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Author: Andre Mills Publisher: ISBN: 9781941398074 Category : Languages : en Pages : 82
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Andre Mills was a rising star in basketball. College recruiters were already looking at him as a sophomore in high school, and he was named as an All-Star high school basketball player. One moment his future was laid out before him and then one slam dunk later, it was all over. When Andre came down, splintering both shin bones in a career ending injury, his world was destroyed. Diagnosed with a rare Vitamin D deficiency, Andre was suddenly a kid without a plan. He had never really cared that much about school, his education, or life beyond ball. Quite alone, Andre had to determine the true meaning of education, family, friends, and fighting for what he wanted. Ball is NOT Life is not only Andre's story to self-discovery but one geared toward all young adults, parents, coaches, and educators about finding real purpose in life. In regards to life beyond sports or the entertainment industry, Andre writes: What is worse is how many of these same kids believe the only way out of poverty is to become a rapper or professional athlete. It's all they see on TV. They rarely hear about that successful businessman or entrepreneur who rose from poverty. If they do, it's only in a newspaper in the left-hand corner on the back for no one to see. Today, Andre is a motivational speaker, has appeared on television, radio and in print with his tremendous message to junior high, high school, and college aged teens about life, education, self-esteem, and self-worth. The creator of his own brand, Andre is once again a rising star but this time ... it's Life without Ball.
Author: Andre Mills Publisher: ISBN: 9781941398074 Category : Languages : en Pages : 82
Book Description
Andre Mills was a rising star in basketball. College recruiters were already looking at him as a sophomore in high school, and he was named as an All-Star high school basketball player. One moment his future was laid out before him and then one slam dunk later, it was all over. When Andre came down, splintering both shin bones in a career ending injury, his world was destroyed. Diagnosed with a rare Vitamin D deficiency, Andre was suddenly a kid without a plan. He had never really cared that much about school, his education, or life beyond ball. Quite alone, Andre had to determine the true meaning of education, family, friends, and fighting for what he wanted. Ball is NOT Life is not only Andre's story to self-discovery but one geared toward all young adults, parents, coaches, and educators about finding real purpose in life. In regards to life beyond sports or the entertainment industry, Andre writes: What is worse is how many of these same kids believe the only way out of poverty is to become a rapper or professional athlete. It's all they see on TV. They rarely hear about that successful businessman or entrepreneur who rose from poverty. If they do, it's only in a newspaper in the left-hand corner on the back for no one to see. Today, Andre is a motivational speaker, has appeared on television, radio and in print with his tremendous message to junior high, high school, and college aged teens about life, education, self-esteem, and self-worth. The creator of his own brand, Andre is once again a rising star but this time ... it's Life without Ball.
Author: Paul Volponi Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield ISBN: 1538139286 Category : Young Adult Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 205
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From award-winning young adult author Paul Volponi comes the true story of his unforgettable summer spent proving himself as a legitimate New York City streetballer, only later discovering that he had gained a set of skills that would enhance his life off the court, as well. During the sweltering summer of seventeen-year-old Paul Volponi’s life, he had only one goal—he wanted, no, needed to become a legitimate and respected New York City street basketball player. It was a passion that consumed him night and day, and at times even isolated him from his friends and family. So he entered through the gates of the Proving Ground, the roughest streetball yard in the city. It was a place where the fouls resembled felonies, and the atmosphere mirrored that of the Roman Coliseum more than Madison Square Garden. It was where teens and adults contested pickup games with a ferocity seemingly greater than that of the NBA Finals. The Proving Ground was a difficult place to cultivate friendships and an easy environment to make enemies. This is the story of Paul’s summer-long initiation at the Proving Ground. It is truly a streetball testament of a teenager who wanted more than anything else to earn his stripes in streetball society. Only what he didn’t understand at the time was that this experience would deliver to him, as it does today for so many young adults, a set of skills that would enhance his life far beyond the boundaries of a basketball court.
