seth davis wrote this book and there is the cover and there is john wooden. what was it that you wanted to accomplish here? >> well, i had spent some time around coach wooden interviewing him, writing about him in my capacity writing for "sports illustrated" and i always sensed charlie, in the course of those conversations, preparing for those interviews and writing about them there's a much deeper story to tell. we've been presented with this two dimensional figure. never had any flaws, never had a bad day. and we know that's not real life. so it occurred to me that no one had written a book like this, what i would consider to be a classic biography from a perspective of journalist and historian. >> rose: biography would have written about anybody, not just a coach. >> correct. but somebody who had to live an extraordinary life, as he did. i want to write about that third dimension. which is not to say the book is any kind of takedown because it's not but we think of him that has sweet old guy reading poetry in his den. guess what? you don't win ten champion

the seth davis show.stuart: are their apps on it? >> there are ads. stuart: thank you. >> it took you a long time to come up with the name of it? the seth davis show. you can do a great interview on television and the people do not see it when it is on the air. they will never see it again. stuart: have you any idea of the value of the commercial that i just allowed you to deliver? >> that is why i got up early this morning. do not lose your accent. your television career will be over. stuart: thank you very much. [laughter] stuart: john wayne. that was great. thank you. they call themselves the helpful union guys. ten of them arrested. ten union leaders arrested. details coming up with the dow of 33. ♪ [ male announcer ] this is karen and jeremiah. they don't know it yet, but they're gonna fall in ve, get married, have a couple of kids, [ childrenaughing ] move to the country, and live a long, happy life together where they almost never ght about money. [ dog barks ] because right after they get married,

the man who wrote it is seth davis. >> i wrote a lot him -- a lot about him and in preparing for thosenterviews and writing about him, there was a much deeper story to tell. we have been presented with this two-dimensional figure who never had a bad day and no one said mean things about him. we know that is not real life. it occurred to me that no one had written a book like this. i would consider to be a classic biography from a perspective of a journalist. i want to write about the third dimension, which is not to say a book as a takedown, because it is not. a sweet about him as old guy reading poetry and is dan. guess what? he was extremely competitive. you do not win 1010 -- 10 championships by sitting in your den. he did not believe in talking players to his games and he had to have someone to talk to, and that was referees. a lot of great achievers, he was very insecure. like a lot of people that came out of the great depression. part of it was coming out of the great depression, and on his wedding day had $900 in the bank. money. that was a lot of the next day, it was all gone.

he is covered in a biography written by seth davis who's a good guy even though he went to duke.hy he was such an amazing coach? >> it's duke versus say is he h great players and that was what was the case towards the end of his career. it took him 16 years to win his first national championship at ucla. wooden was a teacher. he was a great teacher. he prepared his players in practice. he taught them how to play. when the game came around to them, he told them don't look over at the bench. he was a teacher. he taught his kids how to play. when game night came, that was their final exam. >> you have to have a genius in dealing with people. he had to have a phd in dealing with other human beings. right after he became kareem abdul-jabbar and they're riding on the bus and christians are talking about religion and it bonds them, wooden is a very serious christian. he accepted that kareem was a difficult person to get to know. talk about their relationship a little. >> he changed his name to kareem when he converted to islam. he was a 7'1" african-american teenager, a prodigy from new

meryl davis and charlie white won bronze in the team competition and then the record-breaking gold in ice dancing. >>> if you haven't heard, it is premiere night for sethight. the show may be a little different with myers in the hosting chair. unlike his predecessor, jimmy fallon, myers doesn't sing or do many impressions. outsiders expect him to work off loose headlines and guest segments. the snl alumnist will welcome amy poehler and vice president biden. tomorrow night he'll have russell wilson after he stops by "morning joe." meanwhile, the man that myers is replacing finished off his night with a bang. he welcomed joint timberlake and then this epic duet. >> kick it! ♪ ♪ ♪ wild thing ♪ he tlofs do the wild thing ♪ now this is a story about how my life got turned upside down and i'd like to take a minute to tell you who i i became a prince of a town called bel air ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> it lived up to the hype. anyway, the oscars are more than a week away, but if you're looking for an informed opinion about who should win, you may need to really ask around because a new poll from reuters says many people have not seen the movies. donald, is that you? have

seth start next monday, as well. >>> olympic news here in sochi to tell you about. in a few minutes, we'll talk to gold medal winning ice dancers meryl davisted. they were perfection last night. >> they were. >> they didn't just win gold, they killed it, killed gold. they were amazing. >> what did they do? >> they crushed it. >> they set a world record. their 4-minute routine won by nearly five points. their score was 195.92. what an incredible night on the ice for them. and by the way, their parents, in just a couple of minutes. >>> meanwhile, an unexpected bronze in the men's snowboard cross. a great story, a guy four years ago was the technician for the olympic snowboard team. he was, you know -- now he wins a medal here four years later. and he will join us tomorrow. can't wait. >> i was watching that race this morning, it is so frightening to see them in action. they're flying down the mountain. they're knocking each other out. it's almost like snowboard racing. it's like, you know, car racing, at the same time, boxing matches are knocking people down. >> kind of like roller derby. >> and they lose a few people on the way down. >> the