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 enlarge | Authors: Dean E. Smith, John Kilgo, Sally Jenkins
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 170122
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 464
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.1 x 1.1
ISBN: 0375758801
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.323092
EAN: 9780375758805
ASIN: 0375758801
Publication Date: February 12, 2002
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 I could wretch June 9, 2001
1 out of 21 found this review helpful
This book is boring and Dean fancies himself a martyr. I don't need to read another book about someone who believes that Jesus cares about a sporting event....yuck.
 The best non-fictional basketball book ever written February 7, 2001
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
A true book by the greatest coach of all time. He not only tells about basketball, but he tells about how he was raised in a good Christian home. Any Carolina fan should have this book.
More than just a basketball book January 20, 2001
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
The book was mostly appealling to me because of my love for Carolina basketball. However, the novel would be interesting to any basketball lover in that of the genius behind Dean's coaching strategies. He also sets a great standard for morals that a person should have in life. The book DOES travel into other sectors of life rather than just basketball. Dean Smith provides an excellent role model as his character is nothing less than the fine aspects of discipline, church, and honesty.
don't expect kiss and tell... November 7, 2000
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This memoir is consistent with what I have observed of Smith over the years: intelligent, organized, interested in the world outside of basketball, publicly reserved, and loyal to a fault. The last two characteristics make the book a little frustrating to read: Smith will not name names or criticize his former players or coaches, though if you are fan of Carolina basketball you will know the names to fill into the anecdotes and incidents he describes (e.g. J.R. Reid's suspension from the 1989 ACC tournament semifinal for missing curfew.) Nevertheless, it is far better than most other sports memoirs (i.e. he actually had a life off the court)and should broadly appeal to people not especially interested in basketball in general or Carolina in particular.
Must read for any college hoops fan! July 11, 2000
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
You don't have to be a UNC fan to appreciate this autobiography. All you need to be is appreciative of college hoops and about a coach and school that did things the right way for over 33 years. In the days of boosters, offering anything under the sun, and players leaping from high school or after their freshamn year to the NBA, it is refreshing to read about a coach whose players would do anyhting for their beloved coach and a coach who would still do anything for his former players.
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