Author: Terry Pluto Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1439127522 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 456
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What do Julius Erving, Larry Brown, Moses Malone, Bob Costas, the Indiana Pacers, the San Antonio Spurs and the Slam Dunk Contest have in common? They all got their professional starts in the American Basketball Association. What do Julius Erving, Larry Brown, Moses Malone, Bob Costas, the Indiana Pacers, the San Antonio Spurs and the Slam Dunk Contest have in common? They all got their professional starts in the American Basketball Association. The NBA may have won the financial battle, but the ABA won the artistic war. With its stress on wide-open individual play, the adoption of the 3-point shot and pressing defense, and the encouragement of flashy moves and flying dunks, today's NBA is still—decades later —just the ABA without the red, white and blue ball. Loose Balls is, after all these years, the definitive and most widely respected history of the ABA. It's a wild ride through some of the wackiest, funniest, strangest times ever to hit pro sports—told entirely through the (often incredible) words of those who played, wrote and connived their way through the league's nine seasons.
Author: Edward Ball Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN: 0374720266 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 416
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"A haunting tapestry of interwoven stories that inform us not just about our past but about the resentment-bred demons that are all too present in our society today . . . The interconnected strands of race and history give Ball’s entrancing stories a Faulknerian resonance." —Walter Isaacson, The New York Times Book Review A 2020 NPR staff pick | One of The New York Times' thirteen books to watch for in August | One of The Washington Post's ten books to read in August | A Literary Hub best book of the summer| One of Kirkus Reviews' sixteen best books to read in August The life and times of a militant white supremacist, written by one of his offspring, National Book Award–winner Edward Ball Life of a Klansman tells the story of a warrior in the Ku Klux Klan, a carpenter in Louisiana who took up the cause of fanatical racism during the years after the Civil War. Edward Ball, a descendant of the Klansman, paints a portrait of his family’s anti-black militant that is part history, part memoir rich in personal detail. Sifting through family lore about “our Klansman” as well as public and private records, Ball reconstructs the story of his great-great grandfather, Constant Lecorgne. A white French Creole, father of five, and working class ship carpenter, Lecorgne had a career in white terror of notable and bloody completeness: massacres, night riding, masked marches, street rampages—all part of a tireless effort that he and other Klansmen made to restore white power when it was threatened by the emancipation of four million enslaved African Americans. To offer a non-white view of the Ku-klux, Ball seeks out descendants of African Americans who were once victimized by “our Klansman” and his comrades, and shares their stories. For whites, to have a Klansman in the family tree is no rare thing: Demographic estimates suggest that fifty percent of whites in the United States have at least one ancestor who belonged to the Ku Klux Klan at some point in its history. That is, one-half of white Americans could write a Klan family memoir, if they wished. In an era when racist ideology and violence are again loose in the public square, Life of a Klansman offers a personal origin story of white supremacy. Ball’s family memoir traces the vines that have grown from militant roots in the Old South into the bitter fruit of the present, when whiteness is again a cause that can veer into hate and domestic terror.
Author: Muggsy Bogues Publisher: Triumph Books ISBN: 1637270291 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 248
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A candid and insightful memoir from one the NBA's most unlikely stars Growing up, Muggsy Bogues was always told he should do something else, anything besides basketball. He never acknowledged his many doubters except to prove them spectacularly wrong. Twenty years after receiving his first basketball as a toddler, he stood proud—at five-foot-three—as the starting point guard for the Charlotte Hornets in the NBA. From the East Baltimore playground courts where he earned his nickname by "muggin'" opponents for possession of the ball, to Dunbar High School where he excelled alongside future NBA players, Bogues set the tone in his early years for the great heights he'd reach professionally. In this new autobiography, Bogues delves deep into his life and career, reflecting on legendary battles with Michael Jordan, John Stockton, and other generational stars of '80s and '90s hoops. He shares far-ranging anecdotes from playoff runs in Charlotte, filming Space Jam, and even watching a young Steph Curry grow up. Conversational and clear-sighted, this is a story of uncompromising vision and fleet-footed determination during a golden era for the NBA.
