It took Coach Wooden and me almost fifty years to make the memories that are chronicled in this book. But it took a team of dedicated people to capture those memories and make them available to the public. Deepest thanks to Nan Wooden for all of her help and her countless efforts helping me gather my memories. To my editor, Gretchen Young, for her honesty and unwavering support to keep this book as personal as possible, and to Gretchen’s assistant, Katherine Stopa, for all her help on this project. To my literary agent, Frank Weimann, for all he did to make this book a reality. To my manager, Deborah Morales, for her vision and guidance. After all, she took the photograph that inspired this book. To Raymond Obstfeld for his editing expertise, which has been essential to my success as a writer. Thanks also to all the photographers who contributed the never-before-seen photos of my life: Norm Levin, Roland Scherman, Don Liebig, Neil Leifer, David Kennerly, and Bill Ray.