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Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Ball games > Basketball
Mike O'Malley was looking forward to the upcoming year. The new
college graduate had decided to take a year off before pursuing his
dream of becoming a high school history teacher. Mike wanted to
spend some quality time with his father before he had to move away
to find a teaching position. What Mike would find in a few short
months was a new home, a new job, and the love of his life. Along
the way his integrity and character would be tested. He would be
disappointed by people he trusted. He would be personally attacked
and maligned. Ultimately his faith in the decency of people would
be restored. Join the rookie coach on his journey through Life and
Basketball.
Is there anyone who's been to an NBA game lately that hasn't felt
ripped-off? Griping about the cost of tickets has become as routine
as the opening tip-off. And it's no wonder; while America confronts
a continuously bumpy economy, the Lakers, Knicks, and even the
woeful Hornets peddle seats at hundreds - sometimes even thousands
- of dollars, pricing out the majority of their fans. But just
outside their glistening arenas, on the city pavements and internet
classifieds, lurks a dirty little secret: Good tickets can be had
for pennies on the dollar...if you know how to play the system. For
one frugal fan, that's when the adventure begins. With years of
professional experience as a value-conscious investor and years of
semi-professional experience as a sports-obsessed haggler, Motez
Bishara sets off on a madcap thirty-one game, cross continental
quest to buy the best NBA tickets at the lowest possible prices.
From Miami to Portland, hilarious anecdotes and insightful
interviews combine to uncover the rapidly evolving ticketing
industry. By maximizing those trends, Beating the NBA empowers fans
to achieve the most elusive victory in all of sports: bagging a
great deal.
A riveting portrait of two legendary players whose fierce
rivalry came to define one of the most exciting periods of
professional basketball
In Celtic green was Larry Bird, the hick from French Lick with
laser-beam focus, relentless determination, and a deadly jump
shot--a player who demanded excellence from everyone around him and
whose caustic wit left opponents quaking in their high-tops. Magic
Johnson was Mr. Showtime: young, indomitable, a magnetic
personality with all the right moves, he was a pied piper in purple
and gold and he burned with an inextinguishable desire to win.
Their uncommonly competitive relationship came to symbolize the
most thrilling rivalry in the NBA--East vs. West, physical vs.
finesse, old school vs. Showtime, even white vs. black. Each pushed
the other to greatness, and together Bird and Johnson collected
eight NBA Championships and six MVP awards, helping to save a
floundering NBA. "When the Game Was Ours" chronicles an electric
era in sports history, revealing for the first time the inner
workings of two players dead set on besting each other.
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3D Basketball 2 in 1 Tacticboard and Training Book
- Tactics/strategies/drills for trainer/coaches, notebook, training, exercise, exercises, drills, practice, exercise course, tutorial, winning strategy, technique, sport club, play moves, coaching instructi
(Paperback)
Theo Von Taane
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