Hakeem Olajuwon: the Remarkable Story of One of 90s Basketball's Greatest Centers |
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| Author:
| Geoffreys, Clayton |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4996-8179-6 |
| Publication Date: | May 2014 |
| Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $9.17 |
Book Description:
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Learn the Incredible Story of 90s Basketball Superstar Hakeem Olajuwon!
Read on your PC, Mac, smartphone, tablet or Kindle device!In
Hakeem Olajuwon: The Remarkable Story of One of 90s Basketball's Greatest Centers, you'll read about the inspirational story of basketball's premier center, Hakeem Olajuwon. Hakeem Olajuwon broke the record books during his incredible NBA career. In an age filled with greats like Michael Jordan, Karl Malone, Patrick Ewing, Reggie Miller...
More DescriptionLearn the Incredible Story of 90s Basketball Superstar Hakeem Olajuwon!
Read on your PC, Mac, smartphone, tablet or Kindle device!In
Hakeem Olajuwon: The Remarkable Story of One of 90s Basketball's Greatest Centers, you'll read about the inspirational story of basketball's premier center, Hakeem Olajuwon. Hakeem Olajuwon broke the record books during his incredible NBA career. In an age filled with greats like Michael Jordan, Karl Malone, Patrick Ewing, Reggie Miller and John Stockton, Hakeem played in one of the most exciting eras of modern basketball. The Houston Rockets won two championships during Hakeem's time with the Rockets. A hall of famer, Hakeem Olajuwon had one of the most infamous signature moves that basketball has ever seen. The 'Dream Shake' was equally as deadly a shot as Tim Duncan's bank shot that we have all grown up watching.Here is a preview of what is inside this book:
- Early Life and Childhood
- College Years at University of Houston
- Hakeem's NBA Career (from Getting Drafted to his NBA Championships to his Final Seasons in the League)
- Olajuwon's Personal Life
- Impact on Basketball and Beyond
- Hakeem Olajuwon's Legacy
An excerpt from the book:
The NBA is typically a dream for most young boys who pick up a basketball. Those that do defy the odds and play professionally usually start playing the game early as kids and continue to play on a slew of school and club teams throughout their childhood and youth. Most, if not, all of those kids grew up watching their sports idols winning championships and MVPs while making millions of dollars. They grew up emulating and idolizing those players in the hope of following a similar career path in the future. Those kids start at a young age-where imagination and dreams are larger than life.
Not many professional athletes begin to play their chosen sport at age 15 - basketball or otherwise. Not many have a name that translates to "always being on top." Not many handball players get asked to join the high school basketball team, not too many players defy odds to travel all the way from Nigeria to the United States and years later get enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass.
It has definitely been a dream ride for Hakeem "The Dream" Olajuwon, who went from knowing very little about the game of basketball as a youth to becoming an integral part of one of college basketball's more memorable squads and one of the NBA's all-time greatest players.