Wooden: A Coach's Life
by Seth Davis
Davis's full biography, which includes what Wooden's own books omit: the booster Sam Gilbert, the pressure, the flaws and the complicated UCLA years. It deepens rather than diminishes the man and is the biography to read.
Read it if…
you want the complete, honest picture rather than the saint.
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Skip it if…
you want only the inspirational version.
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Three things you will actually use
- Even great leaders have blind spots.
- Integrity is tested by what you tolerate.
- Legacy survives honest examination.
Do this first
Read the Gilbert chapters and consider how good leaders handle what they choose not to see.
Our verdict
The honest biography.
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