THE MOZART OF BASKETBALL: THE REMARKABLE LIFE AND LEGACY By Todd Spehr & Digger
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THE MOZART OF BASKETBALL: THE REMARKABLE LIFE AND LEGACY By Todd Spehr & Digger
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- Hardcover
- Publication Name
- Sports Publishing
- ISBN-10
- 1613219172
- ISBN
- 9781613219171
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Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1613219172
ISBN-13
9781613219171
eBay Product ID (ePID)
219238427
Product Key Features
Book Title
Mozart of Basketball : the Remarkable Life and Legacy of Drazen Petrovic
Number of Pages
380 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2016
Topic
Cultural Heritage, Basketball, Sports, Olympics & Paralympics
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Yes
Genre
Sports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.5 in
Item Weight
20.5 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
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Trade
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
23
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"With every passing year, Dražen Petrovic's impact on world basketball stands out more and more starkly. Todd Spehr has chased down every thread of his groundbreaking story and woven them together into a narrative that's as moving as it is compelling. The Mozart of Basketball is the perfect book for any fan who loves the follow basketball beyond the arena, to wherever it leads." --Alexander Wolff, author of Big Game, Small World: A Basketball Adventure and The Audacity of Hoop: Basketball and the Age of Obama "Todd Spehr has knocked one down from half court with his thorough, well-researched tome that captures the spirit of one of European basketball's legendary figures. Petro was a unique talent and personality, and Spehr takes the reader inside to tell the story, with clarity and reverence." --Kerry Eggers, Portland Tribune "I worked with Dražen Petrovic for two years when I was an assistant coach with the Nets in the early 90s, and he was one of the greatest shooters I ever saw. As a person he was authentic, fun-loving, and vigilant in his pursuit of greatness. Dražen single-handedly proved to the basketball world that European players could become stars in the NBA. And while his NBA tenure was tragically short, his contribution to the history of our game was gigantic." --Rick Carlisle, head coach, Dallas Mavericks, "With every passing year, Drazen Petrovic's impact on world basketball stands out more and more starkly. Todd Spehr has chased down every thread of his groundbreaking story and woven them together into a narrative that's as moving as it is compelling. The Mozart of Basketball is the perfect book for any fan who loves the follow basketball beyond the arena, to wherever it leads." --Alexander Wolff, author of Big Game, Small World: A Basketball Adventure and The Audacity of Hoop: Basketball and the Age of Obama "Todd Spehr has knocked one down from half court with his thorough, well-researched tome that captures the spirit of one of European basketball's legendary figures. Petro was a unique talent and personality, and Spehr takes the reader inside to tell the story, with clarity and reverence." --Kerry Eggers, Portland Tribune "I worked with Drazen Petrovic for two years when I was an assistant coach with the Nets in the early 90s, and he was one of the greatest shooters I ever saw. As a person he was authentic, fun-loving, and vigilant in his pursuit of greatness. Drazen single-handedly proved to the basketball world that European players could become stars in the NBA. And while his NBA tenure was tragically short, his contribution to the history of our game was gigantic." --Rick Carlisle, head coach, Dallas Mavericks "Spehr has produced a richly detailed account of how Petrovic drove himself to excel and reach the competitive pinnacle of his sport, just as the NBA began to take on a global persona." --SportsBiblio.com, "With every passing year, Dražen Petrovic's impact on world basketball stands out more and more starkly. Todd Spehr has chased down every thread of his groundbreaking story and woven them together into a narrative that's as moving as it is compelling. The Mozart of Basketball is the perfect book for any fan who loves the follow basketball beyond the arena, to wherever it leads." --Alexander Wolff, author of Big Game, Small World: A Basketball Adventure and The Audacity of Hoop: Basketball and the Age of Obama "Todd Spehr has knocked one down from half court with his thorough, well-researched tome that captures the spirit of one of European basketball's legendary figures. Petro was a unique talent and personality, and Spehr takes the reader inside to tell the story, with clarity and reverence." --Kerry Eggers, Portland Tribune "I worked with Dražen Petrovic for two years when I was an assistant coach with the Nets in the early 90s, and he was one of the greatest shooters I ever saw. As a person he was authentic, fun-loving, and vigilant in his pursuit of greatness. Dražen single-handedly proved to the basketball world that European players could become stars in the NBA. And while his NBA tenure was tragically short, his contribution to the history of our game was gigantic." --Rick Carlisle, head coach, Dallas Mavericks "Spehr has produced a richly detailed account of how Petrovic drove himself to excel and reach the competitive pinnacle of his sport, just as the NBA began to take on a global persona." --SportsBiblio.com
Dewey Decimal
796.323092
Synopsis
Drazen Petrovic was born on October 22, 1964, in Sibenik, Croatia. Learning basketball at an early age from his older brother, Aleksandar, Drazen was a natural. He began his professional career at the age of fifteen, playing for the national team, where he began his rise through the European circuit. Known as a skilled shooter, it was not unusual for him to score 40, 50, even 60 points during a single game. While playing for Yugoslavia in the Olympics, Drazen and his team finished with the bronze medal in the 1984 Summer Olympic Games and the silver in the '88 Games. He later won silver in the '92 Olympics while playing for Croatia. In 1986, Drazen was drafted in the third round (60th overall) by the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers. Deciding to play a few more years in Europe, he did not come to the US until the beginning of the 1989-1990 season. Drazen, along with a handful of other players, were part of the first groups of Europeans to break into the NBA, paving the way for future stars. After struggling with playing time in Portland, Drazen was traded to the New Jersey Nets in 1991. He would become a premier player and was considered one of the finest shooters in the NBA, averaging over 20 points a game in his two full seasons with the Nets. He was both a hero in the US as well as at home in Croatia, where his success had become a beacon of hope for his beleaguered countrymen who were enduring war in what is now the former Yugoslavia. In the summer of 1993, after his best season in the NBA, Drazen traveled to Poland to help his country qualify for the upcoming FIBA European Basketball Championship. Deciding against flying with his team back to Croatia, he instead chose to drive there with his girlfriend. On June 7, 1993, only a few months before his twenty-ninth birthday, Drazen Petrovic died in a traffic collision in Denkendorf, Germany. Thousands attended the funeral in his hometown, and the New Jersey Nets retired his number 3. Even though his career was cut short, his passion, determination, and spirit continue to influence not only his home country, but international basketball as a whole. Skyhorse Publishing, along with our Arcade, Good Books, Sports Publishing, and Yucca imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs. Our list includes biographies on well-known historical figures like Benjamin Franklin, Nelson Mandela, and Alexander Graham Bell, as well as villains from history, such as Heinrich Himmler, John Wayne Gacy, and O. J. Simpson. We have also published survivor stories of World War II, memoirs about overcoming adversity, first-hand tales of adventure, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
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