Muggsy: My Life from a Kid in the Projects to the Godfather of Small Ball

by Tyrone "Muggsy" Bogues, Jake Uitti Narrated by Cary Hite

Overview

Growing up, Muggsy Bogues was always told he should do something else, anything besides basketball. He never acknowledged his many doubters except to prove them spectacularly wrong. Twenty years after receiving his first basketball as a toddler, he stood proud-at five-foot-three-as the starting point guard for the Charlotte Hornets in the NBA. From the East Baltimore playground courts where he earned his nickname by muggin' opponents for possession of the ball to Dunbar High School where he excelled alongside future NBA players, Bogues set the tone in his early years for the great heights he'd reach professionally. In this new autobiography, Bogues delves deep into his life and career, reflecting on legendary battles with Michael Jordan, John Stockton, and other generational stars of '80s and '90s hoops. He shares far-ranging anecdotes from playoff runs in Charlotte, filming Space Jam, and even watching a young Steph Curry grow up. Conversational and clear-sighted, this is a story of uncompromising vision and fleet-footed determination during a golden era for the NBA.

Editorial Reviews

OCTOBER 2022 - AudioFile

Muggsy Bogues captivated NBA fans as his 5’3”-frame darted around basketball courts. With a tone of personal enthusiasm, Cary Hite narrates this memoir, which describes Bogues’s youth in the projects of East Baltimore, challenges at Wake Forest University, and successful professional career. Using clear enunciation and putting the right emotional accents in the proper places, Hite brings Bogues’s story to life. The narration has just the right amount of drama. Listeners will be as drawn to Hite’s narration as fans were to watching Bogues on the court. Hite moves this audiobook along as smoothly as an effective point guard controls the offense in a game. M.B. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940178540152
Publisher:	Dreamscape Media
Publication date:	04/12/2022
Edition description:	Unabridged

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