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The Miracle of St. Anthony: A Season with Coach Bob Hurley and Basketball's Most Improbable Dynasty Paperback – Illustrated, January 19, 2006

by Adrian Wojnarowski (Author)
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In a city mired in endless decay, where the youth suffer through all the horrors of urban blight, hope comes in a most unassuming form: a tiny brick schoolhouse run by two Felician nuns where a singular basketball genius takes teenagers from the mean streets of Jersey City and turns them into champions on the hardcourt. Coach Bob Hurley had been working miracles at St. Anthony High School for over thirty years, winning state and national championships and offering his players rescue from their surroundings through college scholarships, when he met his most dysfunctional team yet. In The Miracle of St. Anthony Adrian Wojnarowski follows Hurley through a gripping and heartrending season as he struggles to lead a troubled team to glory through his unparalleled understanding of the game and his ceaseless determination to see no more children lost to these streets.

In The Miracle of St. Anthony, acclaimed sports journalist Adrian Wojnarowski follows Hurley through a gripping and heartrending season, as he struggles to lead a troubled team to glory through his unparalleled understanding of the game and his ceaseless determination to see no more children lost to the city streets.

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    January 19, 2006
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  6. ISBN-10
    1592401864
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Acclaim for The Miracle of St. Anthony:“It takes two ingredients to make a book special: a great story and a great storyteller. The Miracle of St. Anthony has both. Bob Hurley is a remarkable coach; Adrian Wojnarowski is his equal as a writer.”—John Feinstein, bestselling author of  Season on the Brink“Takes you through this miracle season where this high school basketball team didn’t have the greatest talent but somehow came out on top . . . [Coach Hurley] is dedicated to these city kids and helping them overcome the obstacles that the city can offer. A lot of his lessons are not about basketball, but about life, and doing things the right way.”—Bill Raftery, The Wall Street Journal

“Compelling.”—Chicago Tribune“A classic.”—Boston Globe“Astonishing”—New York Post“Hard to put down.”—The Washington Post

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Acclaim for The Miracle of St. Anthony:
"It takes two ingredients to make a book special: a great story and a great storyteller. The Miracle of St. Anthony has both. Bob Hurley is a remarkable coach; Adrian Wojnarowski is his equal as a writer."
JOHN FEINSTEIN, BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF A SEASON ON THE BRINK

"Takes you through this miracle season where this high school basketball team didn t have the greatest talent but somehow came out on top . . . [Coach Hurley] is dedicated to these city kids and helping them overcome the obstacles that the city can offer. A lot of his lessons are not about basketball, but about life, and doing things the right way."
BILL RAFTERY, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

