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The personal story of basketball star Muggsy Bogues relates the obstacles and criticism he overcame, describing his achievements in high school, at Wake Forest, and with the Washington Bullets and Charlotte Hornets teams. 75,000 first printing. Major ad/promo. Tour. ... Read more

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One of the most inspiring life stories of all time, Bogues beat some very long odds
Muggsy Bogues is one of the most amazing basketball players of all time, overcoming extreme physical and economic shortcomings to play in the NBA and have a respectable career. Only five feet three inches tall, he is one of the shortest men to ever play major college basketball and the shortest to ever be a major player in the NBA.
Bogues also grew up in the ghetto known as the Baltimore projects, which was an additional obstacle to his success. He openly talks about the gunshots in the night as well as the other activity that was daily life in the projects. However, his confidence, incredible skills and determination proved to be stronger than the obstacles, which make for an excellent and inspiring tale. Bogues also comments on how the recreation center where he lived basketball in his youth is now closed, so there is no place where the young men can get together to play. One wonders how many young men could have been kept from a life of crime if only there was a place for them to play basketball.
In boxing, the phrase commonly used to compare fighters is "pound-for-pound." Although he would probably object to it, there is no question that "inch-for-inch" Bogues is the best basketball player of all time. This story is amazing, when he was in his last year of college some of my friends and I debated whether Bogues could play in the NBA as anything other than an attraction and my opinion was that he could not. I am happy to admit that I was wrong, for the sports world is better because Bogues was a success.

A great, motivational read
This is a really good book about a basketball player who overcame his great height disadvantage to become an NBA superstar. This book takes you through the basketball career of Tyrone "Muggsy" Bogues. All his life he was shorter than everone on the basketball court. Can you imagine how it's like playing in the NBA when you are on average about 1.5 feet shorter than every one else? That's how Muggsy Bogues has played for his whole life.

Yet he persevered and overcame his height. His basketball career was by no means all easy and problem-free, and many people doubted that someone who was 5'3 could play basketball with guys who were 7 foot tall. But in this book Muggsy shows that height doesn't determine whether or not you can play basketball. Heart and skill are what determine how well you play. From his wonderful high school basketball days to his terrible rookie year days in the NBA, the reader sees how Muggsy overcame his height to become a great point guard. His assist and stealing ability proved vital to the success or the Hornets. You have to admire the little fella'.

I mainly talked about the great facts in this book.
i thougt that this was a great book for any fan of muggsy bogues, or basketball itsself.if you are a fan of muggsy and do not already have this book, you should definately but it.it all the facts you need to knowand great up-to-date pictures.this is a great atleast 5 star book. Themain reason i liked thisbook so much is because i am a long time fan andit told me things, or facts that i had never known about the great muggsybogues.all the information is great, and correct.also, the chaptershave very catchy titles, and you will never get bored of this book.iwould like to give mad props to muggsy, of course, and the author formaking such a great book.

It was good, but sometimes boring
It hada good story behind it and it explained his life very well but it just kept going on and going on.It made me tired to read that book.

a must read for all ages!!!
inspiring story.Entertaining and captivating.Muggsy tells a riveting story of challenges and triumphs!Great for adults and a must read for youths! ... Read more

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Chapters: Muggsy Bogues, Dell Curry, Mike Brown (basketball, born 1963), Rickey Green, Clinton Wheeler, Ralph Lewis, Bernard Thompson, Michael Brooks, Sedric Toney, Dave Hoppen,. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 32. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Tyrone Curtis "Muggsy" Bogues (born January 9, 1965, Baltimore, Maryland) is a retired American professional basketball player and former head coach of the now-defunct Charlotte Sting of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The shortest player ever to play in the NBA, the Bogues played point guard for four teams during his 14-season career in the National Basketball Association. Best known for his involvement with the Charlotte Hornets, he also played for the Washington Bullets, Golden State Warriors and the Toronto Raptors. Bogues played at Dunbar High School in his native Baltimore, where he was a teammate of future NBA players David Wingate (graduating class ahead of him), Reggie Williams and Reggie Lewis (both in his graduating class). The 1981-82 Dunbar Poets finished the season at 29-0 during Bogues' junior season and finished 31-0 during his senior season, and were ranked first in the nation by USA Today. He went on to play four years at Wake Forest University, averaging 11.3 points, 8.4 assists and 3.1 steals per game in his junior year. He followed with a senior campaign in which he averaged 14.8 points, 9.5 assists, 3.8 rebounds and 3.9 steals per game. He played for the US national team in the 1986 FIBA World Championship, winning the gold medal. Bogues was drafted twelfth overall in the 1987 NBA Draft by the Washington Bullets, and was part of a talent-laden draft class that also included David Robinson, Reggie Miller, Scottie Pippen and Kevin Johnson. In his rookie year, Bogues was a teammate of Manute Bol who...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=807221 ... Read more

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Looks at the life story, including the college and professional basketball careers, of Charlotte Hornets star Tyrone Bogues. ... Read more

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Devin Spann
This is one of the best sports books I've ever read because it talked about the hard work that you have to put in to do anything in life.I would recommend this book to anybody who likes sports and wants to do big things in life but feel like they can't. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Notable Sports Figures, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 1637 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.Takes a close look at the people in sports who have captured attention because of success on the playing field, or controversy off the playing field. This work features biographies on more than 600 people from around the world and throughout history who have had an impact not only on their sport, but also on the society and culture of their times. It also includes not only the record-breakers that dominated and changed their sport, but also the controversial figures that made headlines even apart from athletic events. ... Read more