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9780446577458

Coach

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  • ISBN13:

    9780446577458

  • ISBN10:

    0446577456

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2005-10-27
  • Publisher: Grand Central Pub
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Summary

Some of the most celebrated writers of our time share the inspiring words and timeless wisdom of the athletic coaches who helped shape their lives. Coach is one of the most endearing words in the English language. From childhood on, everyone remembers the names of their mentors and coachesand the powerful advice and encouragement they provided. In this unique collection of original and previously published essays, notable authors and writers David Maraniss, Jane Leavy, H.G. Bissinger, John Edgar Wideman, Charles McGrath, John Irving, Francine Prose, John McPhee, Pat Conroy, Christine Brennan, E.M. Swift, George Vecsey, Tour, Andrew Solomon, Frank Deford, George Plimpton, and notable others reveal the experiences, both good and bad, theyve had with the athletic coaches who changed and influenced their livesand pass on the sage advice they received for future generations.

Table of Contents

BILL BRADLEY
Foreword
ix
GEORGE VECSEY
"The Old Man"
1(14)
E.M. SWIFT
"Why Be Last, Son?"
15(14)
PAT CONROY
"My Losing Season"
29(12)
BUZZ BISSINGER
"When I Was Young"
41(6)
JOHN EDGAR WIDEMAN
"Passing It On"
47(8)
ANDREW SOLOMON
"Prudent Fitness: A Panegyric"
55(14)
JOHN MCPHEE
"VBK"
69(6)
FRANCINE PROSE
"Physical Education"
75(12)
JOHN IRVING
"Underdog"
87(6)
THOMAS BELLER
"Something Special"
93(16)
CHARLES MCGRATH
"Ironing"
109(4)
DAVID MARANISS
"The Coach Who Wasn't There"
113(12)
FRANK DEFORD
"The Depression Baby"
125(22)
DARIN STRAUSS
"Long Island Shaolin"
147(16)
GEORGE PLIMPTON
"Golf Lessons"
163(12)
LAUREN SLATER
"Tripp Lake"
175(12)
TOURÉ
"The Last of the Great Dreamers"
187(12)
BENJAMIN CHEEVER
"The Boy They Cut"
199(12)
ROBERT LIPSYTE
"To Althea, From the Net"
211(6)
JANE LEAVY
"Coaching Bob"
217(14)
JONATHAN AMES
"The Duel"
231(8)
CHRISTINE BRENNAN
"Our Miss O"
239(12)
BOB WOLFF
"Making It to the Majors"
251(10)
IRA BERKOW
"Back to Basics"
261(14)
BUD COLLINS
"Fit to Be Tied"
275

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