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| Valvano: They Gave Me a Lifetime Contract, and Then They Declared Me Dead |  | Authors: Jim Valvano, Curry Kirkpatrick
Publisher: Pocket
Category: Book
List Price: $5.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 375964
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 336
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.9
ISBN: 0671732544
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.323092
EAN: 9780671732547
ASIN: 0671732544
Publication Date: January 1, 1992
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Colorful, controversial, and outspoken basketball coach Jim Valvano recalls nearly a quarter century as a coach, including North Carolina State's 1982 Cinderella NCAA championship and the 16-month rollercoaster ride that led to his resignation. 2 cassettes.
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 Story of A Legend June 9, 2006
Very engaging and motivating story. You didn't want to put it down after you started reading. Valvano was not treated fairly. Too bad he had to leave NC State prematurely. The school would probably have had another championship had he stayed.
 Great Book March 30, 2000
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is one of the best books I have ever read it should be a inspiration to us all this will be a book that will move you
An inimitable voice brimming with life and good humor November 27, 1997
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
The Audio cassette version of Jim Valvano's book, THEY GAVE ME A LIFETIME CONTRACT AND THEN THEY DECLARED ME DEAD, features the inimitable voice of Jim Valvano telling (not reading--TELLING) the story of his life with all the enthusiasm we remember and cherish. There is a laugh in his voice and genuine humor in his stories, most of it at the expense of the author; there is sadness, of course, and hurt; but there's no cynicism. The listener will be, perhaps, surprised by Valvano's early desperation to achieve goals he set for himself--and entertained by the lengths to which he went to reach them. The result is both inspiring and enlightening, considering the cloud under which he left his position as the head basketball coach at N.C. State. The brew of life, joy, and good humor at the top of the sports world has made this tape a favorite among my family and friends. It's the only one we can all agree to hear in the car on long trips; I can't keep a copy in the house. That's why I'm ord
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