Longshot: The Adventures of a Deaf Fundamentalist Mormon Kid and His Journey to the NBA - Hardcover

Allred, Lance

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0061718580 ISBN 13: 9780061718588

Publisher: Bravo Ltd, 2009

Synopsis

Longshot Allred, the first legally deaf player in the NBA, chronicles his unlikely journey from a polygamous compound in Montana to playing with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

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Review:

"A fascinating read." -- The Salt Lake Tribune

"A wry and inevitably dramatic autobiography..." -- Wall Street Journal Online

A fascinating read. --The Salt Lake Tribune

Longshot is a must read! It will inspire you and entertain you at the same time.--Dick Vitale

Longshot is more than a remarkable sports story. It s a reminder of how much can be accomplished when you never give up on a dream. --Rudy Ruettiger, subject of the original major motion picture "Rudy"

In a devastatingly honest and poignant book of family, basketball and life, Lance Allred, the best writing big man ever, mesmerizes with a memoir born of the cruelty and inspiration of a game that could never hold him down.--Adrian Wojnarowski, author of The Miracle of St. Anthony

"The book is more than just about Allred's time in the NBA and in the D-League. It's also about his time at the University of Utah and growing [in] a polygamist colony..."--Cleveland Plain Dealer

"A wry and inevitably dramatic autobiography..."--Wall Street Journal Online

"Beyond writing about his life in the game of basketball, Allred honestly portrays his life story in such a way that readers may feel they are sharing his journey."--Boise Weekly

"He hasn't just authored one of basketball's most remarkable young lives, but a moving and funny memoir, 'Longshot: The Adventures of a Deaf Fundamentalist Mormon Kid and His Journey to the NBA, ' which was published in May."--Yahoo Sports

About the Author:

Lance Allred won Utah's high school player-of-the-year award. After playing for the University of Utah for two years, a dispute with his coach led Allred to transfer to Weber State, where he graduated with a double-major in English and history. Lance is a 6' 11" center who played professionally in Europe and then in the NBA Development League. In April 2008, Lance signed on as a rookie with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bravo Ltd
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0061718580
• ISBN 13: 9780061718588
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 272