
Treasure
Coast
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COMMENTS ON "WINNING ISN'T
EVERYTHING"
ONE OF THE TOP 11 "MUST SEE" FILMS AMONG 135 FILMS SHOWN AT 2009 TACOMA FILM FESTIVAL
Winning Isn’t Everything...is
a...very well made documentary on the NCAA championship
women’s soccer program
at the University of North Carolina. You don’t
have to be a sports fan to enjoy [the] film because
[it]... move[s]
well past the sport that anchors the film...
PHILIP COWAN
Executive Director, Tacoma Film Festival/Grand Cinema
My daughter Briana thanks
you... she is the HIgh School goalkeeper
...The team watched it and played like a different team
and they are still talking about coach Anson
...it was amazing how this inspirational story motivated
these girls!
CINDY KOTTLER
Solon, OH
It's excellent...well done!
ANSON DORRANCE
Head Coach UNC Women's Soccer
"Winning Isn't Everything" is
an insightful peek behind the curtain of this remarkable
sports dynasty.
As an author who reproduced Anson's speeches throughout my
book, I could only dream about the kind of emotional
response you can get through actually watching his
work on video. You could feel the power of the film
in the audience.
TIM CROTHERS
Author of The Man
Watching, a biography of Anson Dorrance
As
the women's soccer coach for a Division III college, I
absolutely loved your documentary.
The behind the scenes interaction of the team and the
inspirational strategies of the coaches was enlightening.
I found your documentary to be entertaining,
educational, and motivational.
JIM WOODS
Virginia Women's
Soccer Coach
I have all of Anson's
instructional DVD's so to get a 'behind the scenes' DVD is
awesome...I feel it is a
groundbreaking look at a program led by...the best sports
coach ever.
STEVEN FRASER
Philadelphia Soccer Coach
I am always on the lookout
for...anything I can use to teach my girls what this whole
soccer experience should be.
I am a big fan of Anson's (in spite of the fact that I
graduated from FSU...) and his
coaching philosophy. He is a genius
at getting the maximum effort from his girls while
teaching what it is to be a good, productive human being.
The video is great......enjoyed it
tremendously!!!!!!
BARBARA
BUSUTIL
Treasure Coast High School Women's Soccer Coach, Port St.
Lucie, FL
I was messing around on the
internet and was looking for some sort of inspirational video
to show my high school girls team,
and came across this and thought i would give it a try.
North Carolina women's soccer is the best there is,
why not get a little more information on the top team in
the land.
CHRIS BROLLEY
Oswego,
IL
Mr. Kindem I received and watched the video already
4 times... impressive!
Mr. Dorrance is simply a genius when it comes to
female soccer... I will recommend this DVD to our
players.
JOS CHIANETTE
Girls
Soccer Coach, Montreal (Laval), Quebec, Canada
I am a coach for a local U14 girls club
team. I was seeking
something to enhance my limited coaching
skills
and found quite an
inspirational story. Thank you for making it possible
for us.
WAYNE SHAFER
Girls Soccer Coach, Winterset, Iowa
Hey Hap, I am a huge fan of UNC soccer (I drove down for the college cup, it was amazing)
and have been wanting to see Winning Isn't Everything for a while now. I just got it for Christmas and
it definitely exceeded all of my expectations.. thanks for all your hard work, you did a great job!
LAINE SCHMIDT
I have this video and it's just great. It's very inspirational!!!
Had goosebumps the whole way!
GABRIELLE DAVIS
The documentary does a great
job of giving an insider's view of
how our team works and why
it's a life-changing experience to play for Carolina.
JESSICA
MAXWELL
2007
UNC Women's Soccer Team Senior Defender
I teach at a local high school
and I am always looking for documentaries to study with my
students...
but I am also a coach and I showed it to my volleyball
team and they LOVED it. Inspiring, touching, and
real.
EMILY ROBERTS
Greensboro, NC
Yesterday my two high school
daughters brought home a sheet describing the
UNC Women's soccer team core values they had
received from their soccer coach.
I loved it and tried to find an electronic version
via google. That's where I came
upon your DVD. Am hoping to use it with several
teams I am involved with.
PETER LOPEZ
Richmond, MA
What does stand at the
forefront of "Winning Isn't Everything"...'is the extent to
which core values - taking responsibility,
resilience, etc. - motivated the athletics.
That's what makes the
soccer program so special.'
NEIL MORRIS
The Independent Weekly
I especially appreciated the
behind the scenes footage you were able to get...
For my purposes, it helped shore up my background knowledge
of a team I'll likely be covering for the next month.
JAVIER SERNA
Raleigh
News
& Observer Sports Reporter
UNC women's soccer team go from stars on field to big
screen
ROBIN
HILMANTEL
The Chapel Hill Herald








