A Perfect FitSimon and Schuster, 23 nov 2010 - 208 páginas FORMER NBA STAR LUTHER WRIGHT SHARES HIS HARROWING AND UPLIFTING JOURNEY OF FINDING GOD—AND HIMSELF—WHEN HE HAD NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE. Luther Wright had the life hoop dreams are made of. A first-round NBA draft pick for the Utah Jazz, he was a rookie on a team with basketball legends Karl Malone and John Stockton. He had money, women, cars, and a luxurious bachelor pad overlooking Salt Lake City. But within a year, ravaged by drugs and unable to cope with life as an NBA star, he was homeless, broke and addicted to crack cocaine. Wright never wanted to play basketball, yet standing more than seven feet tall even as a boy, he thought he had no choice. In this heartrending memoir, he writes candidly about the self-destructive spiral he found himself on after neglecting his passions to pursue the dreams of others. After years of living on the streets, he finally found a gift greater than anything his millions could have bought him—God. Today, Wright offers a simple message: believe in yourself, follow your dreams, and only then will you find your Perfect Fit. |
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Personal Foul | 19 |
Hoop Dreams | 29 |
Sandy | 39 |
Please Dont Stop the Music | 47 |
Elizabeth Im Coming to Join You | 53 |
Decision Time | 65 |
And All That Jazz | 101 |
Out of Bounds | 111 |
Blocked Shot | 121 |
The Crack of Dawn | 135 |
Falling through the Cracks | 143 |
Fouled Out | 151 |
You Are Not the Father | 165 |
My God | 173 |
Down the Hall | 73 |
More Money More Problems | 87 |
Rookie Blues | 97 |
No More Game | 183 |
Afterword by Terry Cummings | 193 |
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