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Author:

Bosh, Chris, 1984- author.

Title:

Letters to a young athlete / Chris Bosh ; foreword by Pat Riley.

Publisher:

Penguin Press,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

xx, 231 pages ; 22 cm

Subject:

Bosh, Chris,--1984-
African American basketball players--Biography.
Basketball players--United States--Biography.
Basketball--Vocational guidance--United States.
Conduct of life.
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Self-help publications.

Other Authors:

Riley, Pat, author of foreword.

Notes:

Includes index.

Contents:

When you ain't nothing but tired -- You have to find your why (and it can't be fame or money) -- The gift of hunger -- Cultivating the mind -- Communication is key -- Sweep away your ego -- Leaders lead -- Take care of yourself -- Don't let 'em get to you -- The name on the front of the jersey -- Winning and losing: not too high, not too low -- Do the work. Do. The. Work.

Summary:

Chris Bosh, NBA Hall of Famer, eleven-time All-Star, two-time NBA champion, Olympic gold medalist, and the leagues Global Ambassador, had his playing days cut short at their prime by a freak medical condition. His extraordinary career ended not at a time of his choosing but in a doctors office in the middle of the afternoon.

ISBN:

1984881787
9781984881786

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1184123968

LCCN:

2020036671

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