Dream : the life and legacy of Hakeem Olajuwon / Mirin Fader.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fader, Mirin, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Olajuwon, Hakeem, 1963-.

Olajuwon, Hakeem.

Basketball players--United States--Biography.

Basketball players.

Nigerian Americans--Biography.

Nigerian Americans.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

viii, 391 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Hachette Books, 2024.

Summary:

"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. "Dream," for short. 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 four years ago. 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 Muslim faith 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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

King

Center

Yommy

Ticket

Akeem

Moses

Slama

Next

Towers

Different

Shake

Pride

Darkness

Found

Perspective

Clutch

Ring

Discipline

Heart

Citizen

Business

Toronto

Ambassador

Mentor.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Fader, Mirin. Dream

ISBN:

9780306831188

030683118X

OCLC:

1420422640

Publisher Number:

90100465676