HOW LUCKY YOU CAN BE: THE STORY OF COACH DON MEYER
Book ID/图书代码： 01240010B40462
English Summary/英文概要： 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.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 2008年9月，北州立大学的篮球教练唐·迈耶取得了人生中一个不朽的成就。他领导的队伍打败了NCAA篮球比赛场上的传奇——波比·奈特教练，取得了最终的冠军。随后，南达科塔的街道两旁顷刻间发生了变化。
《看看你有多幸运》一书中，体育新闻记者巴斯特·奥尔尼讲述了迈耶教练与人生苦难不断斗争，最终取得成功的故事。一场车祸让他几乎截去了半条左腿，终于咬牙坚持做完了手术，他的主治医生却又告诉他另一个可怕的消息——他患上了癌症。一眨眼的功夫，这位永远在6点前就到达体育馆的教练，一周二十四小时都在马不停蹄的工作狂，在人生的第63年这一天，不得不选择面对迎面而来的严峻考验。在以往的工作中，迈耶教练失去了人生中许多宝贵的东西。他的太太卡门饱受冷落，三个已成年的子女也因为得不到应有的关爱而感到失望。
作者奥尔尼以自己的亲身感受以及熟练的文笔将迈耶教练励志的故事描写得淋漓尽致。在迈耶教授经历车祸到接到病历通知的这几个月里，作者与其家庭成员，朋友，还有曾经想要一起玩耍的球友进行了会面，并告知他们迈耶教练对他们的真实想法——同时他也领会到了迈耶教练带给他人的深刻影响。他热爱自己的篮球事业，总有一天，他会再次回归到篮球场上——以崭新的面貌回到这个生命中永恒的恋土。
这个鼓舞人心的故事是由一连串艰辛的真实事件构思而成。《看看你有多幸运》告诉你，想要改变人生何时都不晚——甚至在我们正尝试着改变的时候，幸运女神已经在冲我们微笑了。(兼职翻译-PXD)
Awards/获奖情况：“我们这些新闻工作者中，没有人不知道巴斯特·奥尔尼对棒球着迷。现在，在这本构思完美的著作中，奥尔尼抒发了自己与体育工作者们产生的共鸣。”——乔治· F·威尔（George F. Will），普利策获奖记者。
“唐·迈耶是我和整个篮球队队员们的朋友。他对待工作的热情，无私和积极无人能及。巴斯特·奥尔尼将这位独一无二的人物诠释得很好，让人对这位教练的精神感到敬慕的同时也印象深刻。”——迈克·沙舍夫斯基（Mike Krzyzewski），杜克蓝魔鬼队教练。
“在教练中，很少有人真正地热爱这项运动，也很少有人像唐·迈耶这样用心地做一名教练。他为这项运动带来的热情，谆谆教诲，积极影响，以及对整个队伍的承诺都像是传奇一般。迈耶教练教会了我们太多道理，这项运动也因他而绽放光芒。这本书之所以成为不朽的著作，不仅仅是因为他是一名体育教练，他作为一个普通人克服种种逆境取得胜利的精神实属可贵。这个故事真的能够鼓舞人心，每个人都应该对此了熟于心。”——帕特·萨米特（Pat Summitt），坦尼夫人队教练。
About the Author/作者介绍： 罗伯特“巴斯特”奥尔尼（Robert “Buster” Olney ），ESPN杂志资深作家，ESPN频道《今夜篮球》节目的分析家。时代周刊畅销书《昔日的洋基王朝：争斗，阶级和成就》（Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty: The Game, the Team, and the Cost of Greatness.）的作者。 Robert “Buster” Olney is a senior writer at ESPN The Magazine and an analyst for ESPN’s Baseball Tonight. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty: The Game, the Team, and the Cost of Greatness.
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