Coach Wooden and Me
by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Abdul-Jabbar's memoir of his fifty-year friendship with Wooden: the coach who recruited him, the mentor who shaped him, and the man he visited until the end. Tender and thoughtful, and a different view of Wooden from a Black Muslim player's perspective.
Read it if…
you want to understand mentorship across difference, written by the mentee.
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Skip it if…
you want Wooden's principles; this is about relationship.
Try instead: Prayer →
Three things you will actually use
- Mentorship outlasts the task.
- Respect across difference is built in small acts.
- Say thank you in person.
Do this first
Write to a mentor who shaped you, while you still can.
Our verdict
Tender mentorship memoir.
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