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Dream : The Life and Legacy of Hakeem Olajuwon by Mirin Fader (2024, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherGrand Central Publishing

ISBN-10030683118X

ISBN-139780306831188

eBay Product ID (ePID)11065329025

Product Key Features

Book TitleDream : the Life and Legacy of Hakeem Olajuwon

Number of Pages400 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicGeneral, Coaching / Basketball, Sports

Publication Year2024

GenreSports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorMirin Fader

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.3 in

Item Weight21.8 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2024-021530

Reviews"[A] deeply detailed biography of the Hall of Fame center. ... The book ... captures the essence of a superstar."-- THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, " Dream is a dream book about a dream topic by one of the best basketball writers on the planet. Hakeem Olajuwon's journey from Nigeria to NBA superstardom, is one for the ages, and Mirin Fader weaves it with reverential beauty."-- Jeff Pearlman, author of Showtime and The Last Folk Hero, "Mirin Fader's storytelling makes you feel like you've been a fly on the wall for her subject's entire life, and Dream is no different. She takes you behind the scenes of Olajuwon's remarkable coming-of-age story; one that was often misunderstood and mischaracterized. This book cuts to the core of who he is, and precisely how he became that way."-- Chris Herring, author Blood in the Garden, "Mirin Fader's 'Dream' explores decades of untold tales on the Houston Rockets' legend ... Take only the basketball chatter, and Fader has a tidy biography on her hands. Fader's sociological exploration makes Dream a far more meaningful text."-- CHRON.COM

SynopsisThe life and legacy of pioneering international basketball superstar Hakeem Olajuwon, a two-time NBA champion whose Hall of Fame career forever changed the game, both in the United States and around the globe--from the New York Times bestselling author of Giannis , Mirin Fader. It's now the norm for NBA and collegiate teams to have international players dotting their rosters. The Olympics are no longer a gimme for Team USA. Both via fans streaming from all over the globe and leagues starting in countries throughout the world, the international presence of the game of basketball is a force to be reckoned with. That all started with Hakeem "the Dream" Olajuwon. He was the first international player to win the MVP, which is hard to believe now considering the last time an American-born player won it was in 2018. Award-winning hoops journalist Mirin Fader explores this phenomenal shift through the lens of what Olajuwon accomplished throughout the 1980s and '90s. Dream ignites nostalgia for Phi Slama Jama and "the Dream Shake," while also exploring the profound influence of Olajuwon's commitment to Islam on his approach to life and basketball, and how his devotion to his faith inspired generations of Muslim people around the world. Olajuwon's ongoing work with NBA Africa, his status as an international ambassador for the game, and his consultations with today's brightest stars, from LeBron James to Giannis Antetokounmpo, brings the story right up to the present moment, and beyond. Synthesizing hundreds of interviews and in-depth research, Fader provides the definitive biography of Olajuwon as well as a crucial understanding of his pivotal impact on the ever-shifting game., The life and legacy of pioneering international basketball superstar Hakeem Olajuwon, a twotime NBA champion whose Hall of Fame career forever changed the game, both in the United States and around the globe-from the New York Times bestselling author of Giannis , Mirin Fader. It's now the norm for NBA and collegiate teams to have international players dotting their rosters. The Olympics are no longer a gimme for Team USA. Both via fans streaming from all over the globe and leagues starting in countries throughout the world, the international presence of the game of basketball is a force to be reckoned with. That all started with Hakeem "the Dream" Olajuwon. He was the first international player to win the MVP, which is hard to believe now considering the last time an Americanborn player won it was in 2018. Award-winning hoops journalist Mirin Fader explores this phenomenal shift through the lens of what Olajuwon accomplished throughout the 1980s and '90s. Dream ignites nostalgia for Phi Slama Jama and "the Dream Shake," while also exploring the profound influence of Olajuwon's commitment to Islam on his approach to life and basketball, and how his devotion to his faith inspired generations of Muslim people around the world. Olajuwon's ongoing work with NBA Africa, his status as an international ambassador for the game, and his consultations with today's brightest stars, from LeBron James to Giannis Antetokounmpo, brings the story right up to the present moment, and beyond. Synthesizing hundreds of interviews and in-depth research, Fader provides the definitive biography of Olajuwon as well as a crucial understanding of his pivotal impact on the ever-shifting game.

LC Classification NumberGV884.O43F34 2024