With the debut of the first two episodes of the ACC Tournament documentary last week and heading into March Madness soon, this was the perfect time to read this biography about the winningest coach in NCAA history, Coach K of the Duke Blue Devils。 The book opens with a tear-jerker of personal story, which sets the tone for talking about Coach K as a person and not just a coach。 The biography is laid out in roughly chronological order with a factual and straightforward writing style。 It hits all With the debut of the first two episodes of the ACC Tournament documentary last week and heading into March Madness soon, this was the perfect time to read this biography about the winningest coach in NCAA history, Coach K of the Duke Blue Devils。 The book opens with a tear-jerker of personal story, which sets the tone for talking about Coach K as a person and not just a coach。 The biography is laid out in roughly chronological order with a factual and straightforward writing style。 It hits all of the basketball highlights, but also provides a lot of insight into Coach K as a husband, father, mentor and more。 It's mostly even-handed and not too fawning in its praise of Coach; perhaps the only negative was a bit too much of a focus on Coach K's relationship with Bobby Knight as a continuing theme throughout the book。 Regardless of your fandom, I think you have to appreciate Coach K’s leadership, character, and commitment to winning。 。。。more
Sean Gibson,
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