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Chapters: Avery Johnson, Bob Love, Bobby Phills, Trevor C. Williams, Peter Cipriano, Jasper Wilson. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 26. 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: As Player As Coach Avery Johnson (born March 25, 1965 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States) is a retired American professional basketball player and current head coach of the NBA's New Jersey Nets. He has also coached the Dallas Mavericks, leading them to their first NBA Finals appearance and four consecutive 50+ win seasons. During his playing days, Johnson was known as the "Little General" for his small (by NBA standards) stature, his leadership skills as a point guard and floor general, and his close friendship with former San Antonio Spurs teammate David "The Admiral" Robinson. As a high school senior in 1983, Johnson led New Orleans' St. Augustine High School to a 350 record and the Class 4A Louisiana State Championship. Johnson matriculated at New Mexico Junior College before moving on to Cameron University, and finally Southern University, with whom in his senior season in 1988 he led the NCAA with 13.3 assists per game, a senior and all-time record that still stands. Upon graduation in 1988 Johnson was not selected in the NBA Draft. After a summer season with the USBL's Palm Beach Stingrays, however, Johnson was signed by the Seattle SuperSonics and managed to spend the next 16 years playing in the NBA, including stints with the Denver Nuggets, Houston Rockets, Golden State Warriors, and Dallas Mavericks. A true journeyman as a player, occasionally being traded, or even waived, mid-season, Johnson is best known for his time with the San Antonio Spurs (1991, 19921993, 19942001), particularly his integral role on the 1999 Spurs team that won the NBA championship against the New York Knicks in which he hi...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=5559010 ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Southern Jaguars Basketball Players, Southern Jaguars Men's Basketball Coaches, Avery Johnson, Bob Love, Ben Jobe, Bobby Phills, Trevor C. Williams, Rob Spivery, Peter Cipriano, Jasper Wilson, F. G. Clark Center. Excerpt: As Player As Coach Avery Johnson (born March 25, 1965 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States) is a retired American professional basketball player and current head coach of the NBA's New Jersey Nets, he has also coached the Dallas Mavericks, leading them to their first NBA Finals appearance ... Read more

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A Must Read for all Sports Fans
I purchased a copy of this book after hearing Mr. Love speak to a crowd of over 300 people.I was engrossed in the book from the start and completed the read on my flight home. It is a definite must read for any athlete or person who enjoys sports and believes that life is more than just a game.It provides a human look at the sports world that is so often overlooked, candy-coated and glorified. The poignancy of this book is driven home when you are priviledged to hear Mr. Love speak, see his conquest over his disability and feel the passion he has for youths.

Stunningly honest story thats too painful to believe...
It's amazing that a one-time NBA super-star ends up mopping floors, waiting on tables and enduring major abuse and embarrasment while trying to make ends meet...every NBA executive should read this to ensure that League policy does not allow this to happen again. I bought this to hear some inside details on one of my favorite NBA players of all time (I remember in 1974 going out to buy "Pro-Keds" sneakers for my season because that's what Bob Love wore)and came away stunned at what Love went through before re-claiming his life. I was vaguely aware that he'd had hard times post-retirement, but not at this level and this account, quite frankly, makes me admire him more. In brutally "straight-forward" writing he details all the problems that beset him and how his inner-strength and formidable character allowed him to keep his sanity and, ultimately, allowed him to get a semblance of dignity back. You won't get too much basketball detail here (his career takes on surprisingly few pages), but I think that this is Love's intent. This is the success story of a man resurrecting his life from the depths, some of which he helped make (failure to face his stuttering problem) and speaks to a higher level than basketball. My heart truly goes out to him and I'm very glad to hear that he's now doing well. An inspiring read!

The Bob Love Story If it's Gonna Be, It's Up to Me
The book was a slow read in the beginning.I feel to much writing was spent on his early childhood and tended to be a bit boring.The sequence of events during that time didn't flow well, seemed as though you weregoing back and forth.

The middle section, the period of college &pro ball was good reading.I don't like sports but found this section afast read.My mother is a great sports fan, so many of the names hementioned I knew.There was very interesting detail in this section.Thesequence of events flowed very well.

The last section,was also a slowread. It was a bit boring.Didn't measure up to the mid-section. Thestatement he made in next to last sentence of the book is questionable.Hehas quite a few victim statements, example, beatings from his stepfather,teasing about his stuttering, negative relations from his second ex-wifeand "Government worker" girlfriend(?). How can he not understandwhy, his girlfriend blew-up?What is behind the scene that he is notmentioning.

Also, his seventh son Nathaniel was born in 1987 not 1988as mentioned in the book. What's really interesting is that he mentions allof his kids except his oldest daughter Basha. Why? ... Read more

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Great look at what made Indiana basketball so great
One of the state's best sportswriters ever, Bob Hammel of the Bloomington Herald-Times, spends 1996-97 traveling around Indiana to watch various HS basketball games in the final season of single class basketball in Indiana.As an opponent of the multiclass system now being implemented, Hammel isstill fair to the proponents, yet he pulls no punches. If you're a fan ofDelta,Bloomington North, Kokomo or the LaPorte Slicers (all of whom made itto the final Final 4), you need this book as one final souvenir of amemorable season. ... Read more

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When Glory is Just a Whsiper
This Chicago-Evanston, IL author has written a very powerful and thought provoking book -- giving us psychological insight into the personality dynamics behind professional athletes.

It is well written -- withconsidereable imagery and blatant honesty.I could not put it down! ... Read more