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Knight: My Story by Bob Knight, Bob Hammel
Book Summary InformationAuthor: Bob Hammel, Bob Knight Edition: Paperback Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published) Published: 2003-03-01 ISBN: 0312311176 Number of pages: 432 Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Book Reviews of Knight: My StoryBook Review: A Great Read!!! Summary: 5 Stars
Often criticized, often misunderstood, Bob Knight has finally delivered with his own words. Many men who had had success in athletics simply write and autobiography, but Knight's book is much more. While telling the story of his life, Coach Knight also provides us detailed information on his coaching philosophy and theories. Young coaches, and even old ones, can certainly learn a lot from Knight. Too many people involved in athletics today don't seem to understand what they're trying to accomplish. Knight fully explains that the goal of athletics, in particular basketball, is so much more than simply winning games. He gives an in-depth look at what he has tried to accomplish over the years. He explains that he has tried to not only teach his players about the game, but about things that relate to their lives.Reading this book was an educational and entertaining experience. Anyone involved in athletics can benefit by reading it, and I would most definitely recommend it.
Summary of Knight: My StoryFew people in sports have had more books written about them. This is the first by Bob Knight---one of the most literate, candid, quoted, and outspoken men in American public life telling in this first-person account of his full, rich life. Much of that life has been in basketball, most of it because of basketball, but it also has brought him forward as a coach, who has proved academic responsibility and production of championship college athletic teams not only can coexist but should. His excitement as things start anew for him at Texas Tech is matched here by his characteristic frankness and remarkable recollection of a life he clearly has enjoyed.
His Indiana teams also won NCAA titles in 1980--81 and 1986--87. The 1975--76 Indiana team was the last unbeaten team in college men?s basketball. Knight?s career includes six seasons as head coach at Army, where his teams won 102 games and lost 50. He is the only coach whose teams won championships in the NCAA tournament, the National Invitation Tournament, the Olympic Games, and the Pan American Games. During all that he has been at the heart of more controversies while running a winning and squeaky-clean program than any coach of any sport anytime or anywhere.
His excitement as things start anew for him is matched here by his candor and remarkable recollection of a life he clearly has enjoyed. You?ll see why, with story after story---some delightful, some hilarious, some poignant, none of them dull: the story of Bob Knight?s life.
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