Author: Matt de la Peña Publisher: Delacorte Press ISBN: 0307433161 Category : Young Adult Fiction Languages : en Pages : 290
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Newbery Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Matt de la Pena's Ball Don't Lie "is a must-read." [The Bulletin] Sticky is a beat-around-the-head foster kid with nowhere to call home but the street, and an outer shell so tough that no one will take him in. He started out life so far behind the pack that the finish line seems nearly unreachable. He’s a white boy living and playing in a world where he doesn’t seem to belong. But Sticky can ball. And basketball might just be his ticket out . . . if he can only realize that he doesn’t have to be the person everyone else expects him to be. Matt de la Peña's breakout urban masterpiece, Ball Don’t Lie takes place where the street and the court meet and where a boy can be anything if he puts his mind to it. ★"[An] inspiring story. Sticky is a true original, and de la Peña has skillfully brought him to life."-School Library Journal, Starred "Riveting...Teens will be strongly affected by the unforgettable...basketball action; and the questions about race, love, self-worth, and what it means to build a life without advantages."-Booklist "Stunningly realistic."-VOYA "Gritty and mesmerizing."-Kirkus Reviews "I have never before seen blacktop ball depicted so well. In this novel, you will find its flash, its power, and its elegance without chains. This is powerful stuff."-Antawn Jamison, forward for the Los Angeles Clippers "Truly authentic in its examination of both the game I love and the invariable missteps toward manhood. You cannot fail to be moved by the eloquence and truth of this story."-Rick Fox, former forward for the Los Angeles Lakers An ALA Best Book for Young Adults An ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers
Author: Roland Lazenby Publisher: Little, Brown ISBN: 0316387274 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 670
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The definitive portrait of Kobe Bryant, from the author of Michael Jordan. "Lazenby's detailed research and fantastic writing paint a complex, engaging picture of one of the NBA's greats" (Kurt Helin, NBC Sports). Eighteen-time All-Star, scorer of 81 points in a single game, MVP, and one of the best shooting guards in NBA league history: Kobe Bryant is among basketball's absolute greatest players, and his importance to the sport is undeniable. Third on the NBA career scoring list and owner of five championship rings, he is an undisputed all-time great, one deserving of this deep and definitive biography. Even within the flashiest franchise in all of sports -- the Los Angeles Lakers, where he played his entire career -- Bryant always took center stage, and his final game captivated the basketball world, indeed the country. Roland Lazenby delves deep to look behind this public image, using classic basketball reporting and dozens of new interviews to reveal the whole picture, from Bryant's childhood through his playing years. Showboatis filled with large personalities and provocative stories, including details of Bryant's complicated personal life and explosive relationships on the court, and is a riveting and essential read for every hoops fan.
Author: Tiffany Dufu Publisher: Macmillan ISBN: 1250071739 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 305
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An inspirational and insightful guide for women who want to get it all by doing less. For women, a glass ceiling at work is not the only barrier to success - it's also the increasingly heavy obligations at home that weigh them down. Women have become accustomed to delegating, advocating and negotiating for themselves at the office, but when it comes to managing households, they still bear the brunt on their own shoulders. A simple solution is staring them in the face: negotiate with the men in their personal lives. In Drop The Ball, Tiffany Dufu explains how women can create all-in domestic partnerships that protect them against professional burn-out.
Author: Bill Walton Publisher: Hyperion ISBN: 9780786880782 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 290
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For more than 20 years, Bill Walton has been one of the National Basketball Association's greatest and most outspoken players and commentators. Now, the NBA Showtime host sounds off on his own turbulent career, other players, and the cutthroat world of the NBA.
Author: Ann Ball Publisher: TAN Books ISBN: 1505102499 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 600
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Stories of 55 saints, beati, and holy people of the past 200 years, along with their pictures; most are actual photographs. Includes St. Gemma Galgani, St. Bernadette, St. Maria Goretti, St. John Neumann, Padre Pio, Edith Stein, St. Peter Julian Eymard, St. Frances Cabrini, St. Maximilian Kolbe, St. John Bosco, St. Dominic Savio, and many, many more. Will bring hours and hours of pleasure and entertainment to the entire family.
Author: Andre Mills
Author: Andre Mills
Author: Paul Volponi
Author: Terry Pluto
Author: Edward Ball
Author: Muggsy Bogues
Author: Matt de la Peña
Author: Roland Lazenby
Author: Tiffany Dufu
Author: Bill Walton
Author: Ann Ball