Quotes from Kareem's autobiography "Giant Steps"

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Great stuff! :applause:

Amazing read

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OP, which players or coaches' books would you recommend?

Good thread, fplii. :applause:

On a semi-unrelated note, did rufus ever get that book he "won" from Jeff? :lol

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lol I'll need to type some more up soon.
[QUOTE=KobesFinger]OP, which players or coaches' books would you recommend?[/QUOTE]
I have ArbitraryWater this list on another thread:

[QUOTE=fpliii]Sure thing. I'd recommend (to start):

Tall Tales and Loose Balls (Terry Pluto)
Go Up For Glory and Second Wind (Russell's first two autobiographies)
The Jordan Rules
Breaks of the Game
When the Game was Ours (Magic/Bird book)
West by West
Season of the 76ers
The Last Season
Kareem's first autobiography
Wilt's books are fun reads, though I've ohh read his 73 autobiography completely
The Big O
The Last Banner

I've read a few others as well, but these stand out the most. Check them out if their synopses interest you, they're pretty good IMO.[/QUOTE]
Russell's two books are my favorites.

Giant steps is a reference to John Coltrane :pimp:

Incredible excerpts! :bowdown:

I can't stand Kareem.

[QUOTE=J Shuttlesworth]Giant steps is a reference to John Coltrane :pimp:[/QUOTE]

it's a fuking pretentious name for a sports biography.
i remember he once compared a basketball team to a jazz quintet, yeah there's five players on both, fukking pseudo intellectual douchebag.

This nig posted up the whole damn book

My favorite all-time player, intelligent and savvy both on and off-court.

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[QUOTE=Teanett]it's a fuking pretentious name for a sports biography.
i remember he once compared a basketball team to a jazz quintet, yeah there's five players on both, fukking pseudo intellectual douchebag.[/QUOTE]
Do you have a link to that talk? You'd be surprised how many similar responsibilities a jazz quintet have that a basketball team also has. I'm a jazz musician, so I'd love to read what he says