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Resilience: Faith, Focus, Triumph |
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 By Alonzo Mourning with Dan Wetzel
Resilience. It's not just the title of Alonzo Mourning's memoir; it's what he's made of. Whether petitioning himself into foster care as an 11-year-old, making the dean's list at Georgetown University, becoming an NBA all-star center or returning to peak form after organ-transplant surgery, Mourning has shown enormous inner strength. His faith, his determination and his courage are what have driven and sustained him.
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Rebound!: Basketball, Busing, Larry Bird, and the Rebirth of Boston |
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 By Michael P. Connelly
The Boston Celtics basketball franchise was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the National Basketball Association, and over the next 30 years, won a record 13 NBA championships. During the '70s, basketball and racial unrest met head on. Michael Connelly chronicles the history of basketball's greatest franchise and how it intertwined with the city's struggle to reconcile its longstanding tradition of liberty and violence.
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Court Sense: Winning Basketball's Mental Game |
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 By John Giannini & Mike Brey
The best basketball players and coaches know what's needed in every situation on the court. Coaches such as Phil Jackson, Pat Summitt and Mike Krzyzewski win because they teach, motivate and provide the discipline needed to thrive as a group. In "Court Sense," John Giannini defines the qualities that make players and teams great.
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 By Avery Johnson with Roy S. Johnson
Coach. Teacher. Preacher. Avery Johnson is all these things – and more. The fiery motivator, and former player and coach, earned his championship credentials in New Orleans’s Lafitte Housing Project, where he was never the biggest, fastest or strongest, but always the strongest of will and character. “Aspire Higher” is the story of his journey. The book is the essential game plan for making the right decisions on the basketball court or in life.
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32 Ways to Be a Champion in Business |
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By Earvin "Magic" Johnson
On the court, Earvin “Magic” Johnson helped transform the game of basketball as we know it. Off the court, the chairman and CEO of Magic Johnson Enterprises helped launch a number of major business initiatives that focused on revitalizing ethnically diverse urban communities.
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Bobby Cremins Ultimate Offense |
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 By Bobby Cremins
This action-packed guide features more than 150 plays and strategies by Bobby Cremins, one of college basketball’s most renowned coaches. Guaranteed to make you rethink how you run your offense, the book defines how to implement a fast break that’s right for your personnel, how to go from a missed shot to a basket; how to attack full- and half-court pressure and get high percentage shots; how to beat the clock with great last-second shots and all kinds of special situations.
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