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The Man Watching: A Biography of Anson Dorrance, the Unlikely Architect of the Greatest College Sports Dynasty Ever

Anson Dorrance - Pioneering Soccer Coach, Visionary Leader, Absent-minded Shepherd, and Unlikely Architect of the Greatest College Sports Dynasty Ever. Anson Dorrance may be the most successful coach ever - in any sport. He has won 18 National Championships, 95 percent of his games, and has coached and mentored some of soccer's greatest stars - Mia Hamm, Christine Lilly, and Cindy Parlow. The Man Watching takes a revealing look into the mind's eye of a motivational genius. How did he create a soccer factory at the University of North Carolina? How does he motivate his teams to achieve greatness? Why has he developed more national-level players than any other coach?

Themes
sports
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 352 pages

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