03027cam a2200325 4500 529229910 TxAuBib 20211108120000.0 ||||||s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780062328007 006232800X B00IHZY1NM Amazon e3641867-c419-4588-9b96-877ee3a157b8 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 1556412 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Williams, Jay. Life Is Not an Accident [Libby] : A Memoir of Reinvention. Harper, 2016. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 4194kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read, Filesize: 3677kB. Biography & Autobiography. Sports & Recreations. Nonfiction. HTML:<p><strong>New York Times Bestseller</strong></p> <p>This big-hearted memoir by the most promising professional basketball player of his generation details his rise to NBA stardom, the terrible accident that ended his career and plunged him into a life-altering depression, and how he ultimately found his way out of the darkness.</p> <p>Ten years ago, Jay Williams was at the beginning of a brilliant professional basketball career. The Chicago Bulls' top draft pick—and the second pick of the entire draft—he had the great Michael Jordan's locker. Then he ran his high-performance motorcycle head-on into a light pole, severely damaging himself and ending his career.</p> <p>In this intense, hard-hitting, and deeply profound memoir, Williams talks about the accident that transformed him. Sometimes, the memories are so fresh, he feels like he'll never escape the past. Most days, he finds a quiet peace as a commentator on ESPN and as an entrepreneur who can only look back in astonishment at his younger self—a kid who had it all, thought he was invincible, and lost everything . . . only to gain new wisdom.</p> <p>Williams also shares behind the scenes details of life as an All-American. He tells it straight about the scandalous recruiting process and his decision to return to Duke and Coach K—a man who taught him about accountability—to finish his education. He also speaks out about corruption—among coaches, administrators, players, and alumni—and about his time in the NBA, introducing us to a dark underworld culture in the pros: the gambling, drugs, and sex in every city, with players on every team.</p>. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-04 17:40:22. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=e3641867-c419-4588-9b96-877ee3a157b8&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=e3641867-c419-4588-9b96-877ee3a157b8&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=e3641867-c419-4588-9b96-877ee3a157b8&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)