My book, “Bounce Back,” releases two weeks from today and I’m not ashamed to say I’m very proud of how the two-year-plus project turned out. There’s nothing wrong with taking pride in your accomplishments!

As you probably know by now, I’m an avid reader of books. It’s very rare that I don’t have at least one book on my nightstand – and usually two or three. I tend to lean more toward the motivational-type books, but I also enjoy other genres (I’ve really enjoyed Coach Brooks’s book with Tom Leach).

What we’ve been able to create with “Bounce Back” is a hybrid self-help/motivational/sports book that virtually everyone will be able to relate to in some way.

Let’s face it, life is a series of bounce backs and no two are ever the same. Knowing how to deal with and overcome setbacks are not innate skills for most of us. We all could use a nudge in the right direction and some affirmation that what we’re doing is logical and beneficial.

With the help of old friends and new ones as well, we’ve been able to make “Bounce Back” a  road map for overcoming whatever life throws at you.

I hope you will all embrace this book the way you have embraced me and share its message with your friends and loved ones. Every person we are able to help with  this book is the equivalent of a win on the court for our program.

I’m committed to utilizing the exposure we hope to receive from this book to serve as a window through which the nation can discover what it is that makes our University  and our state such special places.

Pre-orders are on-going at several retailers and the book will be available everywhere on September 1. Check back here, at Twitter and on Facebook for details of our up-coming book tour and event schedule.

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To launch our run-up to the book’s release, CoachCal.com is giving THREE members the chance to be Guest Reviewers of “Bounce Back.”

To be eligible, be one of the first 25 paying members to send a 200-word-or-less TRUE bounce back story to: coach@coachcal.com with the subject line: “Guest reviewer contest.”

Coach Cal, the site’s editor and Digome staff will choose the THREE most compelling  submissions and those three entrants will receive an autographed review copy of “Bounce Back.”

Then, those three winners will be asked to submit a written or video review sharing their honest impressions of the book to be published next week here at CoachCal.com.

The remaining entrants who were among the first 25 submissions will receive a special UK T-shirt.

All entries must be received by 1 p.m. ET on Tuesday (August 18) and winners will be notified by email and on Facebook on Wednesday afternoon. Only true stories that can be shared publicly will be considered.

Good luck to everyone and thank you for sharing this exciting time with me.

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