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Summary: Excellent Biography of the most humble star in the NBA
Review: Hakeem is indeed a "Dream Role Model", and takes that responsibility very seriously. This is really a page turner, that keeps you from putting the book down, which is unusual for an autobiography. Hakeem details some rather amusing parts of his rise to NBA star-dom, and provides some rare insight into what goes on behind the closed doors of the NBA (often very negative, and cash is king mentatlity). I must admit that I did read this book hoping to gain some insight into his devotion to Islam, and I was not dissapointed. I admire Hakeem for his devotion to Islam first, and as a basketball player second. Contrary to a previous post, Hakeem is not Proselytizing (trying to convert others) he describes his re-discovery of Islam very matter-of-factly. And anybody that follows Hakeem in sports knows that Islam is the main driver in his life. Great book, its too bad it is out-of-print, but at least pick up a used copy while you can.
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Summary: Excellent Biography of the most humble star in the NBA
Review: Hakeem is indeed a "Dream Role Model", and takes that responsibility very seriously. This is really a page turner, that keeps you from putting the book down, which is unusual for an autobiography. Hakeem details some rather amusing parts of his rise to NBA star-dom, and provides some rare insight into what goes on behind the closed doors of the NBA (often very negative, and cash is king mentatlity). I must admit that I did read this book hoping to gain some insight into his devotion to Islam, and I was not dissapointed. I admire Hakeem for his devotion to Islam first, and as a basketball player second. Contrary to a previous post, Hakeem is not Proselytizing (trying to convert others) he describes his re-discovery of Islam very matter-of-factly. And anybody that follows Hakeem in sports knows that Islam is the main driver in his life. Great book, its too bad it is out-of-print, but at least pick up a used copy while you can.
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Summary: Hakeem is one heck of a guy!
Review: Hakeem's book was extremely good. After reading it cover to cover, he is now my favorite player in the NBA. While it spent a lot of time talking about his religion and Allah, it also went into some interesting pieces of information like how many dixie cups of ice cream he would store in his fridge. After reading the book, I know what a caring guy Hakeem really is, and that he is a fine team leader. I definitely got my money's worth.
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Summary: Big Man, Big Ego, Little Morals
Review: Lots of country-boy-grows-up stories to warm the heart (the ice cube episode and the wrong shoe size stood out particularly). Yet the older he gets, the less we like him. Lots of Islamic proselytizing, yet he glosses over his illegitimate children and his childish contract renegotiation. Latter half of this book seems to have been vetted by his Svengali-like agent David Falk. The overwhelming theme of this book is "anything wrong in my life, not my fault". A great role model for his generation.
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