Hard Work: A Life On and Off the Court - Hardcover

Williams, Roy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1565129598 ISBN 13: 9781565129597

Publisher: Algonquin Books, 2009

Synopsis

THE BOOK THAT Tells the untold story of his early years: his troubled upbringing, his college days, his struggles to succeed. Traces his career as assistant coach to Dean Smith at UNC, Head Coach at the University of Kansas and back to UNC. Discusses his relationships with basketball luminaries from Michael Jordan to Tyler Hansbrough.Embodies the values and determination that led him to the pinnacle of coaching and personal success.Reveals the inside story of one of college basketball’s most guarded programs.

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Review:

""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""

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
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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


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"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
"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




-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
-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

About the Author:

Writer TIM CROTHERS was for many years a Senior Writer at Sports Illustrated before returning home to Chapel Hill to teach in the School of Journalism at UNC, his alma mater. He is the author of The Man Watching, a biography of Anson Dorrance, the legendary coach of the UNC Womens Soccer Team.

About this edition

• Publisher: Algonquin Books
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1565129598
• ISBN 13: 9781565129597
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 286