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Dean Smith (Author)

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Publisher: Random House Inc (T) (December 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0375504591
ISBN-13: 978-0375504594
Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds

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5.0 out of 5 stars The inside story from the master of the game, January 6, 2000

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This review is from: Coach's Life : My Forty Years in College Basketball (Hardcover)

For years we've all wondered just how he does it -- from telling freshman Michael Jordan to "knock it down" in the final seconds of the Georgetown game to resting his starters in the final minutes of the '93 national championship. How does he know? This book offers outstanding insight into the man and the game he mastered. If you care at all about college basketball, you must read this book. There will never be another Dean Smith.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Still The Best, January 25, 2000

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Dean Smith once again shows why he is the best coach of all time. "A Coach's Life" is not only an indepth look into Carolina Basketball, but a humorous, moving and inspirational look inside the man. A book for the true Carolina Fan! Thanks Coach Smith!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Smith shares his thoughts with extreme candor, December 28, 1999

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Dean Smith shares his thoughts on Carolina basketball and his life with extreme candor, and warmth to all readers. His candor still today can be heard on occassion on the Road to the Final Four where he isn't afraid to point out who he feels is bad and what he feels about college basketball today. If your a fan of basketball this to me is a Must Read!

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3.0 out of 5 stars Dean Smith could probably run for president
The book "A Coach's Life" written by Dean Smith, is a life story of one the best coaches to have ever stepped on the hardwood. Read more

Published on December 8, 2005 by Nate from Adrian College

4.0 out of 5 stars Dean Smith
Dean Smith is now known as one of the greatest college basketball coaches of all time. I choose to read this memoir because I have a love for sports. Read more

Published on October 14, 2005

5.0 out of 5 stars a great look inside the heart and mind of a living legend !!
college basketball's greatest coach chronicles his life and details the philosophy and principles which governed his life and his approach to basketball. Read more

Published on January 8, 2003 by Kent Kanoyjr

4.0 out of 5 stars The Dean of All Coaches
"A Coach's Life" details the interesting facts of Dean Smith's story - from his childhood memories to his first coaching job to reaching the pinnacle of his career... Read more

Published on March 30, 2002 by J. S. Kaminski

1.0 out of 5 stars I could wretch
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.

Published on June 8, 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars The best non-fictional basketball book ever written
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. Read more

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4.0 out of 5 stars More than just a basketball book
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... Read more

Published on January 19, 2001 by Patrick

4.0 out of 5 stars don't expect kiss and tell...
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... Read more

Published on November 6, 2000 by m_noland

5.0 out of 5 stars Must read for any college hoops fan!
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... Read more

Published on July 11, 2000 by robert j palmer jr

2.0 out of 5 stars Strictly for Tar Heel Fans!
This is a year by year by year by year (!) review of Tar Heel basketball with Dean's life prior to Carolina thrown in for good measure.(He actually had one). Read more

Published on February 29, 2000 by Mcgivern Owen L

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North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Final Four, Bill Guthridge, New York, Eddie Fogler, Phil Ford, Air Force, Larry Brown, South Carolina, Notre Dame, Head Coach Dean Smith, Michael Jordan, Roy Williams, Florida State, John Lotz, Charles Scott, Randy Wiel, Wake Forest, Bob Spear, Dave Hanners, James Worthy, Coach Guthridge, Donald Williams, Matt Doherty

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