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The Big O: My Life, My Times, My Game
by Robertson, Oscar
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1579547648
- ISBN 13
- 9781579547646
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About This Item
Rodale Press Inc., 2003. Signed by author on half title page. While The Big O: My Life, My Times, My Game will not disappoint basketball purists longing for Oscar Robertson's play-by-play of favorite games, the attraction of this autobiography is Robertson's perspective on the evolution of the sport and on the racial struggles that were the context of his formative years. Called by many basketball experts the greatest all-around player ever, Robertson earned an astonishing array of honors including an Olympic gold medal, 12 NBA All-Star appearances, the NBA Rookie of the Year award, and the 1964 NBA MVP award. Most remarkably, Robertson remains the only player in basketball history with a triple-double season (double-digit averages for scoring, rebounds, and assists). While Robertson could have easily candy-coated this impressive record for his retrospective, he devotes large sections of his book to the racial battles he faced off court, and his final chapters recount his controversial efforts as an NBA union leader to create free agency, a pension plan, and disability protection for players. In telling his life story, he lays bare the racism and mistreatment he suffered at the hands of individuals and institutions throughout his career, from the Mayor of Indianapolis and Cincinnati University to the NBA and CBS Sports. At times, his critiques can seem excessive (e.g. his discussions of the distortions in the film Hoosiers, while interesting, are repeated a bit too often), and some sections (like his attempts to compare himself to contemporary players) border on self-indulgence. Yet, he seems justified in arguing that his achievements--largely accomplished on second-rate teams, against a back-drop of unprecedented racial strife, and before the modern era of sports-media saturation--are easily underrepresented. In the end, The Big O offers a complex, human portrait to complement a spectacular sports career. --Patrick O'Kelley . Signed by Author. 3rd. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.
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- Bookseller
- Michael Diesman (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 041664
- Title
- The Big O: My Life, My Times, My Game
- Author
- Robertson, Oscar
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 3rd
- ISBN 10
- 1579547648
- ISBN 13
- 9781579547646
- Publisher
- Rodale Press Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Emmaus, Pennsylvania, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 2003
- Keywords
- Oscar Robertson, Basketball
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