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ESPN Man in the Middle Book

Time Warner Man in the Middle is a book that chronicles John Amaechi's extraordinary journey from an awkward, overweight English lad to a jet-setting NBA star. Along the way he endured endless obstacles to his hoop dreams -- being abandoned by his father, being cut from his first college team, recovering from a life-threatening injury, playing for abusive coaches and losing his morning -- while also protecting a vital secret that could have ended his career. Now in this poignant and intimate memoir, Amaechi takes us into the hyper masculine world of professional sports and into the very center of his soul. As tender as it is brutally frank, Man in the Middle follows him from the rough streets of Manchester to Penn State to the cities and countries in which he played. A moving story of adversity and diversity, it is a testament to the power of one man's convictions and to the universal desire to make the world a better place. Hardcover: 304 pages.

Raised in Manchester, England, John Amaechi played in the NBA for six seasons and was honored by the basketball Hall of Fame for scoring the first points of the new millennium. In 2001, he formed the ABC Foundation and built the Amaechi Basketball Centre (he plans to build five more), dedicated to personal excellence, mentoring and counseling young people through sport. He is also the founder of Animus Consulting and a regular commentator on British television.

Product #: 560190

Price: $24.95