Description: THE Instant National Bestseller The standout memoir from NB a powerhouse Andre Iguodala the indomitable sixth man of the Golden State Warriors that documents his rise to fame in the world of basketball and of business. Andre Iguodala is one of the most admired players in the NB a. And after winning four NB a championships with the Warriors and fresh off their most recent playoff appearance his game has never been stronger. Off the court Iguodala has earned respect too for his successful tech investments his philanthropy and increasingly for his contributions to the conversation about race in America. It is no surprise then that in his first book Andre with his cowriter Carvell Wallace has pushed himself to go further than he ever has before about his life not only as an athlete but about what makes him who he is at his core. The Sixth Man traces Andre's journey from childhood in his Illinois hometown to his Bay Area home court today. Basketball has always been there. But this is the story too of his experience of the conflict and racial tension always at hand in a professional league made up largely of African American men; of whether and why the athlete owes the total sacrifice of his body; of the relationship between competition and brotherhood among the players of one of history's most glorious championship teams. And of what motivates an athlete to keep striving for more once they ve already achieved the highest level of play they could have dreamed. On drive on leadership on pain on accomplishment on the shame of being given a role and the glory of taking a role on: This is a powerful memoir of life and basketball that reveals new depths to the superstar athlete and offers tremendous insight into most urgent stories being told in American society today.
Title: The Sixth Man
Barcode: 9780525533993
Publication Date: 6/16/2020