Trust Your Next Shot: A Guide to a Life of Joy

Trust Your Next Shot: A Guide to a Life of Joy

by Meadowlark Lemon, Lee Stuart
Trust Your Next Shot: A Guide to a Life of Joy

Trust Your Next Shot: A Guide to a Life of Joy

by Meadowlark Lemon, Lee Stuart

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Overview

Meadowlark Lemon illustrates the determination it took to overcome poverty, racial prejudice, and many other roadblocks that would have sidelined most any other person. Meadowlark, who was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2003, delivers loving reminiscences of his youth, hilarious stories about his days with the Globetrotters, and wise instructions for living a JOY-filled life. Beginning with his upbringing in Wilmington, North Carolina to his vibrant message of JOY today, Meadowlark tells us to "trust our next shot. He uses the word "SHOT" to give us a guide for life. Spirit, Health, Opportunity, and Teamwork combine to fuel our passions, satisfy our heart's desires, create opportunities for doing good, and help others realize their dreams.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780984113071
Publisher: Ascend Books
Publication date: 12/14/2010
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 264
File size: 9 MB

About the Author

Meadowlark Lemon, Basketball Hall of Famer, Athlete, Entertainer, Motivator. Meadowlark Lemon, the world famous superstar of the Harlem Globetrotters for more than 25 seasons played in 16,115 career games spanning more than 94 countries. He is a three-time inductee to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, he is in the International Clown Hall of Fame, the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame, he received the 2001 Victor Sports Award, recorded two music albums, he has won four Angel awards for his TV ministry show. He has stared in many move and TV roles. For more than 25 years he has also served as a motivational speaker and a messenger of JOY.

Table of Contents

Dedication 3

Acknowledgements 7

Introduction 9

First Half-The Ball Gets Rolling

Chapter 1 The Most Important Saturday of My Life 13

Chapter 2 Getting Started on My Vision 21

Chapter 3 Poppa Jack and the Hook Shot Heard 'Round the World 25

Chapter 4 Gaining on My Dream 33

Chapter 5 The Dream Comes True: My Tryout with the Globetrotters 41

Chapter 6 The Dream on Hold 49

Chapter 7 If You Dream It, It Will Come 53

Chapter 8 It's All in the Timing 65

Chapter 9 Meeting the Man Who Changed My Life 71

Chapter 10 Being Part of a Bigger Story 79

Second Half - Trust Your Next S.H.O.T.

Chapter 11 "S" Means Spirit 115

Chapter 12 "H" Means Health 137

Chapter 13 "O" Means Opportunity 157

Chapter 14 "T" Means Teamwork 163

Chapter 15 Assists 207

Chapter 16 No Intentional Fouls 213

Chapter 17 Rebounding 219

Chapter 18 Free Throws 223

Chapter 19 3-Point Shots 227

Chapter 20 Defending Your Good Name 233

Chapter 21 Finishing Strong 243

Chapter 22 The Final Score 253

Appendices 257

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