{"product_id":"wooden-a-coachs-life-paperback","title":"Wooden: A Coach's Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSeth Davis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA provocative and revelatory new biography of the legendary UCLA coach John Wooden, by one of America's top college basketball writers\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNo 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.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSeth Davis of \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003eWoven 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeth Davis\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eWhen March Went Mad: The Game That Transformed Basketball\u003c\/i\u003e and the memoir \u003ci\u003eEquinunk, Tell Your Story: My Return to Summer Camp\u003c\/i\u003e. In 1995, he joined the staff of \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e, where he is currently a senior writer. He is also an on-air studio analyst for CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network during coverage of college basketball and the NCAA tournament. A graduate of Duke University, he lives with his family in Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 624\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.8 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 13, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761024794912,"sku":"9781250060853","price":40.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f5052714ade18ea55a694a3b0907fd40.webp?v=1780197502","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/wooden-a-coachs-life-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}