Why We Win [Hardcover]

Billy Packer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 1999

What makes someone a winner? In Why We Win Billy Packer interviews many of the most respected leaders in sports to find out precisely how they made it to the top of their professon. Packer's experience as a CBS broadcaster and former All-Atlantic Coast Conference basketball player has afforded him access to the greatest minds in American sports:

• Red Auerbach
• John Wooden
• Ara Parseghian
• Anson Dorrance
• Bobby Knight
• Joe Gibbs
• Pat Head Summitt
• Chuck Noll
• Tommy Lasorda
• Mike Krzyzewski
• Sparky Anderson
• Dan Gable
• Bill Walsh
• Lenny Wilkens
• Joe Paterno
• Dean Smith

Why We Win is a treasure for anyone who wants to understand these sports leaders and what drives them to succeed.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Emmy award-winning CBS Sports commentator Billy Packer goes one-on-one with 16 top coaches in Why We Win: Great American Coaches Offer Their Strategies for Success in Sports and Life. John Wooden, Bill Walsh, Dean Smith, Red Auerbach, Tommy Lasorda, Bobby Knight, Lenny Wilkens, Joe Paterno, and Mike Krzyzewski are among those interviewed in this unprecedented compendium of coaching philosophy. These legendary leaders reveal how they achieved success and discuss relationships with players, evaluating talent, winning strategies, and handling victory and defeat. Why We Win lets coaches, executives, athletes, and fans gain insight into what it takes to make it to the top and stay there.

About the Author

Billy Packer is the number one college basketball commentator for CBS television.

Roland Lazenby is the author of more than 30 sports books, including The Show

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 352 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (February 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 157028184X
• ISBN-13: 978-1570281846
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,226,099 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Insights from Successful Coaches, June 1, 2000

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Jeff Janssen - See all my reviews

This review is from: Why We Win (Hardcover)

"Why We Win" provides coaches with interviews on winning with some of the biggest names in coaching. The book goes way beyond the X's and O's and focuses on the leadership skills used by coaches to get the most out of their athletes and teams.

Overall the book is great because Billy Packer taps into the minds of many of the most successful coaches. The only minor drawback is that the interview questions Packer used were too rigid and didn't allow the coaches to go more in depth in their answers.

This book is a must for any coach who wants to develop winners both on and off the court/field.