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Summary: Be quick-but don't hurry
Review: A great book for anyone who wants to be a success,,,a must read for anyone who is interested in a great read!!!!
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Summary: Life, success, leadership, relationships
Review: Andrew Hill did something that I have never seen an author do before - he wrote a loving and wonderful book about a man whom he bitterly "viewed as a teacher who had failed [him] in his class for three straight years." Hill's journey of introspection and ultimate friendship with his former UCLA basketball coach, the legendary John Wooden, is just half of this great book. The other half is John Wooden's twenty-one secrets, or teachings, for a lifetime of success. I highly recommend this unique and inspiring book to leaders and followers, teachers and scholars, coaches and players, fathers and sons, and husbands and wives.After I read "Wooden" by John Wooden and Steve Jamison, I bought and read this book. I was initially disappointed with Hill's less-than-stellar, yet brutally honest, portrayal of a man for whom I have the deepest respect. I even thought about throwing the book away in disgust. I am glad I decided to keep it and read it all the way. I would have missed out on a truly fascinating and entertaining opportunity to learn many things that are helping me be a better person. I believe the same opportunity exists for anyone who reads this book.
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Summary: A terrific "business" book for readers everywhere!
Review: Andrew Hill with Coach John Wooden's support has created something very unusual and special - a fascinating business book, based upon the greatest basketball coach in the history of the game, that will reach out and touch the reader on a personal and emotional level, as well. Much has been written about Coach Wooden within the ranks of professional journalists, but nothing of this quality has been produced by a true insider, a former UCLA champion, who went on to achieve extraordinary success as a leading executive and producer in the film industry. Andrew Hill's unique athletic background and professional experience enable him to describe Coach Wooden's teaching methods and philosophy from a completely new perspective. "Be Quick, But Don't Hurry" is more than just a valuable and thought-provoking source of information about management principles and skills. It offers a wide variety of readers the chance to learn more about America's "Basketball Coach of the Century" from inside the UCLA dynasty. I enjoyed every minute of it!
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Summary: Hurry and Read this Book Quick
Review: Andy Hill's excellent treatise on the lessons he learned from playing on three championship teams at UCLA is a must read. His reconnection with legendary coach John Wooden is both inspirational and emotional. Andy has effectively translated the lessons he learned on the basketball court into concise chapters on how to succeed in business. And he has the television successes to back it up. He is responsible for some great television hits like Dr. Quinn: Medicine Woman; Walker, Texas Ranger and Touched By An Angel -- he also oversaw some understated classics like Under One Roof and Cant Hurry Love as well as the reality hits Top Cops and Rescue 911. He succeeded in the dog eat dog world of television by never compromising his integrity and sticking to the rules that Coach Wooden laid out. My two favorites are: The team that makes the most mistakes wins and the team with the best talent wins. Andy channeling the Coach lays out the foundation of how to succeed in business. He also portrays a moving account of how to reconnect with a legendary figure who had such an impact on his life. Oprah should start booking Andy and Coach Wooden now. This is the business book version of Tuesdays with Morrie.
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Summary: Finally, Wooden's magic is nailed!
Review: As a former UCLA basketballer under John Wooden, I have been waiting for someone to summarize his "secrets." In a quick and articulate read, Andy Hill has done it! Now when someone asks what made Wooden so great, I can tell them to read this book. Former Wooden players are honored to have played for him, but more importantly we implement his philosophy daily. I suppose many college athletes are influenced by their coaches, but everday in everything they do? Interesting, sitting on the bench and thinking he did little, Andy Hill now stands tall among the former Bruin hoopsters. Lynn Shackelford 67-69
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Summary: Leading Talented,Creatives made Understandable
Review: As an author of business books myself, I've learned to read the genre very critically, especially when the author purports to leverage an icon. Without question, Andy Hill captures the essence of leadership for high talent, creative types. The book is well written, and balances the historical setting of UCLA basketball at its zenith with lessons about today's organization. It's short but very much to the point. I've sent copies off to all those I lead. Buy it. Read it. Use it.
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Summary: The teachings of basketball related to the lessons in life!
Review: Be Quick - But Don't Hurry! by Andrew Hill may be one of the most influential books I have ever read. The author teaches the reader about how to be successful in any aspect of life through the teachings of what John Wooden had taught him at UCLA. John Wooden is arguably the best coach of all time, for any sport or level of play, so it makes sense that the key to his achievement as a coach was based on a plan that truly worked. He called his "plan" the Pyramid of Success, and he enforced it upon every athlete that played for him. Andrew Hill was a great High School basketball player but did not shine in basketball as much at UCLA during the late 1960's and early 1970's, but the lessons he got out of John Wooden lead him to be a business success in the television broadcasting industry for CBS. If you are a fan of basketball, this book will interest you, because it relates basketball to succession in business, and makes the keys to business succession easy to understand. All in all, this book will teach you at least one lesson, and will probably leave you with ideas of changing your life style to achieve exactly what you want in life. This is a definite must read book.
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Summary: The teachings of basketball related to the lessons in life!
Review: Be Quick - But Don't Hurry! by Andrew Hill may be one of the most influential books I have ever read. The author teaches the reader about how to be successful in any aspect of life through the teachings of what John Wooden had taught him at UCLA. John Wooden is arguably the best coach of all time, for any sport or level of play, so it makes sense that the key to his achievement as a coach was based on a plan that truly worked. He called his "plan" the Pyramid of Success, and he enforced it upon every athlete that played for him. Andrew Hill was a great High School basketball player but did not shine in basketball as much at UCLA during the late 1960's and early 1970's, but the lessons he got out of John Wooden lead him to be a business success in the television broadcasting industry for CBS. If you are a fan of basketball, this book will interest you, because it relates basketball to succession in business, and makes the keys to business succession easy to understand. All in all, this book will teach you at least one lesson, and will probably leave you with ideas of changing your life style to achieve exactly what you want in life. This is a definite must read book.
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Summary: Nice book with helpful tips
Review: Be Quick But Don't Hurry is a quick read, a pretty good book and a different take on John Wooden's Pyramid of Success that he utilized in coaching the most successful teams in the history of college basketball (UCLA in the 60's and 70's.) Mr. Hill played for Wooden during his amazing stretch of championships as a backup. The book is basically a reflection of how, after 30 years, Mr. Hill recognized how much he learned from Coach Wooden without knowing he was being taught anything at all. He discusses how the Secrets of the pyramid are transferable to teaching, business, management and even friendships. The book is very personal and well written. If you are trying to become a leader or want to learn the keys to success you would gain quite a bit from reading this book. Most importantly, just like basketball, you have to apply these secrets until they become second nature for them to have a profound impact on your life.
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Summary: For Teachers, Managers, Basketball Fans, Men and Their Wives
Review: Be Quick But Don't Hurry is not only a great and quick read, but Andy Hill's application of the 23 "Secrets" (Wooden's Pyramid of success)that Coach John Wooden utilized in coaching the most successful teams in the history of college basketball are transferable to teaching, business, the non-profit sector, management and even friendships. Hill's touching relationship with Wooden speaks to the lives of any man who thinks of his own father, for better and worse. After 30 years, Hill recognized that his own personal success in business was fundamentally influenced by what the Coach taught him and his team mates. This book can be of good use by teachers, clergy (of which I am one), managers in large and small business, students, athletes, men and their wives who want to better understand their husband's relationships not only with other men, but more importantly with their fathers.
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