#35 - 'Coach Carter' Richmond High Basketball Coach - Ken "Coach" Carter

Danny talks with Coach Ken Carter, famously known for his portrayal by Samuel L. Jackson in the hit movie “Coach Carter”, about his upbringing in McComb (Mississippi) and Richmond (California), his mindset living in a low income neighborhood, the lessons he learned being raised in a big family, how to become a leader in any environment, the power of putting pen to paper, how reading changed Coach and Danny’s life, the lockout Coach enacted when his team failed to meet the academic standards as depicted in the movie, the contracts he made his team sign including the much more difficult restructured contract his son Damien Carter had to sign, the importance of wearing a suit and tie on game day, how Coach Carter views baseball (not basketball) as a relation to life, how he used statistics to influence his players, Coach’s experience with the production of the movie working along stars like Samuel L. Jackson/Channing Tatum/Ashanti/Robert Ri’chard etc., the books Coach Ken Carter has written, updates on some of your favorite characters in the movie including Timo Cruz, and his latest work as an author. “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.” Follow us on Instagram for updates on all of our new episodes and silly things we do!https://www.instagram.com/alternatetakepodcasthttps://www.instagram.com/realcoachkencarter/ https://coachcarter.com https://www.amazon.com/s?i=stripbooks&rh=p_27%3ACoach+Carter&s=relevancerank&text=Coach+Carter&ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1