| Edition |
First edition. |
| Physical Description |
x, 334 pages ; 22 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Pregame -- First quarter: City as its true self -- A timeout in praise of legendary Ohio aviators -- Intermission: On fathers, sons, and ghosts, holy or otherwise: He got game (1998) -- Second quarter: Flawed and mortal gods -- A timeout in praise of legendary Ohio aviators -- Intermission: On the darkest heavens: Above the rim (1994) -- Third quarter: The mercy of exits, the magic of fruitless pleading -- A timeout in praise of legendary Ohio aviators -- Intermission: On hustles: White men can't jump (1992) -- Fourth quarter: City as its false self -- A timeout in praise of legendary Ohio aviators -- A brief postgame scouting report in praise of legendary Ohio aviators. |
| Summary |
"Growing up in Columbus in the '90s, Abdurraqib witnessed a golden era of basketball, one in which legends like LeBron were forged, and countless others weren't. His lifelong love of the game leads Abdurraqib into a lyrical, historical, and emotionally rich exploration of what it means to make it, who we think deserves success, the tensions between excellence and expectation, and the very notion of role-models, all of which he expertly weaves together with memoir."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Abdurraqib, Hanif, 1983-
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Basketball -- Ohio -- History.
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Basketball fans -- Ohio.
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Ohio -- History.
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Memoirs.
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Autobiographies.
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| Alternate Title |
There is always this year |
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