Assisted: An Autobiography

by John Stockton, Kerry L. Pickett (Contribution by), Karl Malone (Foreword by)

Overview

John Stockton's #12 hangs in the rafters over the Utah Jazz, yet he's always been a private man. Now scores of fans finally have a window into the man behind jersey, and they have it in his own words. In his autobiography, John invites readers to learn about his life from childhood to the NBA, his work ethic and his friendships with other NBA greats, and his personal beliefs and why family is paramount in his life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781609079253
Publisher:	Shadow Mountain Publishing
Publication date:	10/28/2014
Pages:	384
Sales rank:	397,775
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	15 - 18 Years

About the Author

An NBA Hall of Famer regarded as one of the best point guards of all time, John Stockton holds the NBA record for most career assists and steals by a wide margin. Fast, gritty, and a durable player who could read a basketball floor as well as anyone who ever played the game, during his nineteen-year career with the Utah Jazz he was a ten-time NBA All-Star, an NBA All-Star Game MVP, an a two-time "Dream Team" Olympic gold medalist during the '92 and '96 games and in the nearly two decades that Stockton wore #12, the Jazz never missed the playoff season. 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


 

Interviews

Spokane, Washington

Editorial Reviews

"Nobody thought that he was going to be this good. Nobody. But the thing was, nobody measured his heart."

Coach Frank Layden

"An unlikely icon whose small-town values let him take on NBA stardom on his terms."

The Spokesman-Review - John Blanchette

"The intensely private basketball star gives readers a truly unique look at his career and his relationships with those who helped him along the way."—Steve Luhm, Columnist, Salt Lake Tribune

Salt Lake Tribune - Steve Luhm

"If you thought you knew the Hall of Fame basketball player, the answer is yes and no."—Brad Rock, Columnist, Deseret News

Deseret News - Brad Rock

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



"An unlikely icon whose small-town values let him take on NBA stardom on his terms."—John Blanchette, The Spokesman-Review



"If you thought you knew the Hall of Fame basketball player, the answer is yes and no."—Brad Rock, Columnist, Deseret News



"The intensely private basketball star gives readers a truly unique look at his career and his relationships with those who helped him along the way."—Steve Luhm, Columnist, Salt Lake Tribune

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