The Most Outspoken And Combative Coach In Nba Historyand One Of The Most Successful, Amassing More Than 1,175 Victories, The Sixth Best Winning Record Everreflects On His Life, His Career, And His Battles On And Off The Basketball Court In This No-holds-barred Memoira Man Of Deep Passion And Intensity, George Karl Earned His Bad Boy Reputation While Playing At The University Of North Carolina, A Rap That Continued Through The Five Years He Spent With The San Antonio Spursand Long After He Stopped Playing. Karls Beery Nights, Fistfights, And Barking Followed Him Into A Thirty-five-year Coaching Career. In A Game Defined By Big Stakes And Bigger Egos, Rabid Fans And An Unforgiving Media, Karl Was Hired And Fired A Dozen Times.