Coach Wooden and Me
Our 50-Year Friendship On and Off the Court
- Hardcover
288 pages
- Release Date
11 July 2017
Summary
In 1965, 18-year old Lew Alcindor, who would later change his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, left New York City to play basketball for Coach John Wooden at UCLA. It was the beginning of what was to become a 50-year long relationship that ended with Kareem sitting at his 99-year old coach’s bedside on a June evening in 2010, holding his hand, just before he died. This is the story of their enduring friendship, both on and off the court.
On the court, Jabbar led UCLA to three national cha…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781455542277 |
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| ISBN-10: | 145554227X |
| Author: | Kareem Abdul-jabbar |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown & Company |
| Imprint: | Grand Central Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 11 July 2017 |
| Weight: | 500g |
| Dimensions: | 236mm x 164mm x 29mm |
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Critics Review
“Anyone inclined to dismiss John Wooden and Abdul-Jabbar’s relationship as merely coach and player… will rethink that miscalculation after reading this compact, engaging memoir.”–Publisher’s Weekly “A pleasant expression of deep appreciation for a man who changed the author’s life by enriching it.”–Kirkus “Abdul-Jabbar and Wooden shared a priceless friendship, and this sensitive, sharply written account brings it to full, vivid life.”–Booklist (starred review) “This latest masterpiece by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is even better than all the rest… I’m captivated, enthralled, educated, and entertained as The King’s words roll off the page even smoother than his skyhook did off his fingertips.”–Bill Walton “I always knew my Daddy felt this way about Kareem, but I never knew Kareem ever felt this way about my Dad.”–Nan Wooden, Coach Wooden’s Daughter “This stunning eulogy will appeal to readers far beyond the confines of sports. Highly recommended.”–Library Journal
About The Author
Kareem Abdul-jabbar
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the NBA’s all-time leading scorer and a Basketball Hall of Fame inductee. Since retiring, he has been an actor, a basketball coach, and the author of six books for adults and three for children, many of them New York Times bestsellers. Abdul-Jabbar is also a columnist for TIME magazine, writing on a wide range of subjects including race, politics, age, and pop culture, and his essays and columns have also appeared in the Washington Post, in the Los Angeles Times and on Esquire.com, among other publications. In 2012, he was selected as a U.S. Cultural Ambassador. He lives in Southern California.
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