LeBron James: The Making of an MVP
by Terry Pluto | Brian Windhorst
- Format: Softcover, 156 pages, 8.3 x 10.8 inches
- Illustrations: 90 color photographs
- ISBN: 978-1-59851-059-1
- Price: $15.95
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Description
#1 draft pick . . . Rookie of the Year . . . All Star . . . Olympic gold . . . Most Valuable Player— Cleveland Cavaliers player LeBron James has had an exciting ride to superstardom. This book, by Cleveland Dealer sports columnist Terry Pluto and NBA beat writers Brian Windhorst, takes a close-up and thorough look at the forces that shaped LeBron into an MVP.
Pluto and Windhorst have covered the LeBron phenomenon closely from the start. Drawing from a decade of reporting and scores of personal interviews, their new book provides an inside look at each stage of LeBron's development—how his childhood shaped his personality and sparked his drive to succeed; how budding stardom in high school challenged him to grow up fast; how his first steps in the NBA weren't always easy; how he quickly grew into a forceful team leader in the NBA and on Team USA; and how he now works relentlessly to improve his game.
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Reviews
- “Filled with respect and humor and inside looks at one of the greatest athletes to ever live and compete in our area. The photographs—mostly by PD photographers—are stupendous . . . You'll come away from reading this book feeling that you'd watched this kid grow up—right next door. Almost. It would make a great gift to the budding young athlete in your family—or to keep for yourself.” — coolcleveland.com
About Terry Pluto
Terry Pluto is a sports columnist for the Plain Dealer. He has twice been honored by the Associated Press Sports Editors as the nation's top sports columnist for medium-sized newspapers. He is a nine-time winner of the Ohio Sports Writer of the Year award and has received more than 50 state and local writing awards. In 2005 he was inducted into the Cleveland Journalism Hall of Fame. He is the author of 23 books, including The Curse of Rocky Colavito (selected by the New York Times as one of the five notable sports books of 1989), and Loose Balls, which was ranked number 13 on Sports Illustrated's list of the top 100 sports books of all time. He was called “Perhaps the best American writer of sports books,” by the Chicago Tribune in 1997. He lives with his wife, Roberta, in Akron, Ohio. More About Terry Pluto
About Brian Windhorst
Brian Windhorst is a reporter for the Plain Dealer and has covered the Cleveland Cavaliers since 2003. He has been an NBA correspondent for ESPN.com and ESPN First Take since 2006. His writing has been honored by the Professional Basketball Writers Association and the Associated Press. He earned a degree in journalism from Kent State University in 2000. He lives in Brook Park, Ohio, and Jupiter, Florida. More About Brian Windhorst
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St. Vincent-St. Mary, Quicken Loans Arena, National Basketball Association, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dan Gilbert, Patty Burdon, Pam and Frankie Walker, Gloria James, Dru Joyce, Keith DAmbrot, Sports Illustrated,