(NAPSW)Before Ken Carter became Coach Carter of Hollywood movie fame, he was a successful businessman and basketball coach of the Richmond High School Oilers in Richmond, Calif.one of the toughest neighborhoods in the country.

Coach Carter gained notoriety when he canceled all of his undefeated basketball teams games and practices for eight daysforfeiting two gamesbecause 15 team members had poor academic performances. The story is the basis for the film Coach Carter, starring Samuel L. Jackson.

Accountability, overcoming adversity, taking charge of your life and learning to succeed when others expect you to fail are key essentials Coach taught. In his new book, Yes Maam, No Sir, Coach Carter uses his personal experiences and core beliefs to explain his methods for success, including:

Quality of Characterunderstand who you are and what you can do; Self-disciplinemotivate yourself regardless of outside factors; Flexibilitythe ability to change course; Giving to Othersfew can succeed without others.

In addition to this guide for getting ahead, Carter recently started the Coach Carter Impact Academy, a nontraditional boarding school for young men, and a business school for developing entrepreneurs. The book is available where books are sold.

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