Tuff juice : my journey from the streets to the NBA

Tuff juice My journey from the streets to the NBA

Caron Butler, 1980-

Book - 2016

Caron Butler is a veteran NBA All-Star and a dedicated member of the community. He is extremely active with organizations that specialize in youth outreach, especially in his hometown of Racine, Wisconsin. In addition to his extensive philanthropy Butler is also a burgeoning businessman with plans to own an NBA team in the future.

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Subjects
Butler, Caron, > 1980-
Basketball players > Biography.
Published
Guilford, Connecticut : Lyons Press, an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield [2016]
Language
English
Main Author
Caron Butler, 1980- (-)
Item Description
"Distributed by NATIONAL BOOK NETWORK"--T.p. verso.
Includes index.
Physical Description
ix, 238 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN
9781493011421
  • Foreword
  • Chapter 1. My D-Day: A Dark Journey Ends, a Bright Future Beckons
  • Chapter 2. My Roots: The Cotton Fields of Mississippi
  • Chapter 3. My Grandma: Breaking Barriers and Dodging Bullets
  • Chapter 4. My Mom: The Woman They Called Overtime
  • Chapter 5. My Drug-Dealing Days: From Crumbs to Kangols
  • Chapter 6. My Life on the Streets: Death at Every Corner
  • Chapter 7. My Uncles: Survivors from the South Side
  • Chapter 8. My Game: Shooting Hoops, Aiming for the Stars
  • Chapter 9. My Arrest: Smoking Gun, Smoking Station Wagon
  • Chapter 10. My Time in the Hole: Just Me, My Bible, and Mandela
  • Chapter 11. After my Release: Shooting Hoops, Shooting Myself
  • Chapter 12. My Second Chance: The Crossroads of My Life
  • Chapter 13. My Time With Mad Max: Gentry, MCI, and a Whole New World
  • Chapter 14. College: UConn and Andrea, the Love of My Life
  • Chapter 15. My Years in the NBA: Riles, Kobe, K.D., and Gunplay in the Locker Room
  • Epilogue
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index
  • About the Coauthors
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

If America loves redeemed bad guys with skills, this blood-and-guts memoir by NBA basketball star Butler should satisfy that appetite for granting second chances. Supported by a glowing foreword by L.A. Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, the Racine, Wis. native shares his journey from the glittering night of the 2002 NBA Draft and his selection as the overall 10th pick by the Miami Heat to flashbacks of his youthful drug dealing, shootouts, numerous arrests, and harsh confinement. Butler puts family first with a strong, affirming narrative about his clan's Mississippi roots to his mother's unrelenting support and his sport mentors fighting for his dream of pro ball. An editorial decision sadly yields only a small portion of the book's content to Butler's 12-year pro basketball career culminating as a key player on Dallas Mavericks' championship team in 2011, opting to stress the glut of street outlaw chapters. While Butler's sports memoir suffers from this literary imbalance, it provides a bold, candid opportunity to appreciate a talented, complicated athlete. (Oct.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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