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Overview

Foreword by Karl Malone

A fast, gritty, durable player who could read a basketball floor as well as anyone who ever played the game, John Stockton left the NBA after nineteen seasons with the Utah Jazz, holding a massive assist record, including the career mark (15,806). He also twice led the league in steals—with a career total of 3,265—and retired as the NBA’s all-time leader. And during Stockton’s career, the Jazz never missed the playoffs.

Coach Frank Layden said, “Nobody thought that he was going to be this good. Nobody. But the thing was, nobody measured his heart.”

John’s autobiography, Assisted, pulls back the curtain on his very personal life to show fans a thoughtful recounting of the people, places, and events that have connected with John along his path of extraordinary success. This book clearly illustrates the importance of his family, his faith, and his unparalleled competitive spirit.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781629730141
Publisher: Deseret Book Company
Publication date: 10/15/2013
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 15 MB
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About the Author

John Stockton became a member of the NBA Hall of Fame in 2009. He and his wife live in Spokane, Washington.

Read an Excerpt


I was honored and beyond nervous as I stepped to the induction podium at the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in September of 2009. Any previous excitement had long since evaporated as the weight of the task at hand bore down heavily in the minutes leading to my acceptance speech.

Seven months prior I was notified that I was a finalist for induction in February during the 2009 NBA All-Star weekend. It was the first time since my retirement that I had even thought about the honor. Selection for induction was nothing I had shopped for and wasn't a goal of mine, but I had heard the label "Future Hall of Famer" applied to me enough on the heels of our second Olympic gold in 1996 that I wasn't completely shocked to be under consideration.

Table of Contents


Foreword by Karl Malone
Preface
Acknowledgments

Part I: Connections
1. Thoughts from behind a Podium
2. A Thousand Feet Deep
3. Family

Part II: A Sentimental Journey
4. The "Little Vatican"
5. Patterns in the Park
6. The Life and Times of a Bullypup
7. A Walk Across Hamilton

Part III: Perspectives of a Professional
8. Guardian Angels
9. A Foot in the Door
10. Wedding Days
11. Fatherhood
12. A Gilded Opportunity: Salt Lake City and the Utah Jazz
13. The Olympics, 1992: The Team of My Dreams
14. The Olympics, 1996: A Second Selection
15. Walking with an Unfamiliar Shadow
16. Championship Rings and Some Underappreciated Things
17. The Clock Strikes Twelve

Part IV: Free Time to Water Green Shoots
18. The Great Cinnamon Caper

Epilogue
Notes
Index
 

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