The Leftovers
Baylor, Betrayal, and Beyond
Published on 22. February 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-1-64123-837-3 (ISBN)
Description
"A memoir by a former member of the Baylor University men's basketball team, reflecting back on his love of the sport, years of training, and the team of leftovers that survived a murder and scandal to build a program leading to Baylor's 2021 NCAA Division I National Championship"--
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Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
390 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-64123-837-3 (9781641238373)
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Matt Sayman received a full athletic scholarship to play basketball at Baylor University from 2000-2004. After remaining with the program following a shocking scandal in the off-season before his senior year, Matt broke the Baylor career record for games played (118). He then played professional basketball in Iceland, winning the Icelandic championship for Njardvik in 2005. Matt is currently the varsity basketball coach at Grapevine Faith Christian School in Texas, where he has led his team to the state semifinals the past two seasons. He enjoys inspiring young athletes with a message of "no magic"--just hard work, dedication, and a determination to work harder than the next guy. Matt also serves as director of events for MGBasketball camps, where he is known for his ability to connect and inspire young athletes to give their best and improve each day. He hosts JAMODI (Just A Matter Of Doing It) podcast, in which he interviews coaches and leaders to explore the reasons behind their successes. Matt and his wife Jana live near Fort Worth, Texas, with their two sons. * * * David L. Thomas is the author or cowriter of more than a dozen books. He collaborated on two New York Times bestsellers: Wrestling for My Life with Shawn Michaels and Foxcatcher with Mark Schultz. He also cowrote All In with Gene Chizik, a Wall Street Journal national bestseller, and SEAL of God with Chad Williams, with more than 100,000 books in print. David worked thirty years in sports journalism, beginning at age thirteen as a sportswriter. He spent more than twenty years combined in the national award-winning sports departments of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and The Dallas Morning News, both of which were annually voted among the nation' top ten sports sections. A lifelong Texan and graduate of the University of Texas at Arlington, David lives near Fort Worth with his wife Sally. They have two children, Ashlin and Tyson.