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.Resilience: Faith, Focus, Triumph
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by: Alonzo Mourning, Dan Wetzel

September 30, 2008
This is the life story of famed basketball player Alonzo "Zo" Mourning. Despite being a three-time All American at Georgetown University... a seven-time NBA All-Star... a two-time NBA Defensive Player Of The Year... an Olympic Gold Medal winner... a college graduate with a degree in sociology... and after fourteen years in the NBA... he finally won a World Championship with the Miami Heat in 2006...

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Zo has made a much *BIGGER* impact on the world by not only fighting to overcome a kidney disease called focal glomerulosclerosis, of which there is no cure... but after fighting a "losing" battle with that disease... wound up having to get a kidney transplant as well. A winner like Zo, doesn't have the word lose ... Read More:
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.Mind Gym : An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence
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by: Gary Mack, David Casstevens

June 03, 2002
Quick and easy to read. Full of short stories that help athletes gain perspective into building a stronger mental game.
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.Rebound Rules: The Art of Success 2.0
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by: Rick Pitino, Pat Forde

September 30, 2008
Have you ever watched a person go through life and just said to yourself, "That man surely leads a charmed life." If anyone should fit that description, it would be Rick Pitino.

I had came into REBOUND RULES with a few prejudices of my own--I'm an enormous Kentucky Wildcat fan and I consider him "the best coach, if not, the ONLY coach" we ever had. So yes, you could say, I might have had a slight bit of a bias when picking up my copy of REBOUND RULES.

But what a refreshing surprise! Yes, there is basketball aplenty for all us Wildcat, Cardinal and Celtic fans. And Pitino goes far beyond that, taking the players and coaches, breaking down their good and bad points far beyond anything I'd ever expected.

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.Wooden on Leadership
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by: John Wooden

April 05, 2005
Hands down this is the best basketball philosophy book. This tells exactly how Wooden ran UCLA's basketball program and explains why they won 10 national championships. To truely understand the mind of one of basketball's greatest coaches, you must read this book. From discipline to practice planning, Wooden on Leadership has it all.
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.Wooden
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by: John Wooden

April 01, 1997
I felt that this was a nice "thought for a day" book. He offers some very sound and basic ways of living with values. It is a quick read and enjoyable.
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.Bo Ryan: Another Hill to Climb
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by: Bo Ryan, Mike Lucas

September 15, 2008
I felt that this was a nice "thought for a day" book. He offers some very sound and basic ways of living with values. It is a quick read and enjoyable.
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.Leading with the Heart: Coach K's Successful Strategies for Basketball, Business, and Life
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by: Mike Krzyzewski, Donald T. Phillips

March 01, 2001
This is without question, the best sports and business book ever written. This book also teaches and reminds all us how to be decent, thoughtful, caring, and responsible human beings. Being a good and decent person really works, and will get you somewhere. Take responsibility for yourself, get the job done. Never let: "It's not my job," enter your mind. Get it done and stop whining. Team work, in sports, business, family and life makes all the difference in the world. When you think of the super credible people in this world, 'Coach K,' is, 'one' of those unique great ones at the top of the list. Coach K is a very humble and decent human being, and his 'actions,' positively speak for themselves. Are there Spanish versions of Coach K's books available? The ... Read More:
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.Pistol: The Life of Pete Maravich
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by: Mark Kriegel

February 05, 2008
I should say this up front - The best sports books are always about more than sports. This is the best sports book I have ever read because it is really a compelling story about the love between a father and his son and what binds them together happens to be - a basketball.
Pete Maravich was, quite possibly the greatest ball handler/shooter of all time. If you look at the NBA stats lots of players scored more points but no one could put them up like the Pistol. On a given night, he simply was incapable of being guarded by anyone. He did things with a basketball that Michael Jordan could not do. He shot a basketball as Larry Bird could not do. He passed and handled a ball as the great Oscar Robertson could not do. He was once called the 'white ... Read More:
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.Pete Maravich: The Authorized Biography of Pistol Pete
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by: Wayne Federman, Marshall Terrill

August 20, 2008
I did not read this book. It was a gift for my grandson. He said it is a really good book. Very interesting.
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.College Basketball Prospectus 2008-2009: The Essential Guide to the Men's College Basketball Season
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by: Ken Pomeroy, John Gasaway

October 28, 2008
I did not read this book. It was a gift for my grandson. He said it is a really good book. Very interesting.
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