Coach K: The Rise and Reign of Mike Krzyzewski

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Listen, Coach K is a legend and a fascinating guy (I met him when I was a fellow at Duke, where he is basically God, and I was impressed and intrigued), but a biography that mainly hypes him up does not do justice to this complex character. O'Connor has collected tons of info on the man, but it builds up to a basketball hagiography. What makes Coach K truly larger than life though are his weaknesses and how he fought them - plus, questioning your subject critically always renders a text more interesting. One other troubling aspect: contradictions. K will talk about honesty with players and media, then later cite a ploy with Brian Davis and "blowing smoke at the media" before the second UNLV game. Those should be clarified. This is cool: I realized from the tales of Coach K’s West Point squads that I actually saw Coach K’s first Army team play. Army came to Knoxville, Tennessee for the old Volunteer Classic tournament. I remember that tournament well. The good news is that I got to see a legendary coach do his thing long before he became a legend. The bad news is that since this game was played forty-five years ago, I am therefore old.

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And then, in 1980, Coach K managed to land the Duke job, leapfrogging a number of more qualified candidates. While his resume might not have been as impressive as others, he brought an energy and desire that seemed to fit what the school was looking for in a head coach. I am a grateful recipient of a Duke graduate school degree and even before attending Duke, I was a huge fan of both the men’s and women’s BB programs. Reading Ian O’connor’s biography of Coach K’s life from his days in Chicago to his retirement announcement in 2021 shows the greatness and the weakness of all leaders. My respect for the man and all that he tried to do, his passion to win games, devotion to his family, and his unrelenting drive to be the best at his craft is inspiring for anyone on a quest for excellence in any area of life. This year marks Coach K’s last on the Duke bench. He’s walking away after the season, heading into a retirement that his family undoubtedly thinks is long overdue. It’s interesting to think about what a guy with this kind of competitive fire will do without that outlet; who can say what he’ll do next? After graduation, he served for five years in the U.S. Army before moving on to become a grad assistant to Knight, who had taken the job at Indiana that would define his career. It was on Knight’s recommendation that Krzyzewski would land his first head coaching gig at his alma mater, taking over the Cadets and helming them for five years. Only issue I had with ‘The Bear’ is how they make it seem as if Coach K is this renown figure in ChicagoI think Ian is one of the best writers in the country...and look at it as an honor that somebody of that level would write a book on me." — Mike Krzyzewski, Duke men's basketball coach

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I'll definitely seek out the updated chapter on Duke's 2021-22 basketball season once it's published.Meh. I wanted to read this book because of the reported allegations surrounding the conversations Coach K had with Tommy Amaker regarding Jon Scheyer's succeeding Coach K as the head basketball coach at Duke. So, I spent the money, read the book, and regretted it. After West Point, he was eventually sent to South Korea as an artillery liaison officer in the Second Infantry Division and commander of the recreational compound. Leading with the heart" stellt eine Mischung aus einem Ratgeber für Führungskräfte und einem Motivationsbuch dar. Mike Krzyzewski demonstriert einen Führungsstil, wie man ihn sich nur von jedem Vorgesetzten, aber auch von jedem Coach nur wünschen kann. Auch für die, die nicht das beste Englisch sprechen (und das ist wohl fast jeder, der eine deutsche Rezension zu einem englischensprachigen Buch liest) werden gut durch den Text kommen, da der Autor einfach und leicht verständliche Beispiele verwendet und jeden Tipp und jede Technik immer im Rahmen einer kleinen Geschichte erklärt.

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Das Buch zeigt viele bekannte und weniger bekannte Führungstechniken auf sehr lebendige Weise auf. Ich hätte nicht gedacht, dass ein Buch über Basketball einen derartigen Lerneffekt für das Thema Führung liefern kann.Coach K" is a workman-like account of Mike Krzyzewski's career, timed to cash in on his imminent retirement. O'Connor draws heavily from real-time reportage as well as interviews with Coach K's friends, players, assistant coaches, opposing coaches, and unnamed sources, the latter who tend to predominate the end of the book. (Coach K did not participate, though he did not discourage people from talking to O'Connor.) It appears that O'Connor had particularly good access to Krzyzewski's inner circle prior to his Duke days because he provides a fairly vivid and rounded account of Coach K's life up to 1980, the year he took over at Duke. Auf der Awesome People Conference 2017 hatte Christian Bischoff dieses Buch als empfehlenswert und inspirierend beschrieben. Nun, zu viel hat er auf jeden Fall nicht versprochen.Ich habe tatsächlich einen neuen Lieblingtipp für alle Führungskräfte dadurch erhalten. One of the fundamental truths that O’Connor teases out is the fact that there is a high cost to high achievement. And to reach these heights – 12 Final Fours and five NCAA titles, three Olympic championships – the cost is that much higher. The toll it takes on one’s health – physical and emotional – is significant. And yet, Coach K soldiers on. Good book. Good lessons. Resonated well with me because (A) I was at Duke in K's early years and (B) I'm now a CEO working to be a better leader.