Download or read book Sports Great Dominique Wilkins written by Peter C. Bjarkman and published by Enslow Publishers. This book was released on 1996 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Currently playing basketball in Europe, forward Dominique Wilkins has played for the Atlanta Hawks, the Los Angeles Clippers, and the Boston Celtics. He became the ninth player in NBA history to score twenty-five thousand career points, and he possesses the league record for consecutive free throws made in one game. Known for his dazzling slam-dunking ability, Wilkins was selected to play on Dream Team II, representing the United States in the World Championships.
Download or read book Year of the Dunk written by Asher Price and published by Crown. This book was released on 2015-05-12 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By embarking on a quest to dunk a basketball at the age of 34, journalist Asher Price investigates the limits of human potential—starting with his own. We all like to think that (with a little practice) we could run faster, learn another language, or whip up a perfect soufflé. But few of us ever put those hopes to the test. In Year of the Dunk, Asher Price does, and he seizes on basketball’s slam dunk--a feat richly freighted with distinctly American themes of culture, race, and upward mobility--as a gauge to determine his own hidden potential. The showmanship of the dunk mesmerized Asher as a child, but even with his height (six foot plus) and impressive wingspan, he never pushed himself to try it. Now, approaching middle age, Asher decides to spend a year remaking his body and testing his mind as he wonders, like most adults, what untapped talent he still possesses. In this humorous and often poignant journey into the pleasures and perils of exertion, Asher introduces us to a memorable cast of characters who help him understand the complexity of the human body and the individual drama at the heart of sports. Along the way he dives into the history and science of one of sports' most exuberant acts, examining everything from our genetic predisposition towards jumping to the cultural role of the slam dunk. The year-long effort forces him to ask some fundamental questions about human ability and the degree to which we can actually improve ourselves, even with great determination.
Download or read book Exploring the World of Sports written by Phyllis J. Perry and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1998-03-15 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Motivate students to read by using a topic they love-sports-and extend learning across the curriculum! Discussion starters, multidisciplinary activities, and topics for further research follow each reading suggestions. Perry describes subject-specific fiction and nonfiction materials that help students make the transition from fiction to expository text. There are also additional print and nonprint sources. Grades K-5.
Download or read book The Book of Basketball written by Bill Simmons and published by ESPN. This book was released on 2010-12-07 with total page 754 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The NBA according to The Sports Guy—now updated with fresh takes on LeBron, the Celtics, and more! Foreword by Malcom Gladwell • “The work of a true fan . . . it might just represent the next phase of sports commentary.”—The Atlantic Bill Simmons, the wildly opinionated and thoroughly entertaining basketball addict known to millions as ESPN’s The Sports Guy, has written the definitive book on the past, present, and future of the NBA. From the age-old question of who actually won the rivalry between Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain to the one about which team was truly the best of all time, Simmons opens—and then closes, once and for all—every major pro basketball debate. Then he takes it further by completely reevaluating not only how NBA Hall of Fame inductees should be chosen but how the institution must be reshaped from the ground up, the result being the Pyramid: Simmons’s one-of-a-kind five-level shrine to the ninety-six greatest players in the history of pro basketball. And ultimately he takes fans to the heart of it all, as he uses a conversation with one NBA great to uncover that coveted thing: The Secret of Basketball. Comprehensive, authoritative, controversial, hilarious, and impossible to put down (even for Celtic-haters), The Book of Basketball offers every hardwood fan a courtside seat beside the game’s finest, funniest, and fiercest chronicler.
Download or read book The Mad Dog Hall of Fame written by Christopher Russo and published by Broadway. This book was released on 2007-05-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the creators of The Mad Dog 100 comes a definitive ranking of each sport's greatest players, places, and moments in sports history, featuring such top ten lists as the Top 10 Coaches of All Time, the Top 10 Sports Venues, the Top 10 Sports Moments in History, and the Top 10 Players in Baseball, NFL Football, College Basketball, and more. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.
Download or read book Loserville written by and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Boys Among Men written by Jonathan P. D. Abrams and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the trend of teenage basketball stars skipping college and making the transition to playing professionally, resulting in the 2005 age limit instituted by the NBA, mandating that all players must attend college or another developmental program for at least a year.
Download or read book The Life of Dad written by Jon Finkel and published by Adams Media. This book was released on 2019-05-07 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A heartwarming and enlightening collection of advice, wisdom, and practical skills featuring an all-star cast of fathers from the popular online community Life of Dad. Becoming a dad gives men a VIP pass into the greatest club on earth: fatherhood. Its rewards are unmatched, its challenges, uncharted. The experience can reach euphoric highs and gut-punching lows. For those moments (and everything in between), The Life of Dad has your back. The Life of Dad is an all-encompassing, entertaining distillation of the full dad experience, through a collection of interviews, podcasts, online chats, Facebook Lives, and more, dispensing collective wisdom from dads who have been in the trenches. From Shaquille O’Neal explaining how he’s taught his kids to be grateful, or Michael Strahan highlighting the importance of accountability, or Jim Gaffigan discussing the challenges of having a house full of kids, The Life of Dad has it all. Including thoughts from Ice Cube, Henry Winkler, Chris Jericho, Denis Leary, Freddie Prinze Jr, Charles Tillman, Mark Feuerstein, and many, many more, you’ll find plenty of camaraderie in the hardest—but most rewarding—job of your life!
Download or read book Sports Great written by Glen Macnow and published by Enslow Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sports Great Books for reluctant readers are high-interest biographies with easy-reading text about star athletes. All sports fans will love these books, and students will enjoy using them for biography reports. Each indexed book contains career statistics, action photographs, Internet addresses, and exciting accounts that give readers the feel of the big game.Profiles professional basketball star Allen Iverson, whose speed and determination helped him to overcome his relatively small stature to earn the All-Star MVP trophy and the NBA's Most Valuable Player award in 2001.
