num_pages: 432
description: Earl The Pearl Monroe is a basketball legend whose impact on the game transcends statistics a player known as much for his unorthodox playground style of play as his championship pedigree. Observers said that watching him play was like listening to jazz his moves resembling freefloating improvisations. I dont know what Im going to do with the ball Monroe once admitted and if I dont know Im quite sure the guy guarding me doesnt know either.Traded to the New York Knicks before the 197172 season Monroe became a key member of the beloved star-studded 197273 Knicks team that captured the NBA title. And now on the 40th anniversary of that championship seasonthe franchises lastMonroe is finally ready to tell his remarkable story.Written with bestselling author Quincy Troupe (Miles The Pursuit of Happyness) Earl the Pearl will retrace Monroes life from his upbringing in a tough South Philadelphia neighborhood through his record-setting days at Winston-Salem State to his NBA Rookie of the Year season in 1967 his tremendous years with the Baltimore Bullets and ultimately his redemptive championship glory with the New York Knicks. The book will culminate with a revealing epilogue in which Monroe reflects on the events of the past 40 years offers his insights into the NBA today and his thoughts on the future of the game he loves.
language: English
title: Earl The Pearl: My Story
publisher: Rodale Books