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As a University of Memphis booster involved in some of the details of his hiring, I looked forward to reading this book to see if the coach we hired was a facade or for real. You can't read this book without getting fired up. Obviously a great salesman who is dealing on a higher plain than just "basketball coach". I hope four years from now he writes another book on how he completed the dream by winning the NCAA championship in Memphis.

Learn a lot about the behind the scenes steps necessary to raise a basketball program from the pits to the promised land.

I thought Calipari brought to life the trials that coaches in the ever expanding game of NCAA basketball go through on a daily basis. From recruiting to Final Four appearances, Calipari lets the reader in on what goes on inside the locker room and beyond.

The useful information in this book is very limited. I found it to be nothing more than 270 pages of ego and self aggrandizement. The text is full of errors that interrupt the reading and the writing is amateur at best. The book seemed more like bragging than actually presenting any meaningful theory or philosophy. This is by far the worst informational book I have ever read (yes, unfortunately I read the whole thing!) If you want to know how Calipari was the "savior" of UMass, this book is for you. If you are looking for information...look somewhere else!