The Breaks of the Game - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Breaks of the Game write by David Halberstam. This book was released on 2012-07-17. The Breaks of the Game available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A New York Times bestseller, David Halberstam's The Breaks of the Game focuses on one grim season (1979-80) in the life of the Bill Walton-led Portland Trail Blazers, a team that only three years before had been NBA champions. More than six years after his death David Halberstam remains one of this country's most respected journalists and revered authorities on American life and history in the years since WWII. A Pulitzer Prize-winner for his groundbreaking reporting on the Vietnam War, Halberstam wrote more than 20 books, almost all of them bestsellers. His work has stood the test of time and has become the standard by which all journalists measure themselves. The tactile authenticity of Halberstam's knowledge of the basketball world is unrivaled. Yet he is writing here about far more than just basketball. This is a story about a place in our society where power, money, and talent collide and sometimes corrupt, a place where both national obsessions and naked greed are exposed. It's about the influence of big media, the fans and the hype they subsist on, the clash of ethics, the terrible physical demands of modern sports (from drugs to body size), the unreal salaries, the conflicts of race and class, and the consequences of sport converted into mass entertainment and athletes transformed into superstars -- all presented in a way that puts the reader in the room and on the court, and The Breaks of the Game in a league of its own.
Blazermania
Blazermania - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Blazermania write by Wayne Thompson. This book was released on 2010-11-01. Blazermania available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Guaranteed to delight NBA historians and Blazermaniacs a like, this release chronicles forty years of Portland Trail Blazers basketball with an amazing collection of anecdotes, rare photographs, and more. Guaranteed to delight NBA historians and Blazermaniacs alike, this release chronicles forty years of Portland Trail Blazers basketball with an amazing collection of anecdotes, rare photographs, and more. Blazermania: This is Our Story captures the magic moments and behind-the-scenes stories that have unfolded in the four decades since Harry Glickman and his serendipitous raincoat first brought professional basketball to Portland. The book highlights great moments, reveals long lost anecdotes, and uncovers photographs from the vast archives of the Trail Blazers and The Oregonian. The book takes an in-depth look at an array of topics, including: - The birth of “Rip City” and the team’s rise to prominence. - Dr. Jack Ramsay’s arrival and the road to the 1977 NBA championship. - The career and legacy of Bill Walton, the mercurial, star-crossed center. - Clyde Drexler, Terry Porter, and the beloved two-time Western Conference champions. - A new tradition of excellence, led by Brandon Roy, Greg Oden, and LaMarcus Aldridge - The team’s biggest characters, overachievers, and winners. Learn how one of the NBA’s smallest cities was transformed into one of basketball’s foremost meccas, hosting 814 straight sellouts, 21-straight playoff appearances, three NBA Finals, as well as the NBA Draft and the historic 1992 Dream Team.
Portland Trail Blazers All-Time Greats
Portland Trail Blazers All-Time Greats - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Portland Trail Blazers All-Time Greats write by Brendan Flynn. This book was released on 2020-01-01. Portland Trail Blazers All-Time Greats available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Portland Trail Blazers won the NBA title the first time they made the playoffs. Since then, they’ve been a consistent force in the Pacific Northwest. From the pioneers of the 1970s to the global superstars of today, get to know the players who made the Trail Blazers one of the NBA’s top teams through the years.
Portland Trail Blazers
Portland Trail Blazers - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Portland Trail Blazers write by Michael E. Goodman. This book was released on 2018-09-04. Portland Trail Blazers available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Jump into the NBA action with this high-interest account of the Portland Trail Blazers pro basketball team, including league championships won and star players such as Clyde Drexler.
Back from the Dead
Back from the Dead - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Back from the Dead write by Bill Walton. This book was released on 2016-03-22. Back from the Dead available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. An NBA sports star and cultural icon discusses his catastrophic spinal collapse in 2007, the excruciating pain he suffered and his slow recovery, as well as his childhood, sports career, and the political and cultural upheaval of the 1960s.
