8 episodes
The Legacy of Ball David J. Sussman
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Finally, after a decade-long journey, in December of Michael's senior year of high school, when my fingers started pounding the keyboard, something magical happened. They could not stop. I wrote a chapter the first week, two chapters the second week, then three and then four. The stories, lessons and messages poured out of my memory and onto the pages of this memoire. The final thirty-five chapters were written in thirty-five days. I always said to my son that we are defined not by our behavior when things are great, when we won the game or when we made the team. We are defined by who we are and how we act when we are faced with our greatest challenges, when losing falls squarely on our shoulders and when we are rejected. In between the covers of this book, in between the laughs, he and anyone who reads about our time together, will understand how the Legacy of Ball shapes and defines each of us.
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Walk Before You Run
When it is time to build your game, how do you start? Where do you start? What plan do you put in place? Everyone does that when they decide to take it to the next level. Michael begins his transformation from a boy who loves basketball too...... (the rest is up to him!). Listen in and see how it goes.
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The Decision
Everyone gets to the point where they have to decide....Am I 'in' or 'out'. Listen how Michael handles the moment of truth. It lit the lamp for the next bunch of years...of blood, seat and tears.
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The Ride From Hell
Do you know what "GottaGetHomeItis" is?Learn what happens when you make the crazy decision to hit the road.AAU tournaments take you far from home... Sometimes too far!
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Welcome to AAU
If you want to get to the next level, you've got to play AAU. That was the deal back in the day. It is even more 'the deal' today. Check out Michael as he begins his playing days in 'the system'. Hear what it was like in the 80's. Do you think things have changed?
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His Brace Holds His Back...Not Him Back
At the age of seven, Michael is faced with a life-changing illness. He was diagnosed with juvenile scoliosis. How does he handle it? How does his family deal with the decade-long sentence that lies ahead.
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The Gift
Have you ever considered keeping your son 'back' a year?There are a ton of reasons to do it. Hear what happens to Mike as he repeats 5th grade.A wold of opportunity opens up as life presents him with a tremendous opportunity.
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