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A Memoir of Reinvention
Harper
February 2016
On Sale: January 26, 2016
Featuring: Jay Williams
272 pages
ISBN: 0062327984
EAN: 9780062327987
Kindle: B00IHZY1NM
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Non-Fiction Memoir
This big-hearted memoir by the most promising professional
basketball player of his generation details his rise to NBA
stardom, the terrible accident that ended his career and
plunged him into a life-altering depression, and how he
ultimately found his way out of the darkness. Ten years ago, Jay Williams was at the beginning of a
brilliant professional basketball career. The Chicago Bulls’
top draft pick—and the second pick of the entire draft—he
had the great Michael Jordan’s locker. Then he ran his
high-performance motorcycle head-on into a light pole,
severely damaging himself and ending his career. In this intense, hard-hitting, and deeply profound memoir,
Williams talks about the accident that transformed him.
Sometimes, the memories are so fresh, he feels like he’ll
never escape the past. Most days, he finds a quiet peace as
a commentator on ESPN and as an entrepreneur who can only
look back in astonishment at his younger self—a kid who had
it all, thought he was invincible, and lost everything . . .
only to gain new wisdom. Williams also shares behind the scenes details of life as an
All-American. He tells it straight about the scandalous
recruiting process and his decision to return to Duke and
Coach K—a man who taught him about accountability—to finish
his education. He also speaks out about corruption—among
coaches, administrators, players, and alumni—and about his
time in the NBA, introducing us to a dark underworld culture
in the pros: the gambling, drugs, and sex in every city,
with players on every team.
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