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l a f a y e t t e s a v i n g s p r e s e n t s l a f a y e t t e l e g e n d : J o h n w o o d e n Wooden's Life Chronicled In Book 'A Coach's Life' affirms Wooden's Purdue roots BY ALAN KARPICK AKarpick@GoldandBlack.com cally invented the fast break, he is the only one that actually used that phrase. That gave Wooden his whole philosophy of eth Davis' new biography of John how to create a basketball team. Wooden, "A Coach's Life," isn't only the "The notion that the one thing that story of a man who had an impact on so you can control is your physical condimany. It's a complete tion, you can not make picture of Wooden, yourself taller or faster his triumphs and his but you can make sure weaknesses. that you are in the best Davis' new work, possible shape was which includes 35 the basis of everything chapters on the coachWooden believed in, ing legend and countand that comes directless interviews from ly from Lambert." former players, makes But Davis' book is one thing clear: Wooda lot more than a story en was a man of his of basketball strategy. roots, and there was In fact, there are few Xs no greater influence and Os. on his life than his days It focuses on the growing up in Indiana relationships that and attending Purdue. shaped Wooden, and "He got his whole none was more imporbasketball philosophy tant than Lambert. from (former Purdue "Those philosocoach) Piggy Lambert," phies that he got from said Davis, a guest on Seth Davis' book about John Wooden, "A Coach's Piggy Lambert are the "Gold and Black LIVE" Life", was released on Jan. 14. The idea for the proj- ones that carried him Friday. "Lambert basi- ect came after a breakfast meeting with Wooden to the greatest heights, in 2006. S both on and off the court," Davis said. The book talks about some tough decisions Wooden had to make as a collegian. The Martinsville, Ind., native was the personification of a poor college student and, to make matters worse, he played in an era when there were no athletic scholarships. One of the most poignant stories in the book was Wooden's choice to accept, and then later reject, money from a booster who would have made his life much easier. It was Lambert who helped Wooden arrive at the right decision. David Boudia, Olympic gold medalist EvEry ANgLE. E v E r y P o S S i B i L i t y. Looking to the future? Simply Checking is perfect for "just starting out." I use Simply Checking and the mobile banking app for easy access to my money. With unlimited ATM transactions, overdraft protection availability and online banking, Simply Checking suits my life. www.LSBANK.com/742-1064 GoldanDBlack express • volume 24, express 17 • 9