Tenacity of Purpose - Goldfarb, Preston

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Résumé :
This fascinating sports-oriented memoir tells of Coach Preston Goldfarb's life growing up during the 1950s and 1960s in Birmingham, Alabama, and his journey to become one of the most celebrated soccer coaches in this country. In 1983 he was tasked with transforming a fledgling soccer team into an intercollegiate power force. His motto: It's not what you do every day in training to become better, but rather what you do when no one is watching that makes you the best. Family first, then school, then soccer. Goldfarb also brought soccer to a new level in the state of Alabama by being the driving force behind the city of Birmingham hosting Olympic soccer for the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games and BSC's campus serving as the Olympic Village. He recently came out of retirement to start coaching a new semi-professional team, FC Birmingham. ...

Biographie:
If you dare to dream the impossible, you can achieve the possible! Retiring in 2015 after his 33rd and final season at the helm of the Birmingham-Southern College Men's Soccer program, Coach Preston Goldfarb left a tradition of excellence and a legacy of passion for the program he began in 1983 when tasked with transforming a fledgling team into an intercollegiate soccer program. Along the way, Goldfarb nurtured the program into one of the most respected in the country. From the NAIA to NCAA Divisions I and III, and spanning more than 40 years, Coach Goldfarb's teams have excelled on the field and his players have excelled in the classroom. His teams have won 10 Conference Championships, 7 Conference Tournament Championships, 5 NAIA National Tournament appearances with 3 Final Fours and 1 National Runner-up. He always says, It's not what you do every day in training to become better, but rather what you do when no one is watching that makes you the best. Family first, then school, then soccer, has always been their motto.Goldfarb was highly involved in international soccer as well. He brought soccer to a new level in the state of Alabama by being the driving force behind the city of Birmingham hosting Olympic soccer for the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games and BSC's campus serving as the Olympic Village. He has also coached the USA Open Men's Team in Australia and also in Israel. He recently came out of retirement to start coaching a new semi-professional team, FC Birmingham. A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Goldfarb attended the University of Oklahoma on a basketball scholarship, completed his undergraduate work at UAB, earned an MA in education from the University of Montevallo, and a JD degree from the Birmingham School of Law. He served in the United States Army for six years as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Armored Division.