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Forget for a moment the hype, the overmarketing, the exorbitant ticket prices and salaries, the bad behavior, and the greed. Instead, return to the simple basics of basketball: a court, a hoop, a ball, and a young shooter, sweating to make certain that no one is ever more prepared or confident when the game is on the line. Strip all else away, and you come to the core of the game. It's something of a sacred place for Bill Bradley, and after a decade in the NBA and three terms in the United States Senate, it's a place he revisits with real ardor and reverence in 10 gracefully illustrated essays that cohere into a marvelous reflection on essentials and values.
"The game is still full of joy and the lessons learned from it stay with you," he insists, "even though the game has changed, the old values still flow through it." The values he writes about may indeed seem antique beside the frenzied glitz of the NBA, but antiques like passion, discipline, selflessness, and responsibility continue to form the basis of character on and off the court. Of course, Bradley, with possible eyes on the White House, is writing about much more than basketball here. In some ways, this is a clear statement of his political philosophy: a country that can understand, instill, and pursue the values he's praising is a country that can work together. It's in these values that he finds the antidote to the tawdriness and partisanship that's managed to sully the level of the national debate.
1. Values of the Game
by Bill Bradley, Phil Jackson (Foreword)
2. Wooden : A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections on and Off the Court
by John R. Wooden, et al
3. The Basketball Coach's Bible : A Comprehensive and Systematic Guide to Coaching (Goldstein, Sidney. Nitty Gritty Basketball Series.)
by Sidney Goldstein, Dale Brown (Designer)
4. A March to Madness : The View from the Floor in the Atlantic Coast Conference
by John Feinstein
5. Sacred Hoops : Spiritual Lessons of a Hardwood Warrior
by Phil Jackson, et al
6. Basketball Basics : Drills, Techniques, and Strategies for Coaches
by Howard Marcus
7. Reach for the Summit : The Definite Dozen System for Succeeding at Whatever You Do
by Sally Jenkins(Contributor), Pat Head Summitt
8. Raise the Roof : The Inspiring Inside Story of the Tennessee Lady Vols' Undefeated 1997-98 Season
by Pat Head Summitt, Sally Jenkins (Contributor)
9. The Smart Take from the Strong : The Basketball Philosophy of Pete Carril
by Pete Carril, et al
10. Coaching Youth Basketball
by American Sport Education Program
11. Blood on the Horns : The Long Strange Ride of Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls
by Roland Lazenby
12. Where the Game Matters Most : A Last Championship Season in Indiana High School Basketball
by William Gildea
13. Youth Basketball : The Guide for Coaches & Parents (Betterway Coaching Kids Series)
by John P., Jr McCarthy
14. They Call Me Coach
by John R. Wooden, et al
15. Chicago Bulls: Portrait of an Era
by Mark Vancil, Barry Elz (Photographer)
16. My Life on a Napkin : Pillow Mints, Playground Dreams, and Coaching the Runnin' Utes
by Rick Majerus, Gene Wojciechowski
17. 101 Offensive Basketball Drills
by George Matthew Karl, et al
18. In These Girls, Hope Is a Muscle
by Madeleine Blais
19. The Dean's List : A Celebration of Tar Heel Basketball and Dean Smith
by Art Chansky, Michael Jordan
20. 101 Defensive Basketball Drills
by George Matthew Karl, et al
21. Basketball for Dummies (1st Ed)
by Richard Phelps, et al
22. Attacking Zone Defenses (Art and Science of Coaching)
by John Kresse, Richard Jablonski (Contributor)
23. Basketball for Women : Becoming a Complete Player
by Nancy Lieberman-Cline, et al
24. A Sense of Where You Are : A Profile of William Warren Bradley
by John A. McPhee
25. Complete Conditioning for Basketball
by Greg Brittenham, Patrick Ewing
26. Drills & Skills for Youth Basketball ((Art & Science of Coaching)
by Rich Grawer, Sally Tippett Rains
27. The Gospel According to Phil : The Words and Wisdom of Chicago Bulls Coach Phil Jackson : An Unauthorized Collection
by Phil Jackson, et al
28. A Season on the Brink : A Year With Bob Knight and the Indiana Hoosiers
by John Feinstein
29. Hoops Nation : A Guide to America's Best Pick-Up Basketball
