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"Thrilling." -Publishers Weekly (starred) | "Riveting." -Library
Journal (starred) | "A fascinating look at a fascinating life."
-Roland Lazenby, author of Michael Jordan The definitive biography
of Steve Kerr, the championship-winning basketball player and head
coach of the record-breaking Golden State Warriors Few individuals
have had a career as storied, and improbable, as Steve Kerr. He has
won eight NBA titles-five as a player and three as a coach-for
three different franchises. He played alongside the best players of
a generation, from Michael Jordan to Shaquille O'Neal to Tim
Duncan, and learned the craft of basketball under four legendary
coaches. He was an integral part of two famed NBA dynasties.
Perhaps no other figure in basketball history has had a hand in
such greatness. In Steve Kerr, award-winning sports journalist
Scott Howard-Cooper uncovers the fascinating life story of a
basketball legend. Kerr did not follow a traditional path to the
NBA. He was born in Beirut to two academics and split his childhood
between California and the Middle East. Though he was an impressive
shooter, the undersized Kerr garnered almost no attention from
major college programs, managing only at the last moment to snag
the final scholarship at the University of Arizona. Then, during
his freshman season at Arizona, tragedy struck. His father,
Malcolm, then the president of the American University of Beirut,
was assassinated in Lebanon by terrorists. Forged by the crucible
of this family saga, Steve went on to chart an unparalleled life in
basketball, on the court and on the sidelines. The only coach other
than Red Auerbach to lead a team to the Finals five consecutive
seasons, Kerr seems destined for the Basketball Hall of Fame. Steve
Kerr is his incredible story, offering insights into the man and
what it takes to be-and make-a champion. Drawing upon Scott
Howard-Cooper's years covering Warriors, deep archival research,
and original interviews with more than one hundred of the central
characters in Kerr's life, this is basketball biography at its
finest.
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