Bill russell biography book

  • As a student of life and basketball, as a basketball player and coach, as an African-American, a businessman, a lecturer, and a man, Bill Russell projects.
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  • This was a fantastic memoir of a complex and very human man.

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    As an escape pod from our quarantine-normalizing present, The Last Dance was a revelation. Few sights are more pleasurable than Michael Jordan kissing the sky in Carolina Blue threads, or watching him inhale his fifth stogie of the day. But when interpreted as a matter of record meant to educate, enlighten, and unveil, the documentary felt more like the glorification of a legacy that was already established.

    Though Jordan was far from a pathological people pleaser, he sold a well-crafted version of himself to whoever wanted a piece, regardless of social or political background. He knew how to self-mythologize. And because of that mentality, we won’t ever know what Jordan truly thinks about himself, or the world that (still) revolves around him.

    Jordan once told ESPN’s Wright Thompson: "Very early I had a personality split. One that was a public persona and one that was private." The Last Dance projected the former, because that’s exactly who Jordan wanted people to s

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    Second Wind

    January 1,
    After reading "Last Pass," which describes Bob Cousy's regret about not comprehending racial issues better when he was Russell's teammate on the Celtics in the 50s and early 60s, inom had to read one of Russell's books as well. inom liked "Second Wind," though I funnen it rather uneven. Parts of it were fantastic. Russell's discourses on what makes a championship grupp, his thoughts about racism and the pervasiveness of racist views in amerika, and his explanations for aspects of his behavior that some still find off-putting (notoriously, he refuses to sign autographs) were hugely instructive about the man and his beliefs. On the other grabb, sections about this childhood, though a revelation to me, lacked narrative flow and were surprisingly hard to get through. (At one point I almost gave up on the book.) A chapter on the women in his life - it's more accurate to say, the womanizing in his life - seemed to have been written for his benefit, not the reader's. Bill,

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    Publisher Description

    Learn the Inspiring story of the Boston Celtics' legendary Center, Bill Russell!

    In Bill Russell: The Inspiring Story of One of Basketball's Legendary Centers, you will learn the incredible story of one of basketball's greatest players of all time, Bill Russell. In his year career, Bill Russell accomplished what many NBA players today would dream of. He was an time champion, time All-Star, and five-time Most Valuable Player. He won the MVP award so many times that the league renamed the trophy after him in !

    Even today, his accomplishments stand among the basketball elite in pedigree. It'd be difficult to envision another player achieving the stat sheet that Bill Russell was able to when he played the game. Pick up this unauthorized biography today to learn the inspiring story behind Bill Russell.

    Here is a preview of what is inside this audiobook: 


    Childhood and Early Life
    High School and College Career
    Getting Drafted, Rookie Season

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