Phil Jackson

Michael Arkush

Phil Jackson offers his own take on his 2003-2004 season with the Los Angeles Lakers, chronicling the difficulties faced by the team--difficult relationships, public feuds, and injuries--and their successful journey to the NBA finals.

A Team in Search of Its Soul

The Last Season

Scottie Pippen

Unguarded

Ray Allen

New York Times Bestseller The record-holding two-time NBA champion and recently inducted hall-of-famer reflects on his work ethic, his on-the-court friendships and rivalries, the great teams he's played for, and what it takes to have a long and successful career in this thoughtful, in-depth memoir. Playing in the NBA for eighteen years, Ray Allen won championships with the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat and entered the record books as the original king of the three-point shot. Known as one of the hardest-working and highest-achieving players in NBA history, this most dedicated competitor was legendary for his sharp shooting. From the Outside, complete with a foreword by Spike Lee, is his story in his words: a no-holds-barred look at his life and career, filled with behind-the-scenes stories and surprising revelations about the game he has always cherished. Allen talks openly about his fellow players, coaches, owners, and friends, including LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, and Kevin Garnett. He reveals how, as a kid growing up in a military family, he learned about responsibility and respect—the key to making those perfect free throws and critical three-point shots. From the Outside is the portrait of a gifted athlete and a serious man with a strongly defined philosophy about the game and the right way it should be played—a philosophy that, at times, set him apart from colleagues and coaches, while inspiring so many others, and lead to the most pivotal shot of his career: the unforgettable 3-pointer in the final seconds of Game 6 of the 2013 NBA finals against the San Antonio Spurs. Throughout, Allen makes clear that success in basketball is as much about what happens off the court as on, that devotion and commitment are the true essence of the game—and of life itself.

My Journey Through Life and the Game I Love

From the Outside

Bezkompromisowe wspomnienia sześciokrotnego mistrza NBA! Scottie Pippen nie bez powodu był nazywany jednym z najlepszych koszykarzy ligi. Mówiąc wprost, bez niego nie byłoby mistrzowskich banerów, które wiszą pod kopułą hali United Center. Ani serialu dokumentalnego Ostatni taniec. Nie byłoby też takiego Michaela Jordana, jakiego znamy, i drużyny Chicago Bulls, jaką pamiętamy. Jak młody chłopak, będący najmłodszym z dwanaściorga rodzeństwa, przezwyciężył rodzinne tragedie? W jaki sposób poradził sobie z brakiem zainteresowania ze strony skautów uniwersyteckich, by zostać piątym wyborem w drafcie NBA w 1987 roku? Jak został jednym z filarów najwspanialszej koszykarskiej dynastii ostatnich pięćdziesięciu lat? Czy dobrze wspomina relacje z Michaelem Jordanem? Dlaczego w starciu z New York Knicks w trakcie play-offów w 1994 roku tuż przed końcem spotkania odmówił powrotu na boisko? W książce Bez krycia Pippen otwarcie dzieli się ostrymi, szczerymi opiniami, między innymi na temat Phila Jacksona czy Dennisa Rodmana, i zdradza nieznane dotychczas informacje na temat jednego z najsłynniejszych meczów w historii NBA. Wspomina, jak bardzo nienawidził nazywania go pomocnikiem Jordana, oraz tłumaczy, dlaczego powinien być bardziej szanowany przez zarząd klubu z Chicago i dziennikarzy. Ponad trzy dekady po zdobyciu przez Bulls pierwszego tytułu mistrzowskiego Pippen w końcu daje kibicom to, czego tak łaknęli – surowy, nieupiększony wgląd we własne życie i w rolę, jaką odegrał w jednej z najwspanialszych i najbardziej popularnych drużyn w historii koszykówki.

Scottie Pippen. Bez krycia

Leigh Steinberg

A New York Times bestseller! The real-life "Jerry Maguire," superagent Leigh Steinberg shares his personal stories on the rise, fall, and redemption of his game-changing career in the high-stakes world of professional sports Leigh Steinberg is renowned as one of the greatest sports agents in history, representing such All-Pro clients as Troy Aikman, Bruce Smith, and Ben Roethlisberger. Over one particular seven-year stretch, Steinberg represented the top NFL Draft pick an unheard of six times. Director Cameron Crowe credits Steinberg as a primary inspiration for the titular character in Jerry Maguire, even hiring Steinberg as a consultant on the film. Lightyears ahead of his contemporaries, he expanded his players' reach into entertainment. Already the bestselling author of a business book on negotiation, the original superagent is now taking readers behind the closed doors of professional sports, recounting priceless stories, like how he negotiated a $26.5 million package for Steve Young--the biggest ever at the time--and how he passed on the chance to represent Peyton Manning. Beginning with his early days as a student leader at Berkeley, Steinberg details his illustrious rise into pro sports fame, his decades of industry dominance, and how he overcame a series of high-profile struggles to regain his sobriety and launch his comeback. This riveting story takes readers inside the inner circle of top-notch agents and players through the visionary career of Leigh Steinberg, the pre-eminent superagent of our time.

