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My Journey from the Streets to the NBA
Lyons Press
October 2015
On Sale: October 7, 2015
256 pages
ISBN: 1493011421
EAN: 9781493011421
Kindle: B015PMGAPQ
Hardcover / e-Book
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Non-Fiction Memoir
Two-time All-Star and thirteen-year NBA veteran Caron Butler
has an impressive basketball record. He was Big East
Co-Player of the Year at UConn, the 10th overall pick of the
2002 NBA Draft and a key player for the Dallas Mavericks in
their championship-winning season in 2011. But before Butler had a chance to prove himself on the
court, he spent his time trying to prove himself on the
streets, as a gang member and drug dealer in his hometown of
Racine, Wisconsin. He saw friends gunned down in the bloody
street wars near his home, was arrested nearly 15 times and
wound up behind bars and in solitary confinement before his
15th birthday. Tuff Juice shares Caron Butler’s extraordinary
journey from his delinquent youth in the streets of Racine
to his role as an accomplished pro basketball player,
dedicated husband and father, active philanthropist and
burgeoning businessman. Along the way, the book explores the
incredible impact his single mother’s unconditional love and
his college coach’s unwavering support had on him, and what
drives him to be so successful in basketball and in life. Like The Blind Side, it’s a gripping narrative filled
with hubris, dangerous obstacles and heartwarming moments
that transcend sports and speak to perseverance, hope and
the triumph of the human spirit.
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