Shooting Stars
- 作者
- 出版社 Penguin Group USA
- 出版时间 不详年
- ISBN 9781594202322
- 定价 299.30
内容简介
AleadingNBAstarandthePulitzerPrize-winningauthorofFridayNightLightspresentthestoryofJames'sinner-cityOhioyouthbasketballteamonwhichplayersovercamechallenginghardshipstoqualifyforanationalchampionshipwhilelearningkeylessonsaboutteamwork.，Fromtheultimateteam-basketballsuperstarLeBronJamesandBuzzBissinger，PulitzerPrize-winningauthorofFridayNightLightsandThreeNightsinAugust-apoignant，thrillingtaleofthepowerofteamworktotransformyounglives，includingJames'sown.
TheShootingStarswereabunchofkids-LeBronJamesandhisbestfriends-fromAkron，Ohio，whofirstmetonayouthbasketballteamofthesamenamewhentheyweretenandelevenyearsold.Unitedbytheirloveofthegameandtheiryearningforcompanionship，theyquicklyforgedabondthatwouldcarrythemthroughthickandthin(alotofthin)and，atlast，toanationalchampionshipintheirsenioryearofhighschool.
Theywereamotleygroupwhofacedchallengesalltootypicalofinner-cityAmerica.LeBrongrewupwithoutafatherandhadmovedwithhismothermorethanadozentimesbytheageoften.WillieMcGee，thequietone，hadleftbothhisparentsbehindinChicagotoberaisedbyhisolderbrotherinAkron.DruJoycewasoutspoken，andhisdadwaseverpresent;hewouldendupcoachingallfiveoftheboysinhighschool.SianCotton，whoalsoplayedfootball，wasthehappy-go-luckyenforcer，whileRomeoTraviswasunhappy，bitter，evensurly，untilhefinallyopenedhimselfuptothebondhisteammatesofferedhim.
Inthesummerafterseventhgrade，theShootingStarstastedglorywhentheyqualifiedforanationalchampionshiptournamentinMemphis.Buttheylosttheirfocusandhadtogohomeearly.Theypromisedoneanothertheywouldstaytogetheranddowhateverittooktowinanationaltitle.
Theyhadnoideahowharditwouldbetopursuethatpromise.Intheyearsthatfollowed，theywouldendurejealousy，hostility，exploitation，resentmentfromtheblackcommunity(becausetheywenttoa"white"highschool)，andtheconsequencesoftheirownoverconfidence.Notleast，theywouldallhavetowrestlewithLeBron'soutsizesuccess，whichbroughttoomuchattentionandevenawhiffofscandaltheirway.Buttogetherthesefiveboysbecamemen，andtogethertheyclaimedtheprizetheyhadfoughtforallthoseyears-anationalchampionship.
，AleadingNBAstarpresentsthestoryofhisinner-cityOhioyouthbasketballteamonwhichplayersovercamechallenginghardshipstoqualifyforanationalchampionshipwhilelearningkeylessonsaboutteamwork.
TheShootingStarswereabunchofkids-LeBronJamesandhisbestfriends-fromAkron，Ohio，whofirstmetonayouthbasketballteamofthesamenamewhentheyweretenandelevenyearsold.Unitedbytheirloveofthegameandtheiryearningforcompanionship，theyquicklyforgedabondthatwouldcarrythemthroughthickandthin(alotofthin)and，atlast，toanationalchampionshipintheirsenioryearofhighschool.
Theywereamotleygroupwhofacedchallengesalltootypicalofinner-cityAmerica.LeBrongrewupwithoutafatherandhadmovedwithhismothermorethanadozentimesbytheageoften.WillieMcGee，thequietone，hadleftbothhisparentsbehindinChicagotoberaisedbyhisolderbrotherinAkron.DruJoycewasoutspoken，andhisdadwaseverpresent;hewouldendupcoachingallfiveoftheboysinhighschool.SianCotton，whoalsoplayedfootball，wasthehappy-go-luckyenforcer，whileRomeoTraviswasunhappy，bitter，evensurly，untilhefinallyopenedhimselfuptothebondhisteammatesofferedhim.
Inthesummerafterseventhgrade，theShootingStarstastedglorywhentheyqualifiedforanationalchampionshiptournamentinMemphis.Buttheylosttheirfocusandhadtogohomeearly.Theypromisedoneanothertheywouldstaytogetheranddowhateverittooktowinanationaltitle.
Theyhadnoideahowharditwouldbetopursuethatpromise.Intheyearsthatfollowed，theywouldendurejealousy，hostility，exploitation，resentmentfromtheblackcommunity(becausetheywenttoa"white"highschool)，andtheconsequencesoftheirownoverconfidence.Notleast，theywouldallhavetowrestlewithLeBron'soutsizesuccess，whichbroughttoomuchattentionandevenawhiffofscandaltheirway.Buttogetherthesefiveboysbecamemen，andtogethertheyclaimedtheprizetheyhadfoughtforallthoseyears-anationalchampionship.
，AleadingNBAstarpresentsthestoryofhisinner-cityOhioyouthbasketballteamonwhichplayersovercamechallenginghardshipstoqualifyforanationalchampionshipwhilelearningkeylessonsaboutteamwork.
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