Former North Carolina basketball coach Roy Williams, pleased with his life’s work, will speak in Norfolk on Tuesday.
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North Carolina coach Roy Williams reacts during the second half of a long-awaited win in Chapel Hill on January 25, 2020.
Jerry Bloom/AP North Carolina coach Roy Williams reacts during the second half of a long-awaited win in Chapel Hill.
January 25, 2020, Chapel Hill.
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By Marty O’Brien | mjobrien@dailypress.com |Staff Writer Published: Sep 11, 2023 9: 51 AM | Updated: Sep 12, 2023 12: 58 AM University of North Carolina When asked to sum up his 48 years as a basketball coach, three-time NCAA basketball coach Roy Williams says in a song: “Bye Dirt” with Jordan Davis returns to the Luke Bryan line that hit No.
1 on the country charts just over a year ago.
“His message was, ‘Do what you love, but call it a job.
‘ Williams said until he retired.
“That’s what I can do.
” “Roy Williams, I’ve never once in 48 years said, “I have to go to work tomorrow.
” I mean, I’m
the happiest person I’ve ever been.
Williams will be visiting Norfolk this week to talk about his basketball career.
He will appear at Chrysler Hall at 7:04:44:30 p.m.
to open the Norfolk Forum’s 91st consecutive season.
Tuesday.
The 2023-24 forum season will also feature appearances by two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Colson Whitehead, bestselling author Amanda Knox, and former U.S.
representative from Wyoming Liz Cheney.
A limited number of individual tickets for Williams’ performance are currently available at www.ticketmaster.com, while tickets for the entire series are available online at www.thenorfolkforum.org/ticket-info/.
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Mr.
Williams said one of the topics he might discuss on Tuesday is team building.
Because he loves that part of his job and thinks it’s an essential part of any company.
“For me, it was all about getting young people to make sacrifices for a common goal, so that everyone can work toward a common goal (and not just individual dreams),” he said.
said.
Mr Williams said his presentations typically include a question and answer session.
His opinion will be interesting given the recent expansion of the Atlantic Coast Conference, the NIL for major college athletes turning pro, and the increase in transfers through the NCAA portal.
___ Retirement Williams retired just four years after leading the Tar Heels to their third national title during his tenure with a 71-65 victory over Gonzaga.
He says he saw all the changes coming in college athletics, but they never forced him to retire.
North Carolina head coach Roy Williams celebrates by cutting down the net after the Tar Heels beat Duke to win the 2017 ACC regular season title.
(Streeter Lecka/Getty) North Carolina head coach Roy Williams celebrates by tearing down the net after the Tar Heels beat Duke to win the 2017 ACC regular season title.
(Streeter Lecka/Getty) “At the end of the day, I never thought I’d do this (coaching),” he said.
“Mentally and emotionally, I couldn’t stand the fact that I couldn’t do any better, so I had to yield to someone who could do it better.
” “I didn’t want to cheat in school.
” And I didn’t want to cheat on the kids either.
” ___ Hubert Davis So Williams gave the job to Tar Heels assistant coach Hubert Davis, a former UNC player.
