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Coach Wooden and me: our 50-year friendship on and off the court / by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem, 1947- (author.).

Summary:

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar explores his 50-year friendship with Coach John Wooden, one of the most enduring and meaningful relationships in sports history.

Record details

ISBN: 9781455542277
ISBN: 145554227X
Physical Description: 290 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2017.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

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.

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Subject:

Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem, 1947- > Friends and associates.
Wooden, John, 1910-2010 > Friends and associates.
University of California, Los Angeles > Basketball > History.
Coach-athlete relationships > United States.
African American basketball players > United States > Biography.
Basketball coaches > United States > Biography.

Genre:

Biographies.
Autobiographies.

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