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Not a Game: The Incredible Rise and Unthinkable Fall of Allen Iverson

Kent Babb

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Description:Former NBA superstar Allen Iverson was once one of America’s most famous athletes: a trendsetter who transcended race, celebrity, and pop culture, and emerged from a troubled past to become one of the most successful and highly compensated athletes in the world. Now, his life and career comes vividly to light in this “searingly honest and intimate portrait of a captivating icon” (Baxter Holmes, ESPN NBA reporter) that examines what drove his successes and failures.Through extensive research and interviews with those closest to Iverson, acclaimed Washington Post sportswriter Kent Babb gets behind the familiar, sanitized, and heroic version of Iverson—the hard-charging, hard-partying athlete who played every game as if it were his last. Babb brings to life a private, loyal, and often generous Allen Iverson who rarely made the headlines, revealing the back story behind some of Iverson’s most memorable moments, such as his infamous “Practice” rant, delving even deeper to discover where Iverson’s demons lurked. He drank too much, stayed out too late, spent more money than most people could spend in a dozen lifetimes—blowing more than $150 million of his NBA earnings alone. His then wife Tawanna, seen often as the mild-mannered woman who tamed the bad boy, tried to keep her husband and family on the rails. But she was no match, as so many others learned on basketball courts, for the force of nature that Iverson was—jealousy, meanness, and a restlessness eventually wearing down even his biggest fans, teammates, and, eventually, his most formidable opponent. Over time, Iverson himself had come to believe his own hype: that he lived in a world where fame and fortune are everlasting. Even when he was no longer the fastest man on the court, as endorsement deals and long-term contracts became a thing of the past, he remained in denial.Not a Game is an impeccably researched, honest look at the factors that led to the rise and fall of a basketball superstar. In doing so, it illuminates the dark side of our modern day, multi-billion dollar sports and entertainment culture in which talented players are disposable—and all too often success and tragedy wear the same number.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Not a Game: The Incredible Rise and Unthinkable Fall of Allen Iverson. To get started finding Not a Game: The Incredible Rise and Unthinkable Fall of Allen Iverson, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Former NBA superstar Allen Iverson was once one of America’s most famous athletes: a trendsetter who transcended race, celebrity, and pop culture, and emerged from a troubled past to become one of the most successful and highly compensated athletes in the world. Now, his life and career comes vividly to light in this “searingly honest and intimate portrait of a captivating icon” (Baxter Holmes, ESPN NBA reporter) that examines what drove his successes and failures.Through extensive research and interviews with those closest to Iverson, acclaimed Washington Post sportswriter Kent Babb gets behind the familiar, sanitized, and heroic version of Iverson—the hard-charging, hard-partying athlete who played every game as if it were his last. Babb brings to life a private, loyal, and often generous Allen Iverson who rarely made the headlines, revealing the back story behind some of Iverson’s most memorable moments, such as his infamous “Practice” rant, delving even deeper to discover where Iverson’s demons lurked. He drank too much, stayed out too late, spent more money than most people could spend in a dozen lifetimes—blowing more than $150 million of his NBA earnings alone. His then wife Tawanna, seen often as the mild-mannered woman who tamed the bad boy, tried to keep her husband and family on the rails. But she was no match, as so many others learned on basketball courts, for the force of nature that Iverson was—jealousy, meanness, and a restlessness eventually wearing down even his biggest fans, teammates, and, eventually, his most formidable opponent. Over time, Iverson himself had come to believe his own hype: that he lived in a world where fame and fortune are everlasting. Even when he was no longer the fastest man on the court, as endorsement deals and long-term contracts became a thing of the past, he remained in denial.Not a Game is an impeccably researched, honest look at the factors that led to the rise and fall of a basketball superstar. In doing so, it illuminates the dark side of our modern day, multi-billion dollar sports and entertainment culture in which talented players are disposable—and all too often success and tragedy wear the same number.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Not a Game: The Incredible Rise and Unthinkable Fall of Allen Iverson. To get started finding Not a Game: The Incredible Rise and Unthinkable Fall of Allen Iverson, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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