"Compelling."
Chicago Tribune

"A classic."
Boston Globe

"Astonishing"
New York Post

"Hard to put down."
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Avery; Reprint edition (January 19, 2006)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 390 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1592401864
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1592401864
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.22 x 0.95 x 7.88 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Richard Lorenzo
5.0 out of 5 stars A testament for all athletic coaches!
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2012
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This book is a testament to all those high school basketball coaches, who dedicate their lives to teaching kids to succeed in life through the discipline they endure while being coached by a tough coach. I read this book, and it brought back so many memories of growing up in Hudson County, NJ in the 1980s and playing for one tough basketball coach, Hank Morano, from Emerson High School in Union City, NJ. In fact, Coach Hurley mentions coach Morano in his book, when he yells at his players for not knowing the name of the coach for a high school team that was so eager to play them. He goes on to mention all the high school coaches of north Jersey and then south Jersey and is upset that his kids don't even bother to learn the names of the coaches from other schools. I remember coach Hurley very well. In 1982 we competed against St. Anthony for the county title, and we lost by 2 points at the St. Peter's college gym. We went on to win the state sectional title in 1982 and again in 1983. I went to coach Hurley's summer basketball camp in Pennsylvania twice, and his week long camp at St. Peter's college. There are so many names in the book that I remember from growing up. Too many to mention here. It was great to read this book, and if you grew up playing high school basketball, you would also enjoy this book. R. Lorenzo, Esq. Miami, FL.
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Jeffrey P. Hoyle
5.0 out of 5 stars Hurley is amazing
Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2005
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As a coach, I like to read about what makes a program successful. I love to look inside the pro or college programs and see what makes them tick. But books are few and far between that give you a look into a high school program. Particularly one as successful as St. Anthony's in New Jersey. As you read the book you cannot help but appreciate everything Hurley and his players must overcome to be a success. Gangs, poverty, low expectations, negative peer pressure, a school constantly on the brink of going under financially. Hurley lets you see his program warts and all. His famous temper. His battle with apathetic players. How he handles parents with unrealistic expectations. How he pushes, pleads, drives his players. It is all there for us to see and be either repelled or amazed. I've heard Hurley lecture. This let me know more about the man. I really enjoyed this book. If you are a high school coach or just a basketball fan, I think you will too.
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John J. Stahl
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Story - Cumbersome Writing
Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2005
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Anyone who's read John Feinstein's "A Season on the Brink" will find this story very familiar. Just as Feinstein chronicled a year with Bob Knight at Indiana, Adrian Wojnarowski spent a year with the basketball team of St. Anthony High School in Jersey City, NJ. The result is a very compelling story of a small band of sincere and dedicated educators using basketball to teach character and life lessons to a group of kids from the tough streets of Jersey City. For many of these young men, Coach Bob Hurley is the only authority figure they know and his tough style provides them with a standard to reach for on the court, perhaps the only time in their lives they've been pushed out of their comfort zones. Mixed in with these products of the inner city is Sean McCurdy from suburban Connecticut whose mother moves him to Jersey City in the belief that Hurley can attract the Division I college scholarship that she seems to think is Sean's birthright. Cindy McCurdy is every youth coach's nightmare, the quintessential little league parent.

My only criticism of "The Miracle of St. Anthony" is in Wojnarowski's annoying pattern of giving a mini life story of every secondary character in the story. Of course, as a sports columnist, Wojnarowski makes a living going off on tangents, so this shouldn't be a surprise. But it too often interrupts the essential story and breaks up the flow of the book. But for anyone interested in sports, especially at the high school or college level, this is a very worthwile read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome book! Inspirational
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2022
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I received the book. Good condition. I loved the book. Awesome story. Very inspirational. I am a big Bob Hurley fan! Highly recommend if you like sports and like basketball!
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R. Riviere
5.0 out of 5 stars A must read, especially for players and coaches
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2013
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After reading this book, I am convinced that those who played for Coach Hurley and read this book know that he REALLY wants his players to do the absolute best they can, on and off the court. It's not easy, but life is not easy. While I agree that coaches should read this book, I think that all ball players should read this book, too.

I hope that young ball players will read this book and make the choice to put in their best efforts, on and off the court, so that they can grow older having few regrets. Not all will make the pros, but most will succeed in life.

This was one of the best sports books that I have ever read. If you want to know how winners win, read this book.
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thomas e. palecek jr
5.0 out of 5 stars More than just basketball!
Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2014
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I love basketball and have been a big Duke fan even before my brother graduated from there in 1988. Bobby Hurley is our favorite player. He is our favorite because, like him, we played point guard, not real tall, white, quick and thought we lived to play the game. From the book and not just the Bobby part we were not even close to being committed. This is my second read and it is also from a parents view. As a parent, the consistency, or lack of in many players but what coach Hurley provided, is all important. Coach Hurley's days never ended and seasons ended but the next was immediately after. And you have the challenges of the school and the Sisters. Health, not wealth, helping kids and more it is the life many of us lead. Good way to approach life, as a person or a parent.
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avery deadline
5.0 out of 5 stars awesome read
Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2005
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I've coached hoops for thirty years and am going to make my HS team read this book this summer. Hurley is old school, teaching the new school about class, effort, and loyalty. I wrote Coach Hurley about 10 years ago and he promptly wrote back, sending me a play I inquired about.

The book is well written and has too many life lessons and soulful anecdotes to recognize in this space, less I write a book myself. If you coach, or have a child interested in striving for some lofty goal--regardless it be in sports--this book is a bible of wisdom and textured life journeys.
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Janna Leece
4.0 out of 5 stars The Miracle at St Anthony
Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2023
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Great story! Book itself was a bit jumbled and I got confused as to which year we were in….
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Jeff
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book and excellent condition
Reviewed in Australia on June 5, 2023
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The best basketball insider and a story that I remember from my youth. Can’t wait to get stuck into it
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