My Personal Best
by John Wooden with Steve Jamison
A later memoir with photographs, covering the same life as They Call Me Coach with more reflection on his wife Nell, his players and what he learned after retirement. Warm and slightly repetitive for those who know the story.
Read it if…
you want Wooden's story told in his old age with photographs.
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Skip it if…
you have read They Call Me Coach.
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Three things you will actually use
- Love and balance sustain long careers.
- Players remember how you treated them.
- Personal best is the only real measure.
Do this first
Read the chapter on Nell and consider what partnership sustained your own work.
Our verdict
Warm late memoir.
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