Kentucky Colonels of the American Basketball Association: The Real Story of a Team Left Behind gives an inside look at one of the most intriguing times in the history of professional basketball; and the city of Louisville and the state of Kentucky were enjoying every bit of it. And then as quickly as the Colonels appeared, they were gone. They had been around just long enough to win a world championship and showcase not only some of the best basketball players in the history of the game, but also some of its most colorful characters. Perhaps this book should have been written years ago, but there always seemed to be plenty of time. And then one day, a generation or two removed, someone asked what happened to that pro-basketball team back in the 60s and 70s? BAM, it hits you. This book had to be written. Here are never-before-told stories that only Lloyd "Pink" Gardner would know. He lived it and Gary P. West wrote it. A story of colorful owners with family connections to the Lindbergh kidnapping and Hope Diamond; sports agents who would do anything to sign players; a double murder and suicide; a businessman who thought he could do in basketball what he had done with Kentucky Fried Chicken; an insignificant T.V. deal that turned into hundreds of millions of dollars; a team that drafted a 5 6 , 55-year-old college professor; and through it all still won a world championship. Lloyd Gardner was a major part of the success of the Kentucky Colonels. Anyone who knows anything about the Kentucky Colonels and their history will tell you that. Lloyd had the perfect temperament to be a trainer, and the knowledge to get the players back after certain injuries, and the key thing of loyalty... to the players and the coaches. Hubie Brown--Interview with Drew Deener on WKRD Radio
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Follow the Miami Heat from their beginnings in 1988 to winning the NBA Finals in 2006. Over time, the team has added personalities from other teams including Shaquille O'Neal and coach Pat Riley. Amazing stories include Alonzo Mourning's battle with kidney disease and his triumphant return to basketball as a Heat and O'Neal becoming a reserve officer on the Miami Beach police force. This book is part of the Team Spirit series.
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Matt wants nothing more than to play basketball, but can he make the team? (20061001)
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Three bullies learn a lesson. The eigth book in Eric Walters' basketball series.
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An odd hybrid of a book, Big Girl in the Middle is part model/volleyball player Gabrielle Reece's autobiography and part third-person chronicle of the misadventures of Team Nike across the 1996 professional beach volleyball circuit, for which Reece captained and played middle blocker. At 6'3" and 170 pounds, Reece cuts an imposing figure, as commanding on a magazine or book cover as she is on the court. She has a unique perspective on both of the public arenas in which she's played: as a top-flight athlete and accepted beauty, she smashes several stereotypes; how she's coped with those stereotypes, successfully spiking most of them, makes Reece an admirable role model. Her observations in this area serve up Big Girl's best attributes.
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"Fundamentals of ball handling, shooting, passing, and playing share space with illustrated directions for skill-development drills...filled with great tips...as far removed from the usualy dryly written kids' how-to as you can imagine."--Booklist. "One of the key features...is the NBA's cooperation ...thoroughly unlike any of the dull sports how-to books crowding library shelves...richly illustrated with color actions shots"--Library Journal A Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers' Choice 1997. 128 pages (all in color), 8 x 10.
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Introduces the history, rules, and some famous players of basketball, as well as the fundamental skills and conditioning required for this sport.
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