Wednesdays With Wooden: A doctor's house calls and his unique bond with a legendary coach

Dr. Michael Levi · Larry Stewart

Apr 2016 · FriesenPress

About this ebook

 Dr. Michael Levi, a Southern California podiatrist, as a youth admired UCLA basketball Coach John Wooden. He attended several of his summer camps and regularly went to UCLA basketball games at Pauley Pavilion with his father, Myron “Mike” Levi. Through a series of events, Dr. Levi became the Coach’s podiatrist in his later years. While some doctors play golf on Wednesdays, Dr. Levi set aside time on Wednesdays to treat Coach Wooden at his home in Encino, California. Besides easing the pain the Coach suffered in his feet, a special bond between the two developed and many topics were discussed. This book is tribute to both Coach Wooden and Dr. Levi’s late father. Both passed in 2010.

About the author

 Besides having a podiatric practice in Santa Monica, California, Dr. Michael Levi finds time to provide his services elsewhere. He is the team podiatrist for the Los Angeles Clippers of the NBA, the Loyola Marymount University athletic department and the Los Angeles Ballet Company. He also volunteers at the L.A. Zoo, taking care of the podiatric ailments of the primates. In addition, he holds teaching positions at the Western College of Podiatric Medicine in Pomona and Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. Dr. Levi, who resides in West Los Angeles with his wife Lori, also participates in triathlons, including the Half-Ironman on the big island of Hawaii.

Co-author Larry Stewart was a sportswriter and editor in Los Angeles for nearly 40 years — nine at the old L.A. Herald Examiner and 30-plus at the L.A. Times. Stewart also had a close relationship with Coach Wooden and remains close with his daughter Nan.