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Those Who Love the Game

by Glenn Rivers
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Glenn "Doc" Rivers, alongside award-winning author Bruce Brooks, tells us about the game he loves in this insightful player autobiography.

Glenn "Doc" Rivers plays basketball the way an artist writes: he practices endlessly to perfect his technique, he constantly thinks of the whole, the game, ahead of himself; and in those moments of inspiration when "the ball starts to move," that's when the real fun starts.
Beginning with schoolyard contests in Chicago against Isiah Thomas and clashes with an older brother who was his toughest one-on-one challenge, he shows us the determination, the competitive fire, and the brains he needed to succeed. We find out about mentors like Johnny Davis and Moses Malone, infuriating opponents like Michael Jordan and Kevin McHale—and coaches like Hank Raymond and Pat Riley, whose techniques Doc later uses as a championship-winning head coach and leader.
Doc has a good life in the NBA, but he looks directly at the racial problems sports hides, at the distortion that comes when a game turns into a highlight film, at the pressure on himself and his family that comes from being a too-often-absent dad, and at the day every athlete dreads: retirement. Looking back to his past accomplishments and ahead to his bright future, Doc Rivers guides us on a thought-provoking, memorable journey into the mind of one special ballplayer—one of Those Who Love the Game.

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Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)

Kindle Book

  • Release date: November 11, 2014

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781466885080
  • Release date: November 11, 2014

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781466885080
  • File size: 268 KB
  • Release date: November 11, 2014

Formats

Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook

subjects

Biography & Autobiography Sports & Recreations Young Adult Nonfiction

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:880
Text Difficulty:4-5

Glenn "Doc" Rivers, alongside award-winning author Bruce Brooks, tells us about the game he loves in this insightful player autobiography.

Glenn "Doc" Rivers plays basketball the way an artist writes: he practices endlessly to perfect his technique, he constantly thinks of the whole, the game, ahead of himself; and in those moments of inspiration when "the ball starts to move," that's when the real fun starts.
Beginning with schoolyard contests in Chicago against Isiah Thomas and clashes with an older brother who was his toughest one-on-one challenge, he shows us the determination, the competitive fire, and the brains he needed to succeed. We find out about mentors like Johnny Davis and Moses Malone, infuriating opponents like Michael Jordan and Kevin McHale—and coaches like Hank Raymond and Pat Riley, whose techniques Doc later uses as a championship-winning head coach and leader.
Doc has a good life in the NBA, but he looks directly at the racial problems sports hides, at the distortion that comes when a game turns into a highlight film, at the pressure on himself and his family that comes from being a too-often-absent dad, and at the day every athlete dreads: retirement. Looking back to his past accomplishments and ahead to his bright future, Doc Rivers guides us on a thought-provoking, memorable journey into the mind of one special ballplayer—one of Those Who Love the Game.

Expand title description text
Biography & Autobiography Sports & Recreations Young Adult Nonfiction