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In regard to the book basketball junkie, i found it to be a great read. Powerful, honest, and dramatic, basketball junkie is a remarkable memoir, harrowing in its descent, and heartening in its return. Hope was known for its state championship basketball teams in the 1960s, but its 2012 team is much different. If a book can be both anguished and celebratory, this is it. Chris herrens basketball junkie is the story of what happens when a town and a family pressure a favorite son to embody their dreams, which turn out to be his nightmare. Bill reynolds is a sports columnist for the providence journal and the author of several previous books, including fall river dreams and with rick pitino. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. Another memoir from a gifted athlete who traded oncourt success for a needle in the arm.
When stevie wins a writing contest for aspiring sports journalists, his prize is a press pass to the final four in new orleans. New york times bestselling sportswriter john feinstein exposes the real march madnessbehind the scenes at the final four basketball tournament. Disobedient, distracted, and overwhelmed by family troubles, with mismatched sneakers and a penchant for profanity and anger, these boys represent coach dave nybloms dream of a championship, however unlikely that might seem. His grandfather, father, and older brother had created their own sports legends in a declining city. When the emts found me, there was a needle in my arm and a packet of heroin in the front. How i went from broke to millionaire in less than two. But the games going on behind the scenes between the coaches, the players, the media, the moneymen, and the fans turn out to be even more. It is a visceral, raggededged story of true glory, selfdestruction, addiction and, finally, redemption.
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Herrens account of his descent into hell and back show that beyond the bench pressing and the sprints and all the other prep work that help to create an athlete. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. A great book should expand your horizons, not just confirm your biases. Just four years later, in 1982 after selling his stable of it magazines for a shed load of money, he was a multi millionaire, at 35. Steven thomas is one of two lucky winners of the u. In june 2009, herren launched hoop dreams with chris herren, a basketball player development company to mentor players on and off the court. Basketball junkie npr coverage of basketball junkie by chris herren and bill reynolds. Download pdf confessions of a basketball junkie ebook. Publishers weekly feb 28, 2011 in this blunt, selfdeprecating memoir, herren tells his story as one of the greatest high school athletes to. A memoir reminds readers of the importance of connection and the strength of the human spirit.
A trip to new orleans and a coveted press pass for the final four. Chris herren is the founder of hoop dreams with chris herren, a basketball player development company. All books are in clear copy here, and all files are secure so dont worry about it. Basketball writers associations contest for aspiring journalists. From the mouths of cousy and russell, magic and bird, phil jackson and doug collins, to our ears.
At basketball crazy durfee high school in fall river, massachusetts, junior guard chris herren carried his familys and the citys dreams on his skinny frame. Basketball junkie by chris herren overdrive rakuten. These are some of the worst books we could find involving athletes. Issues of substance abuse and addiction are hard to comprehend from outside perspectives, but can be countered by love and support.
A memoir, documenting his career on and off the court. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Basketball junkie by former boston celtics guard chris herren is one of the best sports books i have read, if not the best overall book i have ever read. In his own words, chris herren tells how he nearly lost everything and everyone he loved, and how he found a way back to life. Goodreads members who liked basketball junkie also liked.
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