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Character Driven
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Item Description...
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A three-time NBA champion reveals the Christian faith and family values that shaped his successful career and personal life, describing his achievements, his decision not to play in the 2007 playoffs when his daughter required treatment for a rare form of eye cancer, and his return to the Los Angeles Lakers.
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In June 2009, Derek Fisher and the Los Angeles Lakers won the NBA championship, the fifteenth in Lakers history and an amazing fourth championship in Derek's career. In Character Driven, the NBA champion and starting point guard for the Lakers shares his life story and the inspirational values that have led to his success. Since his rookie season with the Lakers in 1996, Derek Fisher has had a dramatic impact on -- and great success with -- the NBA. Playing alongside legends like Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant, Fisher has held his own at point, exhibiting his exceptional floor leadership and participating in some of the most dramatic post-season games and thrilling moments in recent memory.In his compelling new book, Fisher shares the values that have guided him on the court and off. From his roots in Little Rock to his record-breaking college career at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, his four NBA championships, and his position as president of the Players Association, Fisher shows readers what it's like to play -- and achieve -- at the highest levels.Drawing on the power of faith, he demonstrates how anyone can play for a successful team: whether that team is family, community, or just happens to be one in the NBA. The parents of four, Derek Fisher and his wife, Candace, received news in 2007 that their nine-month-old girl had been diagnosed with a dangerous form of cancer called retinoblastoma.Although his team, the Utah Jazz, was in the midst of a heated play-off series, Fisher immediately put his family first. He asked to be released by the Jazz to be near his daughter as she received the best care possible. Fisher was ultimately reunited with his old teammate Kobe and the Lakers, and the move led to a thrilling championship run that saw the Lakers win the Western Conference championship in 2008 and the NBA championship in 2009.
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Item Specifications...
Pages 255
Dimensions: Length: 1.25" Width: 6.25" Height: 9.25"
Weight: 0.95 lbs.
Binding Hardcover
Release Date Sep 1, 2009
Publisher Simon & Schuster
ISBN 1416580530
EAN 9781416580539
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 | Good Book about a Good Guy, But not Totally Revealing Jan 4, 2010 |
| I would give this somewhere between 3 and 4 stars. As a sports biography, it definitely pales against one I just read by Andre Agassi (Open). Fisher does a nice job takling about his values, upbringing, faith, and hard work, but I was a bit perplexed by one matter. He did talk about how it was a bit of a struggle at first to marry someone with a child from a previous relationship, but only in passing did he mention that he also had a child from a former relationship. It would have been nice if he elaborated on the past relationship or at least not made such a major issue of his future wife having a child, as that struck me as a bit hypocrtical. I'm sure he is not a hypocite, but the difference between a great biography and just a so-so one (in my opinion), is the ability to be completely open, as Agassi did, but Fisher did not quite accomplish. | | |  | Good Shot Nov 6, 2009 |
Thank you to Simon & Schuster for my copy of this interesting book. My husband is the sports fan in our family, so he grabbed this copy up and began to read immediately.
It's chock full of statistics and tidbits about the sport of basketball in general and about the Los Angeles Lakers in particular.
For a young father, Derek Fisher experienced the burden of watching his young daughter suffer from eye cancer. This is revealed in detail.
Sports fans will enjoy this one. | | |  | More Athletes Should Be Like This Oct 11, 2009 |
| Character Driven demonstrates how simple people can become important in their field and role models for some. The book reads well. I hope many young men get to read it. | | | | Character Driven Oct 9, 2009 |
| This book came in record time and in excellent condtion. It will be a Christmas present for my daughter-in-law. We are all great LA Champion Laker fans!! GO Lakers | | | | Inspirational - we need more people like Fish in the world! Oct 3, 2009 |
| I've read a lot of basketball books, from players and coaches, and this is easily one of most motivational, personal and honest books I've read. I also coach youth basketball and I believe every young basketball player should read this book. Wonderful lessons about commitment: the chapter about getting to the NBA draft is inspiring. And the story about Tatum's cancer is a great life lesson in prioritization and faith. I run a non-profit ([...]) that uses basketball to help underpriviliged kids (refugees, street childrent) in developing countries and Derek's book epitomizes so much of our principles that I will make it 'required reading' for our board members and donors. As Magic says in the foreward to 'Character Driven Life', the NBA and the world needs more people like Derek Fisher in it. Well done, Fish, and keep inspiring us on and off the court! | | | Write your own review about Character Driven
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