Pete Maravich: Magician of the Hardwood (Great American Sports Legends)
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Compiler: Mike TowleEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-11-01
ISBN: 1581823746
Number of pages: 203
Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing
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Book Review: PISTOL WAS A MACHINE GUN
Summary: 4 Stars
THIS BOOK BROUGHT BACK ALOT OF MEMORIES ABOUT THE PISTOL. I WAS A SENIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL WHEN PETE WAS MAKING A NAME FOR HIMSELF AT LSU. IT WAS SOMETHING TO GET EXCITED ABOUT TO SEE THIS TALENTED AND FLAMBOYANT PLAYER DOING THINGS WITH A BASKETBALL THAT WERE YEARS AHEAD OF HIS TIME. BACK THEN COLLEGE GAMES WERE ON TV ONLY ON WEEKENDS AND LSU WAS NOT A POWERHOUSE AND WERE TELEVISED VERY RARELY. THIS BOOK IS WELL WRITTEN AND HAS MANY FIRST HAND STORIES AND INFO ABOUT PETE THAT MOST PEOPLE DID NOT KNOW. PETE WAS NOT CLOSE WITH MANY PEOPLE AND PROBABLY ENJOYED SOLITUDE. MANY OF HIS TEAMATES RESENTED HIM FOR HIS ABILITY, POPULARITY AND HIS SALARY. PETE NEVER DID PLAY FOR A CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM BUT HIS TALENT AND SHOWMANSHIP ARE AMONG THE BEST EVER. PETE ALSO HAD HIS SHARE OF TRADGEDY. FATHER PRESS DIED OF CANCER, MOTHER WAS ALCOHOLIC AND TOOK HER OWN LIFE. PETE ALSO BECAME AN ALCOHOLIC BUT WAS SAVED AND REBORN AS A CHRISTIAN. PETE ALSO HELPED CARE FOR HIS DAD IN HIS DYING DAYS AND PETE HIMSELF DIED LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER HIS DAD. HE HAD A HEART CONDITION ALL HIS LIFE THAT WENT UNDETECTED. TOO BAD MORE COVERAGE WASN'T PUT INTO COVERING HIS PRO CAREER BUT THAT IS THE ONLY COMPLAINT I HAVE ABOUT THIS WELL WORTH READING BOOK.
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