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PublisherAlgonquin Books of Chapel Hill

ISBN-101565129598

ISBN-139781565129597

eBay Product ID (ePID)74270788

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Book TitleHard Work : My Life on and Off the Court

Number of Pages288 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2009

TopicGeneral, Coaching / Basketball, Basketball, Sports

GenreSports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorRoy Williams, Tim Crothers

FormatHardcover

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Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight21 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.4 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2009-036970

Reviews"A star coach tells his inspiring tale . . . by the end of this engaging tale, you'll realize why Williams is an unparalleled recruiter . . . He works as hard as anyone, and he knows how to tell a good story." --Sports Illustrated "Hard Work is a successful coach's memoir not because it provides a blueprint for success but because it reveals the humiliations and insecurities that have stoked Williams' competitive fire." --Will Blythe, The Raleigh News and Observer "If Roy Williams has a secret it is that he is the same person now that he was when I first met him as Dean Smith's No. 3 assistant many, many years ago. This book is a clear reflection of that man--hard working but loyal, dogged, self-deprecating, and, at his core, one of the world's truly good people." --John Feinstein "A near perfect embodiment of the American Dream."--Kirkus Reviews, Roy Williams' story is honest, sincere, self-effacing, insightful, and engaging. It also provides a stirring road map on how to live life, not simply on the basketball court, but off of it. In a professional world routinely drowning in greed and excess, here is a role model to be treasured by anyone in any walk of life., A star coach tells his inspiring tale . . . by the end of this engaging tale, youll realize why Williams is an unparalleled recruiter . . . He works as hard as anyone, and he knows how to tell a good story. Sports IllustratedHard Work is a successful coachs memoir not because it provides a blueprint for success but because it reveals the humiliations and insecurities that have stoked Williams competitive fire. Will Blythe, The Raleigh News and Observer"If Roy Williams has a secret it is that he is the same person now that he was when I first met him as Dean Smith's No. 3 assistant many, many years ago. This book is a clear reflection of that manhard working but loyal, dogged, self-deprecating, and, at his core, one of the world's truly good people." John Feinstein "A near perfect embodiment of the American Dream."Kirkus Reviews, " Hard Work is a successful coach's memoir not because it provides a blueprint for success but because it reveals the humiliations and insecurities that have stoked Williams' competitive fire." --Will Blythe, The Raleigh News and Observer, " Hard Work is a successful coach's memoir not because it provides a blueprint for success but because it reveals the humiliations and insecurities that have stoked Williams' competitive fire." -Will Blythe, The Raleigh News and Observer, eoe Hard Work is a successful coache(tm)s memoir not because it provides a blueprint for success but because it reveals the humiliations and insecurities that have stoked Williamse(tm) competitive fire.e e"Will Blythe, The Raleigh News and Observer, "A star coach tells his inspiring tale . . . by the end of this engaging tale, you'll realize why Williams is an unparalleled recruiter . . . He works as hard as anyone, and he knows how to tell a good story." -Sports Illustrated "Hard Work is a successful coach's memoir not because it provides a blueprint for success but because it reveals the humiliations and insecurities that have stoked Williams' competitive fire." -Will Blythe, The Raleigh News and Observer "If Roy Williams has a secret it is that he is the same person now that he was when I first met him as Dean Smith's No. 3 assistant many, many years ago. This book is a clear reflection of that man-hard working but loyal, dogged, self-deprecating, and, at his core, one of the world's truly good people." -John Feinstein "A near perfect embodiment of the American Dream."-Kirkus Reviews, eoeA star coach tells his inspiring tale . . . by the end of this engaging tale, youe(tm)ll realize why Williams is an unparalleled recruiter . . . He works as hard as anyone, and he knows how to tell a good story.e e"Sports Illustrated eoeHard Work is a successful coache(tm)s memoir not because it provides a blueprint for success but because it reveals the humiliations and insecurities that have stoked Williamse(tm) competitive fire.e e"Will Blythe, The Raleigh News and Observer "If Roy Williams has a secret it is that he is the same person now that he was when I first met him as Dean Smith's No. 3 assistant many, many years ago. This book is a clear reflection of that mane"hard working but loyal, dogged, self-deprecating, and, at his core, one of the world's truly good people." e"John Feinstein "A near perfect embodiment of the American Dream."e"Kirkus Reviews

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal796.323092 B

SynopsisNow in paperback, updated with an afterword and new photos. One of the most respected and successful basketball coaches in the nation, Coach Roy Williams has traveled an unlikely path. In Hard Work ¸ he tells the story of his life, from his turbulent childhood through a coaching career with the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. With his new afterword, Williams takes us past the two NCAA championship titles to the subsequent 2010 season, its shake-up losses, the unexpected departure of key players, and on to a new season of coaching some of the most dazzling young players in the country--and a surprising ACC championship. Williams recounts his rough early years; his long tenure as head coach at the University of Kansas; how he recruits, teaches, and motivates his players; how he's shepherded teams through some of the most nail-biting games at both Kansas and UNC; and how he suffered through one of the roughest seasons of his tenure and came out on the other side to be awarded 2011 ACC Coach of the Year., Hard Work tells the story of Roy Williams life that few people know, in Williams own distinct and colorful way-his troubled upbringing, his college years, his years of trying to make ends meet before becoming a head coach. It reveals how determination took him from an impoverished home in the mountains of North Carolina to the very pinnacle of coaching success, culminating in the 2009 NCAA National Championship (his second in five years). It is an inspirational story of what can be achieve by anyone who commits themselves to their dreams., Now in paperback, updated with an afterword and new photos.One of the most respected and successful basketball coaches in the nation, Coach Roy Williams has traveled an unlikely path. In "Hard Work," he tells the story of his life, from his turbulent childhood through a coaching career with the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. With his new afterword, Williams takes us past the two NCAA championship titles to the subsequent 2010 season, its shake-up losses, the unexpected departure of key players, and on to a new season of coaching some of the most dazzling young players in the country--and a surprising ACC championship.Williams recounts his rough early years; his long tenure as head coach at the University of Kansas; how he recruits, teaches, and motivates his players; how he's shepherded teams through some of the most nail-biting games at both Kansas and UNC; and how he suffered through one of the roughest seasons of his tenure and came out on the other side to be awarded 2011 ACC Coach of the Year.

LC Classification NumberGV884.W58A3 2009

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