Download or read book Tenacity of Purpose written by Preston Goldfarb and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-09 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating sports-oriented memoir tells of Coach Preston Goldfarb's life growing up during the 1950s and 1960s in Birmingham, Alabama, and his journey through life, loves, and soccer to become one of the most celebrated coaches in this country.In 1983 Coach Goldfarb was tasked with transforming a fledgling soccer team into an intercollegiate power force. Along the way, Goldfarb nurtured the program into one of the most respected in the country. From the NAIA to NCAA Divisions I and III, and spanning more than 40 years, Coach Goldfarb's teams have excelled on the field and his players have excelled in the classroom. His teams have won 10 Conference Championships, 7 Conference Tournament Championships, 5 NAIA National Tournament appearances with 3 Final Fours and 1 National Runner-up. He always says, "It's not what you do every day in training to become better, but rather what you do when no one is watching that makes you the best." Family first, then school, then soccer, has always been their motto.Goldfarb was highly involved in international soccer as well. He brought soccer to a new level in the state of Alabama by being the driving force behind the city of Birmingham hosting Olympic soccer for the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games and BSC's campus serving as the Olympic Village. He has also coached the USA Open Men's Team in Australia to a Silver Medal and also in Israel winning the first ever Gold Medal in 2013 for an open Maccabi USA men's soccer in the then 76-year history of the World Maccabiah Games. He repeated the feat in 2017 in winning the Gold Medal in the first ever back to back games. He recently came out of retirement to start coaching a new semi-professional team, FC Birmingham. Soccer players, former players, and anyone interested in soccer and a bit of history are sure to love this inspirational memoir.