by Chris Ballard, et al
30. Youth League Basketball : Coaching and Playing (Spalding Sports Library)
by Joe Williams, Stan Wilson (Contributor)
31. Bad As I Wanna Be
by Dennis Rodman, Tim Keown (Contributor)
32. The Jordan Rules : The Inside Story of a Turbulent Season With Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls
by Sam Smith, Doug Grud (Editor)
33. Basketball, Multiple Offense and Defense
by Dean Smith, et al
34. The Basketball Player's Bible : A Comprehensive and Systematic Guide to Playing (The Nitty Gritty Basketball Series)
by Sidney Goldstein, Sydney Goldstein
35. Heaven Is a Playground
by Rick Telander
36. Four Corners : How Unc, N.C. State, Duke, and Wake Forest Made North Carolina the Center of the Basketball Universe
by Joe Menzer
37. The Official 1998 NBA Finals Retrospective: Six Times as Sweet
by Jan Hubbard
38. Nba Power Conditioning
by National Basketball Conditioning Coaches Association, et al
39. Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook : 1998-1999 (18th Ed)
by Chris Dortch(Editor), Joe Lunardi (Editor)
40. Soul of the Game : Images & Voices of Street Basketball
by John Huet(Photographer), et al
41. 101 Little Facts About Michael Jordan (101 Little Known Facts Series)
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42. Basketball Skills & Drills
by Jerry V. Krause
43. 101 Women's Basketball Drills
by Theresa Grentz, Gary Miller
44. Coaching Basketball Successfully
by Morgan Wootten, Dave Gilbert
45. The Breaks of the Game
by David Halberstam
46. Larry Legend
by Mark Shaw
47. Hang Time : Days and Dreams With Michael Jordan
by Bob Greene
48. A March to Madness : The View from the Floor in the Atlantic Coast Conference
by John Feinstein(Afterword)
49. And the Walls Came Tumbling Down : Kentucky, Texas Western, and the Game That Changed American Sports
by Frank Fitzpatrick
50. The Last Shot : City Streets, Basketball Dreams
by Darcy Frey
51. Fall River Dreams : A Team's Quest for Glory-A Town's Search for Its Soul
by Bill Reynolds
52. Five-Star Basketball Drills
by Howard Garfinkel(Editor)
53. Reach for the Summit : The Definite Dozen System for Succeeding at Whatever You Do
by Pat Head Summitt, Sally Jenkins (Contributor)
54. Drive : The Story of My Life
by Larry Bird, et al
55. The Art of Shooting Baskets : From the Free Throw to the Slam Dunk
by Ted St. Martin, et al
56. 101 Basketball Rebounding Drills
by George Karl, et al
57. Basketball's Half-Court Offense (Spalding Sports Library)
by John Calipari
58. Blue Yonder : Kentucky : The United State of Basketball
by Lonnie Wheeler
59. Motion Game Offenses for Men's and Women's Basketball (Art and Science of Coaching)
by Harry L. Mike Harkins, Jerry Krause
60. Playing in a New League : The Women of the American Basketball League's First Season
by Sara Gogol, John Todd (Photographer)
61. WNBA : A Celebration : Commemorating the Birth of a League
by Kelly Whiteside
62. Basketball Post Play
by Pete Newell, Tom Newell (Contributor)
63. Official Nba Guide 1998-99 (Serial)
by Sporting News, et al
64. Basketball Rules in Pictures
by A. G. Jacobs(Editor), Michael Brown (Illustrator)
65. Zone Press Variations for Winning Basketball (The Art & Science of Coaching Series)
by Cliff Ellis
66. Reach for the Summit : The Definite Dozen System for Succeeding at Whatever You Do [ABRIDGED]
by Pat Head Summitt
67. The City Game : From the Garden to the Playgrounds
by Pete Axthelm, Rick Telander (Introduction)
68. Basketball Playbook : Plays from the Pros (Spalding Sports Library)
by Bob Ociepka, Dale Ratermann (Contributor)
69. 1998 The Complete Handbook of Pro Basketball (Serial)
by Zander Hollander(Editor), Eric Compton (Editor)
70. 101 Basketball Out-Of-Bounds Drills
by George Matthew Karl, et al
71. The World According to Dean : Four Decades of Basketball by Dean Smith
by Barry Jacobs
72. Basketball Guard Play (Spalding)
by Steve Alford, Ed Schilling (Contributor)
73. Basketball Fundamentals : A Complete Mental Training Guide
by Jay Mikes, Ray Meyer (Designer)
74. When Cuba Conquered Kentucky : The Triumphant Basketball Story of a Tiny High School That Achieved the American Dream
by Marianne Walker
75. Chicago Bulls : The Authorized Pictorial
by Roland Lazenby, Bill Smith
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