Resilience
$27.67
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
29 September 2009
Summary
In 2000, Alonzo Mourning was on top of the world: He had a fat new NBA contract, an Olympic gold medal, and a second beautiful child-plus the fame and wealth he had earned playing the game he loved. But in September of that year he was diagnosed with a rare and fatal kidney disease. Over the next couple of years, as his health faltered, he retired, unretired, and retired again-and sought to make sense of what remained of his life. Finally in 2003, after a frantic search for a donor match, Mou…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780345507501 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0345507509 |
| Author: | Alonzo Mourning, Dan Wetzel |
| Publisher: | ESPN Video |
| Imprint: | ESPN |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 29 September 2009 |
| Weight: | 209g |
| Dimensions: | 15mm x 132mm x 203mm |
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About The Author
Alonzo Mourning
Alonzo Mourning was a seven-time NBA all-star and a two-time Defensive Player of the Year during his eleven-year career. He won a gold medal for the United States at the 2000 Olympics and an NBA championship with the 2006 Miami Heat, where he is that franchise’s all-time leading scorer. He was also a three-time All America at Georgetown, where he earned a degree in sociology. Mourning is a national spokesman for the National Kidney Foundation and operates Alonzo Mourning Charities, including Zo’s Fund for Life. He, his wife, and their two children live in Coral Gables, Florida. Named “America’s Best Sports Writer” in 2006 by Salon.com, Dan Wetzel is an award-winning columnist for Yahoo! Sports, the most read sports site on the Web, and is a regular guest on sports radio shows around the country. He is the co-author of three books, including Glory Road (with Don Haskins), which became a major motion picture.
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