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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Cette critique a été écrite dans le cadre des Critiques en avant-première de LibraryThing. The story was inspiring, however, I did not like the writing style of the author. There were to many side stories, that I felt distracted from the real nature of the book. Many of these side stories were not in chronological order of the events happening in the life of Don Meyer. It seemed as the story jumped around and that lead to a lot of confusion on my part. Cette critique a été écrite dans le cadre des Critiques en avant-première de LibraryThing. The story about Coach Don Meyer, who coaches the Northern State Wolves in Aberdeen, South Dakota. Who was involved in an auto accident that changes his life and those around him. While this is a Basketball story there is much more to it than coaching basketball, it is about never giving up and the bonds that a coach forms with his players, the community and his family. Cette critique a été écrite dans le cadre des Critiques en avant-première de LibraryThing. This is an incredible, inspiring story about college basketball coach Don Meyer both before and after the tragic car accident that changed his life forever. I'm not much of a sports fan, but I've always loved hearing (or watching, in the case of movies) sports stories, and this book was no exception. While at times the book began to drag a bit--mostly because of side stories that I felt were unnecessary and distracting--I would recommend this book purely to share Meyer's story. Cette critique a été écrite dans le cadre des Critiques en avant-première de LibraryThing. I found this book to be very entertaining and motivational. I am not really a "basketball" person but that didn't stop me from loving it. I read it quick, it was hard to put down. I enjoy motivational/self-help books but I think that even if you don't this one will grab you. There is a lot to be learned from Coach and his circle. I laughed and cried. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
In September 2008, Northern State University men's basketball coach Don Meyer stood on the brink of immortality. He was about to surpass the legendary Bobby Knight to become the all-time NCAA wins leader in men's basketball. Then, on a two-lane road in South Dakota, everything changed in an instant. In How Lucky You Can Be, acclaimed sports journalist Buster Olney tells the remarkable story of the successive tragedies that befell Coach Meyer but could not defeat him. Laid low by a horrific car accident that led to the amputation of his left leg below the knee, Coach Meyer had barely emerged from surgery when his doctors informed him that he also had terminal cancer. In the blink of an eye, this prototypical 24/7 workaholic coach--who arrived at the gym most mornings before 6 a.m.--found himself forced to reexamine his priorities at the age of sixty-three. A model of reserve, Coach Meyer had sacrificed much of his emotional life to his program. His wife, Carmen, felt disconnected because of his habitual reticence, while his three children--all now well into adulthood--had long had to compete with basketball for his attention. With sensitivity and skill, Olney shows how Coach Meyer mined his physical ordeal for the spiritual strength to transform his life. In the months that followed his accident and diagnosis, he reached out to family, friends, and former players in a way he had never been able to do before, making the most of this one last opportunity to tell those close to him how he felt about them--and in turn he received an outpouring of affirmation that confirmed how deeply he had affected others. Sustained throughout an often painful recovery by his love of basketball, he would return to the court once more--with a newfound appreciation for the game's place in his life. The inspirational story of a life renewed by unimaginable hardship, How Lucky You Can Be proves that it's never too late to start making changes--and reminds us that fortune can smile upon us even in our most trying hours. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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The side stories weren't distracting to me -- they simply made me want to keep reading to find out what happened. While author Buster Olney clearly admires Meyer, he didn't seem blinded by adulation and presented Olney as someone with strengths and weaknesses, like all of us.
This book is an inspirational account of strength in the face of adversity; of life priorities, and of transformation. It is well worth re-reading. ( )