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| 80% Recommended by our customers. Publisher: The Free Press Catalog: eBooks Release date: 2007-03-09 Media: Kindle Edition Format: Kindle Book Number of pages: 400  Tip: compare prices with similar booksAuthor:
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 Written on February 23, 2008 Summary: The Breaks Of The Game As with the classic pick-and-roll - where it takes the solid work of two players to make the offensive play successful - Pete Maravich would not have been the "Pistol" without the guidance of his father, Press (Peter). And in this dual biography, author Mark Kriegel brings the legend of Pete and Press to life, on and off the court. Press - who had a cup of coffee in the pro game, with Youngstown and Pittsburgh - used basketball as a means to have an escape from a tough childhood. Though he set out early in Pete's life to develop his basketball skills, this is not a classic case of an overbearing father forcing his will on a son. As Pete emerged as this larger-than-life figure - whose shooting, ball-handling and passing brought a wonderful brilliance to the hardwood floor - he became Showtime, Inc. He took a struggling Louisiana State University program - with Press as the head coach - and turned it into a SEC power, going 20-8 overall in his senior year, while averaging an amazing 44.2 points per game in his varsity collegiate career. A new, state-of-the-art, arena came into being at LSU, based on Pete popularizing the program, which had been playing home games in a facility designed for livestock shows. But with these triumphs, both found later that the breaks in the game of life can find the ball rolling out-of-bounds, never to be the same when retrieved and put back into play. And that may be the biggest lesson of all. Written on February 20, 2008 Summary: The Life of Pete Maravich-" A Greek Tragedy The story of Pete Maravich is tragic,yet inspirational. Those who love basketball and some of its changing history, will devour it. The book includes some of the evolution of the game from the much slower and methotical form of the game which existed until the 1970's and the transition to the fast break and run and gun type of sport it has become . After his death at age 40, this bigger than life player, Pistol Pete Maravich, was named the greatest athlete from the state of Texas in the 2oth century by the New Orleans Picayune newspaper.Pete Maravich still holds the college devision 1 scoring record of 3,667 points with a 44.2 point average.He was a magician with the basketball, doing things that no one had done before and was a bridge between the old style slower game and the run and gun of today. Youngsters idolized him and wanted desperately to be like him. His long hair fit right in with the Beatles and the culture of the 60's and 70's. He was the altimate showman and the book is filled with appraisals of him from some of the greatest coaches of his time. Pistol Pete Maravich was named posthumeously as one of the 5o greatest players of the 20th century. However, this story is more than one about a sport's star; it is a sad family story. In many ways , in the end, " Pridde goeth before the fall." The author, Mark Kriegel tells the compelling story of how the enormous pressure put on Pete by his father, fans and most of all, himself turns him into a depressed and self-lothing man.Press Maravich, a srong headed and authoritarian tast master dreamed of molding his son into the first million dollar pro player. This sad and powerful fahter -son relationship results in a most unhappy life for the son. Pete Maravich became a folk hero to many in the vein of Elvis or Joe Nathmath and like Elvis the pressure got to him. He could not find happiness nor pace with himself in spite of his super star basketball talent. He neeeded to be loved and feared rejection to the point that he was controlled by his addiction to the game, alcohol and self-flagellation.In essence he could'nt say no to others, particuarily, Press Maravich. However, just as the reader is sure that Pete will either kill himself as a result of depression or reckles drinking , he surprizes us.Does his new found life, after basketball,redeem him or is it too late? You decide. Many coaches, fathers and teachers might well take a lesson from this story; one which might well cause them to rethink their approch to helping youngsters develop into well ajusted contributors to society. Mark Kriegel is a skiled writer who uses rich language and creative prose who produced a book that tugged at my heart many times oveas I read it. It is one of those books I could read several times. Written on February 8, 2008 Summary: FREAKING AWESOME!! Great read!!...My whole family(4) read the book..We even fought over whos' turn it was...Move this to the top of list of must read sports biography!! Written on January 26, 2008 Summary: great book great book, even for those who are basketball fanatics, it can help you understand why some people are. Written on January 15, 2008 Summary: Wonderful Story Of A Complex Man I guess everyone here qualifies their review of this book by stating if they watched Maravich play. I saw him play many times on TV, and being a basketball fan, I knew of some of his off-court problems. The book is wonderful, it goes thoroughly over the whole family, focusing on father and son, Press and Pete. You get an idea on what makes Pete tick, the old one, the new one before he passed away so tragically. Was Pete an alcoholic? As some of the other reviewers said, it depends on the definition. And it is interesting that despite all the isms that Pete went through, he drank heavily through all of them. The book never explores the alcoholism link between him and his mother. By any definition, he was one. I wonder if the heavy drinking destroyed a congenitally-damaged heart. And Kriegel was never able to speak to Pete's niece, who survived the family best of anyone. That said, Maravich's story is a compelling one and Kriegel does a fantastic job telling it. |
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