Download or read book Sports Great Grant Hill written by John Albert Torres and published by Enslow Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the life of basketball star, Grant Hill, from his childhood in Virginia, through his years at Duke University, to his professional career with the Detroit Pistons.
Download or read book There Is No Next written by Sam Smith and published by Diversion Books. This book was released on 2014-10-28 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirty years after Michael Jordan’s first NBA game comes an oral history of his legendary career, told by the men who played with him and against him, coached him, and witnessed first-hand the iconic greatness of the most dominant athlete sports has ever seen. Featuring interviews with: Larry Bird • Magic Johnson • Phil Jackson • Reggie Miller • Isiah Thomas • Reggie Theus • Chris Mullin • Doug Collins • Dominique Wilkins • Steve Kerr • John Paxson • David Stern • Gregg Popovich • Derek Harper • Bill Walton • Karl Malone • Horace Grant • Joe Dumars • Danny Ainge • B.J. Armstrong • Marv Albert • Grant Hill • Jerry Colangelo • Bill Cartwright • Jerry Reinsdorf • Johnny Bach • Rod Thorn • Rick Barry • Kevin Loughery • David Axelrod • President Barack Obama • and many more! Written by Sam Smith—author of the New York Times bestseller THE JORDAN RULES and recent inductee into the NBA Hall of Fame—THERE IS NO NEXT assembles a cast of Hall-of-Famers, teammates, opponents, coaches, and others who experienced the ferocious drive and unparalleled greatness that defined Jordan’s career. Packed with previously untold stories and stunning insight into Jordan and his six championships, THERE IS NO NEXT is the last word on why there has never been, and will never be, another Michael Jordan.
Download or read book Year of the Dunk written by Asher Price and published by Sports Publishing. This book was released on 2016-11-22 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The showmanship of basketball’s slam dunk mesmerized Asher Price as a child, but even with his height (six foot plus) and impressive wingspan, he never pushed himself to try it—until now. Approaching middle age, Asher decides to spend a year remaking his body and testing his mind as he wonders what untapped talent he still possesses. In Year of the Dunk, Asher introduces us to a memorable cast of characters who help him understand the complexity of the human body and the individual drama at the heart of sports. Along the way he dives into the history and science of one of sports’ most exuberant acts, examining everything from our genetic predisposition towards jumping to the cultural role of the slam dunk. The year-long effort forces him to ask some fundamental questions about human ability and the degree to which we can actually improve ourselves, even with great determination.
Download or read book African American Sports Greats written by David L. Porter and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1995-10-30 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: African-American athletes have played a significant role in the development and popularity of American professional sports, and have encountered numerous obstacles on the road to athletic success. This is the first comprehensive multi-sport biographical dictionary of African Americans who reached the pinnacles of success in their sport. It contains more personal and career profiles of African-American sports greats than are found in any other single source. Biographical profiles of 166 noted athletes, coaches, and administrators in team and individual sports include both Ristorical figures such as Jesse Owens and Satchel Paige and contemporary stars such as Charles Barkley, Ken Griffey, Jr., Michael Jordan, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Shaquille O'Neal, and Emmitt Smith. Forty-four sports historians contributed the colorfully written biographies, which blend both personal background information and athletic career accomplishments. All information is current through the middle of 1995. The dictionary covers the contributions made by African-American greats in football, baseball, basketball, track and field, boxing, wrestling, auto and stock car racing, golf, thoroughbred racing, tennis, cycling, and figure skating. More than two-thirds of the entries represent team sports. The dictionary is organized alphabetically by person. Each colorfully written profile is 800-1,000 words in length and traces the subject's personal life, family and educational background, personal struggles, career accomplishments, records set, statistical data, awards and honors, and overall impact; and features lively quotations by and about the sports luminaries. Each entry contains a handy bibliography of books and articles about the subject. Biographies of managers, coaches, and club executives describe their teams, statistical achievements, accomplishments, strategy, and sports impact. A general introduction traces the historic struggle of African-American athletes in professional and Olympic sports and appendices provide alphabetical listings of biographical entries and entries by sport. A selection of photos complement the profiles. For the sports fan or librarian, this is a first stop for biographical information that captures the personality of the athlete and includes all the pertinent information about his or her accomplishments. It is an essential addition to the reference sections of junior high, high school, and public libraries.
Download or read book Sports Great Vince Carter written by Jeff Savage and published by Enslow Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the basketball career of Vince Carter, former North Carolina University basketball star and Toronto Raptor superstar known for his ability as a slam-dunk artist.
Download or read book Sports Great Jason Kidd written by John Albert Torres and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A childhood superstar, Jason Kidd has been the focus of media attention from the time he was in middle school. Kidd chose to attend the University of California where he proved that he was the best point guard in the college ranks by his sophomore season. Kidd left school for the NBA and proved to be a star in the pro ranks as well, being named Co-Rookie of the Year and started in an All-Star Game. Born to parent of different races, Kidd has had to stand up to numerous controversies on his way to becoming a basketball star.
Download or read book Sports Great Bobby Bonilla written by Ron Knapp and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Mets Bobby Bonilla's outstanding outfielding and dynamic slugging abilities have combined to make him one of the highest paid Hispanic players in professional baseball.
Download or read book Sports Great Emmitt Smith written by John F. Grabowski and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emmitt Smith has been one of the cornerstones of the Dallas Cowboys' rise to the top of the NFL. Smith is an integral part of the Cowboys' offense that has led the team to three Super Bowl titles. Smith runs with a rare combination of speed and power, and after a stellar performance, was named the MVP of Super Bowl XXVIII.
