Horizon Information Portal

kids

My List - 0

Help

My Account

> You're searching: Dayton Metro Library

Knight : my story / Bob Knight with Bob Hammel.

by Knight, Bobby

Publisher:

New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, c2002.

Edition:

1st ed.

Description:

387 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.

Knight was the basketball coach of Indiana University for 29 years before being fired in September 2000. Because of his fiery some would say uncontrollable temper, Knight has acquired many critics over the years, but he was a hero in Indiana, where his teams had many winning years, including an undefeated season in 1975-1976. With Knight's colorful background, it's surprising that the coach has delivered a mostly colorless autobiography. After excruciating detail about his days as a high school and college basketball player, Knight bogs downs his story with dry recitations of the highlights of virtually every team he coached. And to demonstrate that he is not some rogue figure, Knight goes to great lengths to describe the many friendships he has developed over the years. The combative Knight does not emerge until he begins discussing his firing. In Knight's view, his termination was the result of the personal agenda of Indiana University president Myles Brand. Brand's determination to remove Knight was hardened by the national media, which Knight is convinced was out to destroy him. Knight, in turn, loathed most people in the media (among the exceptions is sportswriter and coauthor Hammel). As an autobiography, Knight's book is disappointing; however, college hoops fans can learn more about the game from this book than from most instructional guides. 384pg. (Mar.) Forecast: The book is due out just as 'March Madness' begins, and the surprising success of Texas Tech (which Knight has turned into a Top 25 team) should only heighten interest in Knight. The book's publication coincides with ESPN's release of its movie, A Year on the Brink, which is based on John Feinstein's bestselling book and stars Brian Dennehy.-

On the surface, Bob Knight is everything a college basketball coach should be: he wins championships and almost unfailingly guides his players to graduation. Yet he is the most controversial coach in contemporary sports. Why? Well, there was the chair-throwing incident, the if-rape-is-inevitable-just-enjoy-it remark, and the video of the coach choking a player, which led to Knight being fired at Indiana after 29 years. In this long-awaited autobiography, written with award- winning sports journalist Hammel (long a member of Knight's inner circle), Bob grudgingly admits to a couple of lapses in judgment but generally dismisses the controversies in which he has been embroiled as resulting from lies, misunderstandings, and media-fueled exaggerations. The few chapters on the 'bad stuff' are best skimmed quickly. Few readers will be swayed by Knight's self- serving defense. Still, there is a fascinating man hiding in these pages, a man whose multisided personality, startling depth, and undeniable intelligence may surprise many. Knight displays here his palpable affection for his players and his reverence for the game and the great coaches who preceded him--Joe Lapchick and Henry Iba, among others. His humor, which can be surprisingly self- deprecating, is generously sprinkled throughout the text, most often in anecdotes about players, the business of recruiting, and confrontations with officials. The lines have been drawn in the Knight controversy; no one will change sides on the basis of this book, but both sides will come away with a better understanding of the man behind the often-vitriolic sound bites on SportsCenter. - Wes Lukowsky; 384p YA: There are teen fans in both pro-Knight and anti-Knight camps. BO-

SPORTS Indiana University's basketball coach for 29 years, Knight is no stranger to controversy. His remarkably successful run there included three NCAA championships, no NCAA rules violations, and a high graduation rate for his players. However, over the years the national media defined him through a litany of incidents featuring his abrasive personality. In this autobiography, joined by coauthor Hammel, who has written about Knight and the Hoosiers several times, Knight gives his side of each story most significantly regarding his firing from Indiana last year. He does so with opinionated gusto not often seen in these politically correct times, although in these pages he does not appear to be the Neanderthal he is often said to be. The text is a lively read flavored with scores of anecdotes involving famous athletes, coaches, politicians, and other public figures with whom Knight has come into contact. Highly recommended for any basketball collection. John Maxymuk, Rutgers Univ., Camden, NJ; 384pg.-

Copy/Holding information

Location	Collection	Call No.	Status	Due Date
Main Library - Dayton	Biographies	B K69 2002	Available		Request This Item Only Add Copy to MyList
Burkhardt Library	Biographies	B K69 2002	Available		Request This Item Only Add Copy to MyList
Ft. McKinley Library	Nonfiction	B K69 2002	Available		Request This Item Only Add Copy to MyList
Huber Heights Library	Nonfiction	B K69 2002	Available		Request This Item Only Add Copy to MyList
Huber Heights Library	Nonfiction	B K69 2002	Available		Request This Item Only Add Copy to MyList
Miami Township Library	Nonfiction	B K69 2002	Checked out	02/20/2010	Request This Item Only Add Copy to MyList
Northtown Shiloh Library	Nonfiction	B K69 2002	Available		Request This Item Only Add Copy to MyList
Trotwood Library	Nonfiction	B K69 2002	Available		Request This Item Only Add Copy to MyList
West Carrollton Library	Nonfiction	B K69 2002	Available		Request This Item Only Add Copy to MyList
Troy-Miami County Public Library	Nonfiction	B KNIGHT KNI	Available		Request This Item Only Add Copy to MyList

More Results:

Horizon Information Portal 3.09_74.01

Horizon Information Portal