Bibliograph

Coach Wooden and me, our 50-year friendship on and off the court, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Type

Label

Coach Wooden and me, our 50-year friendship on and off the court, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Language

eng

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Coach Wooden and me

Oclc number

985014306

Responsibility statement

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Sub title

our 50-year friendship on and off the court

Summary

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

Table Of Contents

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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