Dave Bing: Attacking the Rim
eBook - ePub

Dave Bing: Attacking the Rim

My Unlikely Journey from NBA Legend to Business Leader to Big-City Mayor to Mentor

  1. 256 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Dave Bing: Attacking the Rim

My Unlikely Journey from NBA Legend to Business Leader to Big-City Mayor to Mentor

About this book

"In this fraught time of cutthroat business and financial dealings, racial animosity, and heartless political leaders, Dave's remarkable story has lessons for us all." —Jalen Rose, former professional basketball player, current analyst for ESPN 

A narrative of chance and purpose that touches all corners of society to tell the improbable tale of one man looking for something greater. 

A young, Black kid from one of the poorest sections of Washington, D.C., despite being legally blind in one eye, develops into a Hall of Famer. A rookie bank teller rises to become a business leader. A once-reluctant political neophyte answers the call to become mayor of Detroit and establishes a mentoring program for Black teens that serves as a model for the nation. All of these stories belong to one man: Dave Bing. 
 
In  Attacking the Rim, Bing shares this multifaceted personal saga with a rare combination of modesty, moxie, and self-belief. Reflecting on his playing days with the Pistons, Bullets, and Celtics, Bing takes readers inside the exciting world of pro basketball at the moment when sensational athletes were turning a low-budget game into a high-powered, multimillion-dollar entertainment spectacle. 
 
From inside the Detroit mayor's office, he offers a firsthand look at the city's monumental challenges, including debt, corruption, unemployment, infrastructure, and the daily choices between the lesser of evils. And finally, he takes us through the?mentoring foundation he's created, cutting through the red tape of charitable work to achieve fundamental change in the young men of Detroit. 
 
Dave Bing's story is one of unbelievable perseverance and success, and in it he shares the lessons for personal growth and excellence he's learned along the way. 

Information

Publisher
Triumph Books
Year
2020
eBook ISBN
9781641254847
Subtopic
Political Biographies

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Foreword by Jalen Rose
  3. Foreword by Mike Tirico
  4. Introduction
  5. 1. The Coin Flip
  6. 2. Starting In D.C.
  7. 3. A Star at Spingarn
  8. 4. The Syracuse Years
  9. 5. Rookie of the Year
  10. 6. Perennial All-Star
  11. 7. Another Damaged Eye
  12. 8. The Trade
  13. 9. The Years in Exile
  14. 10. Down to Business
  15. 11. The Measure of Success
  16. 12. Never Say Never
  17. 13. Mission Impossible
  18. 14. The Takeover
  19. 15. One-on-One
  20. Acknowledgments
  21. Photo Gallery
  22. Copyright

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