into his life and the lessons taught by it." --Senator Bill Bradley "As a Wake Forest graduate married to a Duke alumna, I have spent much of my adult life joining my wife in cheering against Dean Smith and his Tarheels. A Coach's Life reveals why those hopes usually were dashed. Dean Smith is the greatest basketball coach of this era; more exceptional than his mastery of X's and O's, however, are the extraordinary values and decency of this very special man. This is the Final Four of coaches' books: interesting, insightful, fun, and profound." --Al Hunt, executive Washington editor,The Wall Street Journal "Anyone involved in sports as a player, coach, or fan will both enjoy and benefit from A Coach's Life." --Bob Knight "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 Praise for Dean Smith "When I came to the University of North Carolina, you saw two people in me: my mother and my father. Now you don't see just my mother and my father; you also see Dean Smith." --Michael Jordan "What's more impressive to me about Dean than his record is how good he is as a teacher of basketball. I've always said he's a better teacher of basketball than anyone else. I couldn't begin to teach players the things Dean has taught them. I've admired him because there's more to him than just wins." --John Wooden "Dean is one of the most organized and brilliant minds that I've ever met in basketball. He shared ideas and thoughts and philosophies with me that people just don't share with others, and I will always be grateful and respect him for that. He did me a tremendous favor. One of the greatest gifts you can share with somebody is the knowledge that you have." --John Thompson
