Talk of champions : stories of the people who made me : a memoir

Smith, Kenny, 1965 March 8- author.

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"A riveting memoir from Kenny Smith ("Kenny the Jet")-superstar basketball commentator, host of top-rated Inside the NBA, and two-time NBA champion. Smith reveals his thoughtful views on race, the NBA, his upbringing, and an abundance of poignant, colorful inside stories about the star players, coaches, and mentors who taught and inspired him along the way. In his playing career, Kenny Smith was a star at the University of North Carolina before b...

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ISBN:

9780385548052
0385548052

Description:

viii, 254 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Stories of the people who made me: a memoir

Contents:

Introduction: "I had to join the March"
Michael Joran: Eye of the tiger
Jack Curran: The push to be extraordinary
Dean Smith: White privilege
Bill Russell: Good trouble
Michael Jackson (not the singer!): No one does it alone
Charles Barkley: From Malcolm X to Uncle Tom... in the same night
A few words about my mom and dad
Shaquille O'Neal: Larger than life
Kobe Bryant: Recognition of urgency
Magic Johnson: Breaking the mold
Isiah Thomas: The most misunderstood understood person ever
Hakeem Olajuwon: Becoming honorable
Mad Max, Big Shot Bob, Clyde, and Sam: More notes on what makes a champion
You kids

LCCN:

2022031281

Control Number:

3255639

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