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Joneohcat83
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Ottaway excerpt on ESPN
http://www.espn.com/espnw/culture/features/campus-conversations/article/22670408/division-basketball-journey-amanda-ottaway
| Quote: | "What if I need to print something out after eleven., and I'm not allowed to leave my room because of curfew? Eleven is two hours before the library even closes. Eleven is, like, early evening, Davidson time. Nobody here goes to bed at eleven."
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This looks like a good read for both men and women.
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catnhat
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| I'm proud of Waitress. He didn't highlight the part where A. O. Praises librarians as the best people on earth. |
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I’m really enjoying the book. Should be required reading for any AD candidate.
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gopher49
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I just finished Amanda's book. I was enraged that any Davidson student would have a "teacher" (assistant coach) taking up cell phones at curfew time. My son and I agreed that one of the things that meant so much to us about Davidson is the fact (in most cases) that students are expected to live up to their individual responsibilities without proctors or 'minders'. No wonder that team had such disappointing results, they were not allowed to trust themselves and each other.
But, to another point, it should also be required reading for the current coaching staff. Perhaps they would not learn anything new, but they need to hear the private attitudes expressed so eloquently.
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citycat
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| Maybe our coaches in that era owned alarm clock stocks. |
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gopher49
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| citycat wrote: | | Maybe our coaches in that era owned alarm clock stocks. |
More likely they thought they had to treat young adults like kindergarteners.
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| Waitress wrote: | | I’m really enjoying the book. |
I enjoyed the book as well. Thank you, Amanda.
According to one of the reviews, that's the author at age 4 on the cover.
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