Title:
Coach Wooden and me : our 50-year friendship on and off the court / Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
ISBN:
9781455542277
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2017.
©2017
Physical Description:
290 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
Prologue: Why it took fifty years to write this book -- When worlds collide: midwestern hick meets Harlem hoopster -- The game is afoot: It's never about winning and other courtside lessons -- Color bind: the unbearable darkness of being black -- What would Wooden do: religion, politics, and keeping the faith -- We've got trouble, right here in Pauley Pavilion: getting lost on Wooden Way -- "Time can bend your knees": the hours of friendship in the days of grief -- Our long day's journey into night.
Summary:
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar explores his 50-year friendship with Coach John Wooden, one of the most enduring and meaningful relationships in sports history.
Corporate Subject:
OCLC Number:
ocn985014306
Availability:
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