This 10 page paper considers the influence of the family system on the development of basketball player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. This paper considers the assessment of his family structure and life through the use of Peter Knobbler's biography Giant Steps. Bibliography lists 5 source. The belief of the author that the sports world has gotten out of control with greed and attitude is the main themes of the book. The author feels the fans have to ability and power to change it back to the way it used to be using simple strategies that are outlined in the book.
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A 5 page synopsis of the 1992 biography of Michael Jordan by Sam Smith. The writer demonstrates that while Smith's biography shows a negative side to Jordan's character not seen by his adoring public, debunking the Jordan mystique was not Smith's intention. Smith succeeds in presenting Jordan, not as a godlike superstar, but rather it offers a picture of Michael Jordan as an ordinary person-flawed, moody, gifted and human.