OUR HOUSE
1. THE PROCESS STARTED EARLY
We actually had a book deal in the works
before the Olympics, so I was able to get a
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head start in Beijing. We chose the team-
building theme with the publisher so the
book would have a more lasting shelf-life
than just a memoir from the Olympics.
2. I WAS A FLY ON THE WALL
My dad made my job a lot easier because
he really let me be around the team. Even
ELITE FACTS
in Beijing, I got to sit in on meetings at the
hotel. I would sit in the little back corner
and nobody told me to sit on the floor and
hide, but I felt like that’s what I had to do. I
DUKE FANS
felt like I really had to be a fly on the wall. It
was a huge benefit to me in writing the book
and it actually was a huge benefit for my dad
MAY NOT
as well because he doesn’t have to tell me
the whole story about “this is what we said
before the Argentina game” and “this is what
we said before Spain” and all that.
KNOW
3. IT’S ABOUT TIME
The book is divided up into “time” because
ABOUT
my dad had said before he went to Vegas for
the FIBA Americas Tournament, “to build a
team you need time and competition.” I was
THE GOLD
actually in a Darwin class at the time, and
to me that says, “evolution.” You can’t just
say, “Here are a bunch a people; now you
are a team.” It just doesn’t instantaneously
STANDARD
“become.” It evolves over time and through
competition. So, we added that you need
time, competition, and a goal. Then, my
(AND WRITING A BOOK
dad always talks about moments and how
important they are. Well, within each time
WITH COACH K) we have the moments that define that time.
So, those would be the stories.
4. WE WRITE LIKE A DUKE TEAM
BY JAMIE SPATOLA
My dad lets me do my thing and we both
have a lot of trust in each other. He can
The Gold Standard, written by Coach K with Jamie, hits bookstores
say anything he wants, we talk it out, and
March 18th with an official publication date of April 6th. Coach K and
Jamie also co-wrote NY Times best-seller Beyond Basketball.
the result is better and more accurate
conclusions.
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