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Winning coach, prize playground fighter, just plain Bo

By Bo Ryan
Special to ESPN.com

Friday, October 17, 2008

Editor's Note: The following is an excerpt from Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball coach Bo Ryan's new book, "Another Hill To Climb." Playing defense in high school was often a numbers game for me. I guarded players who later had their jerseys retired, and hanging from the rafters. That was a reflection of the competition we faced in southeast Pennsylvania. Chester was a tradition-rich basketball school in a sports-friendly community -- 10 miles south of Philadelphia on the Delaware River. ...

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