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To the Hoop: The Seasons of a Basketball Life
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by Ira Berkow
Sales Rank: 1702635
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Cover Type: Paperback with 304 pages
Published by: Ivan R. Dee, Publisher February 25, 2004
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 1566635489
ISBN 13 Number: 978-1566635486
Book Dimensions:
8.3 x 5.6 x 0.8 inches
Weighs: 10.9 ounces
Product Review
"Through the game," writes New York Times sports columnist Ira Berkow about basketball, "I have an unusual opportunity to look into the soul of others, as well as, the spirit and wisdom willing, my own." At 52, following a knee injury, he was told he would never hit the hardwood again. Four years later, he exposed his soul--and knee--to tests of self-discovery in pick-up games from Manhattan playgrounds to California beaches. The mid-life memoir, filled with wisdom from unusual places, is about far more than a game: "Autumn," NBA legend Oscar Robertson tells the author, "happens to everybody," and Berkow discovers much that is moving, exuberant, and gorgeous in his personal change of seasons.
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The New York Times Book Review, Charley Rosen
Even though his focus is on the rim, Mr. Berkow does have a rare understanding of the subtle protocols of pickup basketball.
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Reader Reviews
I had first read the great chapter on Oscar Robertson's Cincy pickup game excerpted in the Sunday NY TIMES Magazine and eagerly awaited the book's arrival. I was NOT disappointed in the rest of the author's work here. Ira Berkow weaves a moving portrayal of his own physical "autumn" and of his late awakening to what truly are the most important things in life. Given his life has revolved around basketball, as both journalist and participant, he easily relates why continuing to play such a physically demanding game remains such a pure joy and a worthy life pursuit for so many. "To The Hoop" always strikes the right tone, whether relating events of the great '70s Knick teams of Bradley, et al or Berkow's families' stories from mid-century Chicago. If you play sports, enjoy the athletes who do or find yourself looking back longingly at your athletic life highlight reel, there's much you'll connect with here. In the end, this is a very moving and very inspiring book I can easily recommend.
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