Nolan Gottlieb
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Nolan Gottlieb (born 1982) is a former NCAA Division II basketballer and currently head men’s basketball coach at Trinity Christian School in Dublin, Georgia. He has the genetic condition cystic fibrosis.
A member of Anderson's junior varsity teams, Gottlieb was promoted to the varsity team in 2004-05 due to his strong work ethic and professional attitude. In a January 2005 interview Gottlieb spoke of the determination which was the basis of his ongoing success despite the adversity presented by cystic fibrosis. "I've got no choice, I can get up off my rear and go out and work or be at home in bed dying at age 45. It's either live or die. With the goals, I've set for myself, there's no way I can just sit around. I've got to do what I've got to do", he said, hoping his experience would encourage and inspire others with the same condition, "I wish there was a way to get my story out to other CF patients, I tell the younger kids with CF to stay as active as possible. That's been the biggest thing for me."[1]