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Everyone loves an underdog. That’s why we’re drawn to sports movies—there’s something special about the magic depicted in Remember The Titans, Miracle, or even something silly like The Waterboy. But good sports books, and we mean good ones, go even deeper.
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A revealing portrait of a once-in-a-generation athlete and global icon One of sport's biggest superstars, Michael Jordan is more than an internationally renowned athlete. As illuminated through David Halberstam's trademark balance of impeccable research and fascinating storytelling, Jordan symbolizes the apex of the National Basketball Association's coming of age. Long before multimillion-dollar signings and lucrative endorsements, NBA players worked...
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IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 2
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Raven is dealing with a lot- her grandmother's recent death, a knee injury from a recent accident, and a tiff with her best friend. But she's determined to prove to her basketball coach that her knee is in good enough shape for her to play in the Jammin' Salmon basketball tournament, which she's been participating in since she was little. So she pushes herself, and her teamates, a little too much while trying to prove she should play in the tournament....
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IL: UG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 20
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With intimate, fly-on-the-wall detail, "When the Game Was Ours" transports readers to an electric era of basketball and reveals for the first time the inner workings of two players--Larry Bird and Earvin "Magic Johnson"--dead set on besting one another.
6) Rez ball
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IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 11
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This compelling debut novel by new talent Byron Graves tells the relatable, high-stakes story of a young athlete determined to play like the hero his Ojibwe community needs him to be.
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"This dynamic picture book biography introduces readers of all ages to Wataru Misaka, the first non-white athlete to play in the NBA. Wataru "Wat" Misaka, a Japanese American boy born to immigrant parents, liked to play basketball under the glow of stars and a small street lamp in Ogden, Utah. America was home to Wat, but with the onset of World War II, many people thought he didn't belong. "Go home!" they would shout as he dribbled the ball down...
11) Full-court mess
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IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Eighth-grader Lisa Vega and her basketball teammates, the Dingoes, have made it to the regional playoffs, but before the first game their school gym is vandalized, the hoops, nets, basketballs all destroyed; with no place to practice in the middle of winter the playoffs are in jeopardy, but as this years' captain Lisa is determined to find out who it was who tried to sabotage the team--and why.
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The definitive history of the most dominant team in American sports history No superlatives are equal to the Boston Celtics of the 1960s. From 1959 to 1966 they won championship after championship, an eight-in-a-row streak that outshines any other in American sports. Led by coach Red Auerbach, center Bill Russell, and point guard Bob Cousy, they played a kind of basketball that seemed to come from an earlier era. Auerbach's Celtics played clean, honest,...
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The improbable story of the birth of pro basketball in Toronto In just over 25 years, the Toronto Raptors have evolved from an intrepid expansion team to a model NBA franchise, with a front office, head coach, and player development program that sets the standard around the league. They also boast the most diverse fanbase in the NBA and play in an increasingly sought-out market, particularly as the league teems with top class international talent....
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LIBRO RECOMENDADO POR BARACK OBAMA
La historia definitiva de cómo Pat Riley, Patrick Ewing, John Starks, Charles Oakley y Anthony Mason resucitaron la icónica franquicia con un juego tremendamente físico y un coraje y una determinación inigualables.
Para casi toda una generación, los New York Knicks han sido una broma. Desde 2001, la franquicia ha gastado más dinero, perdido más partidos y ganado menos series de playoffs que cualquier otro...
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The behind-the-scenes story of one of professional basketball's most respected and beloved teams.
Lew Freedman is the author of thirty books, including Stadium Stories: Chicago Bears and The Way We Were New England (both Globe Pequot Press)as well as LeBron James: A Biography. A former sportswriter for the Chicago Tribune, he has won more than 250 journalism awards.
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In the summer of 1962, the peripatetic and irrepressible Pete Gill was hired on a whim to coach basketball at tiny Ireland High School. There he would accomplish, against enormous odds, one of the great small-town feats in Indiana basketball history. With no starters taller than 5'10", few wins were predicted for the Spuds. Yet, after inflicting brutal preseason conditioning, employing a variety of unconventional motivational tactics, and overcoming...
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On a chilly Saturday in December 2011, Tom Crean led his Hoosier basketball players to an upset win over Kentucky, the #1-ranked basketball team in the nation. From that moment on, the revival of IU basketball was becoming a reality. Back in 2008, facing many challenges, Coach Tom Crean walked into Indiana's Assembly Hall, promising a return to glory for Indiana basketball. Four years later, led by Big Ten Freshman of the Year Cody Zeller and the...
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Jeff Van Gundy. Brad Stevens. Frank Vogel. Mike Budenholzer. Tom Thibodeau. Sam Presti. Leon Rose. Before you knew his name, before he drafted your favorite player, before he guided your team to a championship, he had a playing career of his own at an NCAA Division III college. He didn't play for fortune – the NBA was out of reach, and his school didn't even give athletic scholarships. He didn't play for fame – ...
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In Port Sabine, all eyes are on Mercy Louis, the star of the championship girls' basketball team. Mercy seems destined for greatness, but the road out of town is riddled with obstacles. When Mercy collapses on the opening night of the season, Evelia prophesies that she is only the first to fall, and soon, other girls are afflicted by the mysterious condition, sending the town into a tailspin, and bringing Illa and Mercy together in an unexpected way....
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Get the Summary of Mike Krzyzewski's Leading with the Heart in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Leading with the Heart" by Mike Krzyzewski is a reflection on the leadership principles that guided his tenure as Duke University's basketball coach. Krzyzewski's philosophy centers on character, teamwork, academic integrity, and personal growth. He emphasizes commitment, honesty, and collective responsibility, fostering...
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