Autobiography of a Basketball

When I first opened my eyes, I was in a large factory outside Shanghai. As an ambitious ball, my dream is to play at NBA one day.

I was really young so I do not remember who created it and how they did it. But I am extremely flexible, I think it is made of at least rubber, leather, and air. When a worker collapses, I can bounce myself off the ground.

I quietly spent the other ball with a big net when I was young. One day someone moved the net into a huge box and sent us to the international harbor. At the harbor, I saw a lot of big boats there. I think that the biggest ship is a boat to America. Because I saw the American flag. Sadly, they did not bring a big ship to the place I dreamed, but we put them on a small cargo ship. A few days later the boat began. This trip is boring and long. We must always be in a small box. Honestly, I am desperate and helpless in this journey because I do not know what my destination is.

About a month later, at last they reached what they called Zimbabwe. Then they pulled me away from the other ball and sent me to a local high school in Harare suburbs. When I got acquainted with this new country, I learned that Zimbabwe is one of the slowest developing countries on earth for the ongoing civil war. About half the families have no money to buy children to attend school. There are also schools where there are few sports facilities.

Okay, Zimbabwe is very poor. There was not a good sports facility in the school I attended. Therefore, as the only basketball game at school, my arrival shocked the students there. This is the first time for many children to see the balls are very close. I am treated as treasure. I still remember the child he had the opportunity to touch me and he was very happy when he jumped up and shouted.

Now, I have built many friendships with children in Zimbabwe. We play games everyday. I do not think there is a chance to play at NBA, but in the era of Zimbabwe I was told that it is most important to make others happy.

This is autobiography. I taught you how to be a better person inside and outside the basketball court, so I really like this book. I will recommend this book to any student athlete or coach, as I can help you understand the meaning of being a student athlete and your expectations for being successful at school. I also teach you how to become a better person and teach you how to improve your team better. So, I like this book, I absolutely recommend it.

Don Haskins, University of Texas Basketball Idol's autobiography and unintentional citizenship pioneers, sports writer Wetzel faced a strange problem. He won the NCAA championship with five black starters in 1966. It is not to correct his story or teach you how to change university basketball alone. "This is the attraction of Haskins, he came from Texas Miners' College from 1961 to 1999 (now the University of Texas) El Paso coached and became a living legend, but if you give this name to him (Huskins is not a saint: he is a liar of a bad pool and it is also a terrible coach.) Do not let his players drink water during practice.This book is at the University of Kentucky It's face-up for all white college competition in 1966, but a brief restructuring of Haskins made it almost anti-creimax. (December)

The way to the glory: How can the story and team of the NCAA basketball tournament of 1966 overcome the odds and change the eternity of America? Paperback - 2005/11