Play Their Hearts Out: A Coach, His Star Recruit, and the Youth Basketball Machine
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"A tour de force of reporting" (The Washington Post) from a Pulitzer-prize winning journalist that examines the often-corrupt machine producing America's basketball stars
"Indispensable."--The Wall Street Journal"Often heart-breaking, always riveting."--The New York Times Book Review
"Tremendous."--The Plain Dealer Winner of the PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sportswriting- Winner of the Award for Excellence in the Coverage of Youth Sports Using eight years of unfettered access and a keen sense of a story's deepest truths, journalist George Dohrmann reveals a cutthroat world where boys as young as eight or nine are subjected to a dizzying torrent of scrutiny and exploitation. At the book's heart are the personal stories of two compelling figures: Joe Keller, an ambitious coach with a master plan to find and promote "the next LeBron," and Demetrius Walker, a fatherless latchkey kid who falls under Keller's sway and struggles to live up to unrealistic expectations. Complete with a new "where-are-they-now" epilogue by the author, Play Their Hearts Out is a thoroughly compelling narrative exposing the gritty reality that lies beneath so many dreams of fame and glory. One of GQ'S 50 Best Books of Literary Journalism of the 21st Century - One of the Best Books of the Year: Los Angeles Times, The Christian Science Monitor, Kirkus Reviews This edition includes an exclusive conversation between George Dohrmann and bestselling author Seth Davis.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0345508610
ISBN13:9780345508614
Release Date:February 2012
Publisher:Random House Publishing Group
Length:448 Pages
Weight:0.85 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.2" x 8.0"
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