My 40-Year Career Making Deals and Changing the Game

The Agent

Advance Praise "The Fight of the Century brings back memories of a different and troubled time both in sports and in our country. It is vividly reported and a perfect example of the old saying that the genius is in the details." --John Feinstein "The Fight of the Century just floats like a butterfly and sings like a canary. Arkush recaptures the period of the late '60s when America was in a quandary about Vietnam, Ali's refusal to be drafted, about Smokin' Joe Frazier's claim on the heavyweight title, and the amazing build-up to this great fight. I saw the fight and remember the intensity in Madison Square Garden; people were fainting in the aisles. The electricity of that fight buzzes through this book." --Phil Jackson "Ali-Frazier I was the greatest sports event I ever saw or ever expect to see. With his landscape portrait of the men and their times, Michael Arkush takes us again to that historic moment in Madison Square Garden when two of boxing's proudest warriors began their blood feud." --Dave Kindred, author of Sound and Fury: Two Powerful Lives, One Fateful Friendship "Arkush not only gives us the inside story on one of the century's signature sporting events, he frames it politically and socially. I was there, and now I know much more about what happened. This is flesh and blood and history." --Robert Lipsyte "The Fight of the Century transcends the mere sports story. In Michael Arkush's capable hands, this classic duel and its surrounding pressures and personalities show us where we have been as a society and where we are going. It is a story that truly stands for a place and time. It is a fully engrossing read." --Michael Connelly, #1 New York Times bestselling author "Never is a long time, but there'll never be another cosmic boxing event like Ali-Frazier I. Michael Arkush brings alive that melodrama with all its political-social implications, wheeling and dealing, hyping and hitting." --Larry Merchant, author and boxing commentator "A richly detailed history of Ali and Frazier's first big fight and the social and political forces at play. A great read." --Ron Shelton, director of Bull Durham and Tin Cup

Ali vs. Frazier March 8, 1971

The Fight of the Century

Grając w NBA przez osiemnaście lat, zdobywał mistrzostwa w barwach Boston Celtics i Miami Heat. Dzięki swojej ciężkiej pracy i zmysłowi do trafiania z dystansu zdobył także coś znacznie cenniejszego – szacunek fanów koszykówki na całym świecie. W swojej autobiografii Ray Allen pochyla się nad własnym życiem i karierą, opowiadając zakulisowe historie i dzieląc się przemyśleniami na temat gry, która pochłonęła go bez reszty. Z tej książki dowiesz się między innymi o jego złodziejskim wybryku, panicznym strachu trenera Bucks przed jednym z zawodników czy zachowaniu Kevina Garnetta wobec młodych zawodników. Ray-Ray trafiał „trójki” z niespotykaną skutecznością. Jako autor Za trzy na pewno trafi też do ciebie.

Ray Allen. Za trzy. Moja podróż przez życie i grę, którą kocham

Sugar Ray Leonard

In this unflinching and inspiring autobiography, the boxing legend faces his single greatest competitor: himself. Sugar Ray Leonard's brutally honest and uplifting memoir reveals in intimate detail for the first time the complex man behind the boxer. The Olympic hero, multichampionship winner, and beloved athlete waged his own personal battle with depression, rage, addiction, and greed. Coming from a tumultuous, impoverished household and a dangerous neighborhood on the outskirts of Washington, D.C., in the 1970s, Sugar Ray Leonard rose swiftly and skillfully through the ranks of amateur boxing-and eventually went on to win a gold medal in the 1976 Olympics. With an extremely ill father and no endorsement deals, Leonard decided to go pro. The Big Fight takes readers behind the scenes of a notoriously corrupt sport and chronicles the evolution of a champion, as Leonard prepares for the greatest fights of his life-against Marvin Hagler, Roberto Duran, Tommy Hearns, and Wilfred Benitez. At the same time Leonard fearlessly reveals his own contradictions and compulsions, his infidelity, and alcohol and cocaine abuse. With honesty, humor, and hard-won perspective, Leonard comes to terms with both triumph and struggle-and presents a gripping portrait of remarkable strength, courage, and resilience, both in and out of the ring.

My Life In and Out of the Ring

The Big Fight

Interviews with neighbors, family, friends, and fellow workers trace the early life and career of the popular conservative radio talk show host from Missouri and recount his struggle to build a national audience. Original.

Michael Arkush

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