Coach Wooden and Me: Our 50-Year Friendship on and off the Court

Coach Wooden and Me tracksmith I just finished reading the E-book version. I couldn't stop reading it. OUTSTANDING. Thank you Kareem so much for sharing your times about a wonderful man to us.. Charks P. Harrington said Amazing and moving story!!!. Kareem Abdul-Jabber is an amazing writer. His respect and love for Coach Wooden is movingly communicated in this awesome book. Coach Wooden is shown to be a man who had flaws but never stopped trying to be a better person and trying to instill strong principles and values to others during his amazing life! Mr Abdul-Jabber tracks the growth of his personal experience with Coach Wooden from his being coach to his enduring life long friendsh. A lot more than basketball Dan Coleman Like many sports fans, I admired the long, successful careers of John Wooden and Kareem Abdul Jabber. What I didn't know is what is revealed in this book: the nature of their friendship, a friendship that can be a model for all of us to strive for.

Off the court they transcended their athletic achievements to gain even wider recognition and tremendous national respect. Through beautiful storytelling, Coach Wooden and Me takes you back to the basics of what a coach should be.. Part memoir and part inspirational story, Abdul-Jabbar reveals the lessons Coach Wooden taught him through the "Pyramid of Success" and discusses how they in turn shaped his life. On the court they broke basketball records. It was the beginning of what was to become a 50-year long relationship. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar explores his 50-year friendship with Coach John Wooden, one of the most enduring and meaningful relationships in sports history.In 1965, 18-year old Lew Alcindor played basketball for Coach John Wooden at UCLA